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!
Hyperlite Mountain Gear in TrailRunner Magazine Gear Guide
TrailRunner magazine’s 2011 Gear Guide just came out, and Hyperlite Mountain Gear’s Echo II shelter received high praise and the TrailRunner seal of approval. Check out the the images below, or pic...
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 ...
Echo I and Windrider Pack Review
Hi everybody Straight Jacket here, back to do a review of the Hyperlite Mountain Gear pack and shelter I used for my Pacific Crest Trail Thru Hike. Echo 1 Tarp I used the Echo Shelter for the whole...
Oops, He Did It Again (3rd time finishing the AT)
Hyperlite Mountain Gear gear tester Bama finishes the Appalachian Trail for the third time, taking only 92 days. Holy Crap! Mike St. Pierre was on the summit of Mount Katahdin to share in the cele...
187 Miles To Go!
Hi everybody, I’m here at the Dinsmore’s Hiker Haven in Skykomish WA with only 187.2 miles to go, which given my pace recently I should be able to do in 6 days. Washington has been beautiful with G...
Another State Bites The Dust!
Just got into Cascade Locks OR, lowest elevation the trail at 200ft, the end of another state, and the 500 mile to go mark. After 2 weeks of amazing views that were tarnished by the most demonic, p...
Then There Was Maine
I am laying in a park in Gorham, NH. Just finished my favorite section of the entire trail. It was amazing. Making the prior two and half months all worth-while. The winds were gusting up to 70 mph...
