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Hillebergs are very well made and have the rep for being tough.
This come with two issues.
1) Being tough equates to more weight, they are dropping in weight though.
2) Being well made means they ain't cheap.
I nearly bought one.
On the day the shop set up several tents and we got down to a Laser comp and a Hilleberg.
The Laser was about £50 cheaper, much lighter and had more internal space and i could sit up (just) inside it, thats what swung it for the Laser. So far the Laser is 10+years old and still going strong. Laser's are light but snug for 2 people, ace for solo work.
It's only used in the UK.
If i was more likely to be up big mountains around the world i think the extra toughness of the Hilleberg would come into play.
Play around with pegs. I got a pile of Alpkit Y-pegs, adding weight, but 4 XL pegs for corners and some shorter Y-pegs mixed in with the carbon spikes cover me for hard and super soft ground.