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!
My parents went ultralight
By Amy Hatch Large external frame backpacks protruded over their heads. Bungee cords lashed to them a frying pan, heavy foam sleeping pads and an extra daypack. A bulky backpacking shower, full boo...
New Athlete! Angela VanWiemeersch
Hyperlite Mountain Gear would like to welcome our newest ambassador. Bad Ass for sure! “Basically I’m in love with wide open places, and I strive to explore those places to the fullest. Climbing g...
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...
Neon, Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail – Segment 7, The Four State Challenge!
By the end of the day, Neon had an entirely brand new setup of equipment free of charge.With the ultralight and rain-proof HMG Windrider 2400 HMG trimmed Neon’s pack weight significantly which shou...
Forrest McCarthy on Tasmania’s Overland Track
HMG's Ambassadors are the testers, critics and storytellers of our products. They put our gear through the paces in the worlds toughest playgrounds and give us critical feedback which helps us driv...
Putting up a new route in Alaska with Ambassador Seth Timpano
HMG Ambassador Seth Timpano is a world class mountaineer and guide. He has led him on climbing trips throughout the globe including: Antarctica, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Alaska, Canada, Spain, Franc...
Neon, Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail – (Segment 6)
By the end of the day, Neon had an entirely brand new setup of equipment free of charge.With the ultralight and rain-proof HMG Windrider 2400 HMG trimmed Neon’s pack weight significantly which shou...
Spruce Green is the new White
HMG's ultralight, cuben fiber shelter systems, tarps and pyramid tents are now available in Spruce Green in addition to our classic white.
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Neon, Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail (Segment 5)
One of the people HMG met at this year’s Trail Days festival was a thru-hiker named Brenna (trail name “Neon”). Unfortunately, Brenna had all of her gear stolen from her tent while she was explorin...
Hike Fast. Paddle Hard. Dance All Night.
This past July HMG Ambassador Luc Mehl and friends participated in the first annual McCarthy Creek Packraft Race and Whitewater Festival in Wrangel Mountains of Alaska. We're hoping this event, org...
Quinn Brett: Canada Alpine Climbing Tour
Quinn Brett joined our team of HMG Ambassadors in Spring 2013. Since then she's been putting our backpacks and shelters through their paces in some of the world's great outdoor playgrounds. Read on...
Neon, Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail – (Segment 3)
Every year Appalachian Trail (AT) thru hikers, gear heads and dreamers flock to Damascus, Virginia for the annual “Trail Days” festival. This year, Trail Days was held from May 17-19 and attracted...
