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 Ambassador David Lamb on Mt. Washington
HMG Ambassador David Lamb out for a day of ski mountaineering with his HMG Southwest Pack on New Hampshire's Mount Washington.
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Telluride, Co – Cornett Falls in Fat Conditions WI 4
Hyperlite Mountain Gear founder Mike St. Pierre spent the day putting the 2400 Ice Packs to work while climbing with Clay Wadman of Diamond Productions and Jon Miller of Jagged Edge at Cornett Fall...
Seth Timpano – Another First Ascent in Antarctica
I recently returned home from a three month stint in Antarctica where I was working as a mountain guide. We typically guide guests up Mount Vinson, the highest peak on the continent, in addition to...
Hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2013
Hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2013: It’s that time of year when hikers aspiring to set off on the adventure of a lifetime and complete the Appalachian Trail (AT) must begin planning and purchasin...
The River of Return.
Mike Curiak’s report on a recent expedition with other Hyperlite Mountain Gear Ambassadors and friends to Idaho’s River of No Return Wilderness. I’ve had the pleasure of traveling with many accompl...
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 ...
Hyperlite Mountain Gear Ambassadors Nail the 2012 Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic
Hyperlite Mountain Gear Ambassadors Luc Mehl and Roman Dial are among the top finishers in the Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic. For the last 31 years, a small group of elite adventurers, athlete...
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...
NH 48 record attempt using the Hyperlite Windrider Pack
Two of our favorite customers attempt a record on the White Mountain Direttissima — all forty-eight of the White Mountain 4000 footers in one continuous hike! Ryan and I will be attempting to compl...
Stuff Pack goes to the top of Denali
Brad Miller, co-founder of Adventures for Action, reports on his recent trip up Denali. He used the Stuff Pack as his summit pack. In May, 2012 I fulfilled an 8 year dream of standing on the top of...
