Exo Journal — Exo

Mark Huelsing
K4 Quick Tip — Frame Compression Straps

K4 Quick Tip — Frame Compression Straps

The K4 Frame has 4 pairs of integrated compression straps for securing loads. When securing a load between the K4 Frame and an attached K4 Bag, here is how you can identify which compression straps are used to secure the load directly to the frame, and which straps are used to make the frame-to-bag connection...

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Mark Huelsing
"FIRST" — An Idaho Youth Elk Hunt Film

"FIRST" — An Idaho Youth Elk Hunt Film

"We've dedicated ourselves to the pursuit of game, finding meaning and fulfillment in every hunt. As a father, there's nothing quite like witnessing your child experience that thrill for the first time. Watch as my son, Jackson, embarks on his first elk hunt, to notch his tag and make memories that will last a lifetime."

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Mark Huelsing
2024 Exo Death Hike — A Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim Hike of the Grand Canyon

2024 Exo Death Hike — A Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim Hike of the Grand Canyon

This year, for the first time on an Exo Death Hike, the entire hike took place on an established trail. We embarked upon a Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim hike of the Grand Canyon. Starting at the South Rim, we descended more than 4,700' in elevation down the South Kaibab trail. Crossing the Colorado River, we continued putting on miles in the depths of the Canyon before ascending more than 5,800' up the North Kaibab Trail to the Grand Canyon's North Rim. From one side of the Grand Canyon to the other. And back again. In total, we hiked more than 50 miles, climbed...

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Mark Huelsing
Climbing the Denali Summit — High-Altitude Mountaineering With A Hunting Pack

Climbing the Denali Summit — High-Altitude Mountaineering With A Hunting Pack

"I bought and have used the Exo Mtn Gear K2 5500 backpack for years while hunting in Alaska. As a military mountaineer, I am planning an expedition to climb the highest peak in North America, and I will be using my Exo pack for this adventure. This pack has held up great while bushwhacking countless miles through Alaska and packing out extremely heavy loads of moose. Now, it will be going to one of the harshest environments in the world, at the summit of the highest mountain in North America, which rises to 20,310' above sea level." Exo customer, Sean...

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