The Trailhead

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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 Backpacker Magazine’s 2011 Spring Gear Guide!

If you haven’t already seen Backpacker Magazine’s latest Gear Guide, pick up a copy and check out the reviews. Our Windrider pack won ‘Best Ultralight Pack,’ and our Echo II Shelter is ‘Lightest!’ ...

Featured in the Bangor Daily News

The Bangor Daily News recently did a feature story on Hyperlite Mountain Gear. Check it out and learn about how we got started and where we’re headed. The post Featured in the Bangor Daily News app...

Video Tour of Hyperlite Mountain Gear

Want a sneak peek at Hyperlite Mountain Gear’s headquarters? The folks from adventureinprogress.com recently paid us a visit and created a video tour. Check it out. Video Tour of Hyperlite Mountain...

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

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. The post Echo 1 Review appeared first on Hyperlite Mountain Gear Blog.

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...