Redefining the Backcountry Experience: It's About More Than Just Light Gear
At Hyperlite Mountain Gear, we've learned that the best backcountry experience isn't just about the lightest gear. It's about the optimal balance between weight, durability, and water resistance. Our gear is designed to be efficient, versatile, and ready for anything the wilderness throws your way—because better always means evolving beyond the ordinary.
Efficient gear is born from intense design thoughtfulness, allowing for straightforward and enjoyable use. It works flawlessly without demanding your attention—taking a backseat to your adventure until it's needed. Our gear becomes a seamless extension of you, enabling you to go farther, faster, higher—or just make the journey easier.
Versatile gear opens up a world of possibilities. It invites you to lay out big maps, to dream big, and to push boundaries. Our gear not only supports your imagination but also enables new methods of travel, unlocking transformation and joy in the outdoors.
Reliable gear is essential. It’s the cornerstone of confidence, providing unwavering trust no matter how demanding your trip. Our products are built to endure, becoming lifelong companions that help you be your best in the backcountry, whether you're a novice or a seasoned pro.
Our Special Sauce
Precision in Every Detail
We meticulously select quality materials and focus on the right features—nothing unessential. Advanced materials technology, especially Dyneema® fibers and Dyneema® Composite Fabrics, forms the backbone of our products, chosen for their unparalleled lightweight strength, waterproofing, rip-stop durability, and UV resistance.
Rigorously Tested. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.
We’re committed to constant innovation, regularly testing new materials to ensure we’re using the best. Every product starts with a deep understanding of the activities it will support, followed by repetitive prototyping, rigorous testing, and continuous refinement. We repeat this process again and again, until we get it right.
Built and Proven in the Backcountry
Our gear isn't designed to make your gear closet look stylish—it’s designed to perform. That’s why we prove our designs through real-world, in-the-field testing, subjecting our products to over-the-top punishment by a detail-obsessed crew of expert adventurers.
Committed to your backcountry best
Our designs strike the optimal balance of weight, durability, and water resistance, to create what our customers love most: efficient, versatile, and reliable backcountry gear.
