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Red Label users
Shinya Moriyama: Allak, Nallo 2 GT & Soulo
Shinya Moriyama is a freelance writer who lives in Nagano, Japan, travels frequently, and works primarily for different outdoor publications. Living near the Japanese Alps, he takes full advantage of the mountains, and spends as much time as possible hiking long distances, stand up paddle board touring, mountain biking and, in the winter, telemark skiing. Year ‘round, he uses his Hilleberg tents. “I have used the Allak, Nallo 2 GT, and Soulo differently based on their personality and the destination climate,” he says. “I have spent over 100 nights with the tents in the land of the midnight sun in Northern Europe, and about the same number of nights spent in the Japanese Alps, where I have used them for long hikes, and up to about 3000 m (9843 ft). In Japan, it rains a lot in summer, and snows a lot in winter. Especially in those conditions, the Hilleberg’s renowned feature of having connected outer and inner tents means you always get the best space between the two tents. In short, my Hilleberg tents are the essential partners for my expeditions. One time, I was setting up my tent near Landmannalaugar, in the Fjallabak Nature Reserve in south central Iceland. There were over 30 tents set up, from all over the world. Suddenly the weather turned bad, with heavy rain and high winds. The area got flooded and some tents were blown away and many of the hikers escaped to a hut. Next morning, there were only 3 tents that survived the storm. One was my Nallo 2 GT, and the other two were also Hilleberg tents. I believe that Hilleberg tents are the strongest tents on the market.”
Stela Prodanovic: Nallo 2
Stela Prodanovic
Stela Prodanovic, a marketing and public relations specialist based in Switzerland, wants to live her life to the fullest. “Since I was a little girl, I wanted to explore the world,” she says. “I’ve managed to visit over 40 countries so far. I try to live my dream and do as many wonderful things as I can,” she says. She is also an avid climber, with a passion for “climbing high mountains and testing myself on mixed terrain (rock and ice). She recently decided to combine her passion with “an old dream” – to explore South America – and set off on her adventure. “I decided to buy a Hilleberg Nallo 2, and off we went, first to Patagonia,” she says. “So far, I have been traveling for almost 9 months and I probably spent at least 3 months in my Nallo 2. We had some beautiful sunny days on our adventures, but also survived winds, rains, snow and cold. We went hiking through Torres del Paine circuit, hiked around Fitz Roy in El Chalten, further up in forests of El Bolson, and on the Salkantay trek, where I could pitch my Nallo on Llactapata, with a wonderful view of Machu Picchu and surrounding mountains. It also came with me to the Condoriri Base Camp and will shortly join me on treks to some other base camps from where I can reach more high mountains and glaciers. While on the Salkantay trek, I got a bit unlucky. Some dogs decided to have a fight – on my tent. The rear pole was broken into 7 pieces, but luckily the outer tent was not damaged. I continued to Huaraz, Peru, where I contacted Hilleberg, asking if they could somehow send me a new pole. That’s when I was a witness to probably the best customer service I have ever experienced in my life. I got an immediate answer from the Hilleberg team. Not even a couple of hours later, the FedEx® package was on the way. Now it’s not only my tent that I love, I love everything about this brand. I know that the tent will not let me down and I also know, that if anything goes wrong, the Hilleberg team is on standby to help make it possible for my adventure to go on. My friends say it’s a tent for a lifetime. I’m already very excited and looking forward to our many new adventures.”
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