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!
THE 2022 HYPERLITE MOUNTAIN GEAR GUIDE FOR A PACKED, PICTURE-PERFECT DAY HIKE (LUNCH INCLUDED)
Words and Photos from the HMG Team and Rebecca Sperry (@sockedinhikes)
An open schedule and a sweet weather window–the foundational elements required for a great day out on a trail. Time outside co...
PACKING LIST FOR MULTI-DAY HIKING TRIPS
You’ve saved up paid time off hours, spending weeknights researching trails and reading every last word on The Trailhead. The time has finally come to get out of Dodge and have the backpacking expe...
What is new for 2014?
What is new in 2014? We get asked that question from the media, friends, and customers all the time. So we thought we would take a moment to give an update on what we’ve been doing at Hyperlite Mou...
Pack Lite: Oregon Coast Fatbiking
HMG Ambassador Steve Graepel is about to leave on a fatbiking expedition on Oregon Coast. In this post, he gives us his approach to gear selection and going light when planning a multisport expedit...
Peter on the CDT – Grants to Cuba (Segment 6)
For 2013 Hyperlite Mountain Gear is sponsoring one thru-hiker on each of the Appalachian Trail (AT), Continental Divide Trail (CDT) and Pacific Coastal Trail (PCT). Here’s the sixth update from th...
Peter on the CDT – Pie Town to Grants (Segment 5)
For 2013 Hyperlite Mountain Gear is sponsoring one thru-hiker on each of the AT, CDT and PCT with one of HMG's ultralight, cuben fiber backpacks. Here's the fifth update from the trail by Peter, HM...
Peter on the CDT – Doc Campbells to Pie Town (Segment 4)
For 2013 HMG is sponsoring one thru-hiker on each of the AT and CDT . Here's the fourth update from the trail by Peter, HMG's sponsored CDT hiker. Peter (trail name "CzechXpress") will keep all of ...
Peter on the CDT – Emory Pass to Doc Campbells (Segment 3)
For 2013 HMG is sponsoring one thru-hiker on each of the AT, CDT and PCT. Here's the third update from the trail by Peter, HMG's sponsored CDT hiker. Peter will keep all of us up do date with perio...
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...
Why and how to get light?
A trail report from Yellowstone and thoughts on “going light” from two of Hyperlite Mountain Gear’s favorite customers, WK and DK. Our initial outing with the Porter Packs was a familiar three day ...
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...
