The Trailhead
Every journey has a first step. And some of the greatest, most meaningful journeys begin at trailheads. Welcome to ours! Here you’ll learn about gear, see route and trail intel, and dive into stories, images, and videos from our global community of adventureheads like you. Think of it like "The Third Place"–not home, not work, but your other most important/favorite place. The spot to hang out around like-minded people and have your life decisions and priorities validated. You won't need to justify your latest gear purchase or explain why you're using up all your paid time off hours to this crowd. They get it. Let’s go!
An Intro to Peter – Hyperlite Mountain Gear’s 2013 Sponsored Continental Divide Trail Hiker
Learn more about Peter, HMG's sponsored 2013 CDT hiker!
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Floating the East Branch of the Penobscot
A report and video from Hyperlite Mountain Gear’s Mike and Josh on their adventure on East Branch of the Penobscot River in Northern Maine. On the weekend of September 22 and 23, Hyperlite Mountain...
Hendrik Morkel Interviews Hyperlite Mountain Gear’s Mike St. Pierre . . . Again!
A pair of interviews by Hiking in Finland’s Hendrik Morkel. Hendrik Morkel was one of the early hiking and outdoor-focused bloggers to pick up on Hyperlite Mountain Gear. Hendrik first interviewed...
Katahdin – Northern End of the Appalachian Trail
Another through hike update from our friend “Patches” — End-to-end on the Appalachian Trail (AT) with Hyperlite Mountain Gear Windrider . . . Well, they say that all good things must come to an end...
How much stuff can a Hyperlite Mountain Gear Stuff Pack stuff?
Max Neale, a Review Editor for Outdoor Gear Lab, shares how he uses Hyperlite Mountain Gear Stuff Pack. I’ve been living traveling with and living out of Hyperlite Mountain Gear Stuff Pack for the...
The Ice Pack: an excellent choice for multi-day alpine climbs
Max Neale, a Review Editor for Outdoor Gear Lab, shares some tip. Rock and alpine climbs from remote base pose a dilemma for climbers. Do you bring two backpacks or one? Traditional style, large p...
Go Ahead Feel the Earth Beneath Your Feet
Perhaps you’ve felt this way before. The world you live in is not the world you feel comfortable in. Cell phones, iPads, computers, and plasma TV’s begin to edge us away from our reality. Living in...
Sneak Peak of 2011 Windrider Pack
Hi there!! Hope the winter is treating you well and that you’re finding time to get outdoors. Big snow in Maine and we’ve been snowshoeing, ice climbing, running, shoveling and hoping to hit the sl...
Happy Holidays from Hyperlite Mountain Gear
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Post-PCT Echo I and II review
Hi, my name is Dave. In September 2010 I completed a thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). For about 1,300 miles of the hike I used Hyperlite Mountain Gear shelters: the Echo I Tarp and Inse...
Echo 1 Review
Hendrick from Hiking in Finland product tests the HMG Echo 1 Shelter System while on a trip to Russia. Read the review here.
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Hiking in Finland interviews Mike St. Pierre from Hyperlite Mountain Gear
Hyperlite Mountain Gear is a fairly young cottage manufacturer from the USA, with some very innovative cuben tarps and packs and a great looking and very user friendly website. I managed to get in ...
