Exo Journal — Gear List

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
Sheep Hunting Gear List — Mark's Backpack Hunt for Dall Sheep in Alaska

Sheep Hunting Gear List — Mark's Backpack Hunt for Dall Sheep in Alaska

Mark from Exo Mtn Gear goes through all of the gear he took on a 10+ Day backpack hunt in Alaska for Dall Sheep. He covers all of his backpacking gear (shelter, sleep system, water filtration, etc), as well as all clothing, weapon and other hunting gear. Download a spreadsheet for all items...

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Top 5 in 2023 — Our Most Popular Gear, Videos, & Podcasts

Top 5 in 2023 — Our Most Popular Gear, Videos, & Podcasts

As we wrap up 2023 we wanted to look back over the year and highlight our best-selling Exo products, the most listened-to Hunt Backcountry Podcast episodes, and the most-watched videos on our YouTube channel. These aren’t our hand-picked favorites, these are your favorites, based on the data...

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Mark Huelsing
Our Favorite Hunting Gear of 2023

Our Favorite Hunting Gear of 2023

Like most backcountry hunters, we are passionate about the gear we use. At the end of each year, we like to highlight some of the favorite gear we have used for hunts throughout the year and discuss why those particular items made a difference for us personally. Here is our favorite gear from 2023…

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