29029 TRAIL
& IronHikeComparisonThree trail marathons, three hotel nights.
Or 84 hours straight on one Mountain.
Their biggest, our biggestWe have real respect for 29029 TRAIL, the three-day trail format from the team that turned Everesting into a weekend event: a mountain marathon every day for three days, with a hotel bed and a hot meal waiting each night. It is the biggest thing 29029 offers, so we put it next to ours. The Olympus Mons Ultra is 84 hours straight on one Mountain, 72,000+ feet up and every foot back down, through every night.
29029 TRAILThree mountain marathons on three days: 26.2+ miles a day inside a 12-hour window, about 79 miles in all, with roughly 2,000 to 4,000 feet of climbing a day. Aid stations about every 5 miles, with hotel nights and food included. 2027 events at Stowe, Vermont and Lake Tahoe, from $6,895.
IronHike Olympus Mons UltraIronHike’s hardest Event: 72,000+ feet of gain and the same back down in 84 hours, on 1.25 to 1.5 mile laps at Mohawk Mountain or on the Amicalola Falls staircase, with no flat miles. Open registration, three Series a year. Three finishers, ever. Veteran-owned and operated.
The honest assessmentIronHike is better on 12, TRAIL on 3, and 5 are a tie. TRAIL wins on comfort and scenery: a hotel bed every night, meals included, and big mountain trails at Tahoe and Stowe. IronHike wins on the Mountain: about six times the climbing, about twice the miles, 84 hours straight through every night, three Series a year, and teams.
29029 TRAIL & Olympus Mons UltraLegend: ✓ Better = Tie ✓ Good – Not offered29029
TRAIL
All venues - USAIronHike
Olympus Mons Ultra
All venues - USADistance ✓ About 79 miles over three days, 26.2+ a day ✓ 152.5 to 180 miles Vertical Elevation ✓ About 2,000 to 4,000 feet a day; about 12,000 feet at the first Tahoe edition ✓ 72,480 – 72,590 feet up, and the same down Vertical Density ✓ About 75 to 150 feet per mile ✓ About 403 to 477 feet per mile Duration ✓ Three days, up to 12 hours on course each day ✓ 84 hours straight Night Miles – None. Each day ends at the 12-hour cutoff. ✓ Every night, by headlamp Location = Stowe, Vermont and Lake Tahoe, California = Mohawk Mountain, Cornwall, Connecticut and Amicalola Falls, Dawsonville, Georgia Scenery ✓ Big mountain trails at Lake Tahoe and in the Green Mountains at Stowe ✓ The Old Appalachian Trail route in the Litchfield Hills at Mohawk; Amicalola Falls, one of the tallest cascading waterfalls in the eastern US Dates ✓ Two events a year, at Stowe and Tahoe ✓ 3 Series a year: spring and fall at Mohawk, December at Amicalola Falls Course = A different mountain marathon each day = 1.25 to 1.5 miles, up & down the Mountain, 120 to 122 laps Registration = Open registration; can sell out = Open to any Mountain Athlete Price Range ✓ $6,895 to $8,695 per person, lodging and meals included ✓ $1,260 Solo, $630 each as a Trail Family Cost per Hour ✓ About $192 to $242 per hour on course, lodging and meals included ✓ $15 an hour Lodging Fees Included ✓ Yes, hotel nights included ✓ Tent space included; Lodge rooms extra, at a discount Meals and Snacks Included ✓ Yes, food and drinks ✓ Snacks and hot drinks at Base Camp. Bring your own meals. Course Support ✓ Aid stations about every 5 miles; carry a pack ✓ Base Camp every lap with snacks and hot drinks Training = 24-week training plan and coaching = IronCoaching plans in 3 levels Relays – No. Two entries can share a room, not miles. ✓ Solo, Trail Buddy or Trail Family FlexRelay Alumni Discount – None listed ✓ Generous Military & First Responder Discount – None listed ✓ $70 off with code brave70 Finisher Awards = The 3×3, for finishing all three marathons = Finisher medal, hat and a cookie, plus the Iron Award for the Mountain Athlete who shows the most iron, mettle and gumption Scorecard= Tied on 5 of 20 comparisons29029 TRAIL✓ Better = 3✓ Good = 8– Not offered = 4Olympus Mons Ultra✓ Better = 12✓ Good = 3– Not offered = 0We built this comparison from each organizer’s public information, with real respect for every event on it. Scenery and the Better / Tie / Good marks are our own honest judgment, and “Not offered” means not offered to the best of our knowledge. Details change, so check with the organizer before you register, and if you spot something we should update, tell us. We’ll gladly fix it. IronHike is not affiliated with or endorsed by any event on this page. Last checked October 2026.
See the Olympus Mons Ultra 🌋💬 “I DNF’d the first time. Came back, made a plan, and stuck to it flexibly. That’s the whole game.”
— Dr. Scott Festa · 1st Olympus Mons Finisher
▲ ▲ ▲We want to see you on our Mountain too!TRAIL proves you can stack mountain miles day after day. If you have earned the 3×3, the Olympus Mons Ultra is the next step: no hotel between days, just 84 hours, 72,000+ feet up and down, and a finishers club of three.
Add it to your plans and see what happens when the Mountain never lets you check in for the night.
It’s you versus the whole mountain (up and down) and you against who you were yesterday.
Current EventsPick your Series 🎯12 Hours⛰️ Mohawk: 12 laps · 15 miles · 7,140’🌊 Amicalola Falls: 11 laps · 16.5 miles · 6,644’ · 13,288 stairsSee Kuwohi24 Hours⛰️ Mohawk: 23 laps · 28.75 miles · 13,685’🌊 Amicalola Falls: 22 laps · 33 miles · 13,288’ · 26,576 stairsSee Double Kuwohi24 Hours⛰️ Mohawk: 24 laps · 30 miles · 14,280’🌊 Amicalola Falls: 24 laps · 36 miles · 14,496’ · 28,992 stairsSee Answer the Bell - Basic48 Hours⛰️ Mohawk: 35 laps · 43.75 miles · 20,825’🌊 Amicalola Falls: 34 laps · 51 miles · 20,536’ · 41,072 stairsSee Denali72 Hours⛰️ Mohawk: 49 laps · 61.25 miles · 29,155’🌊 Amicalola Falls: 49 laps · 73.5 miles · 29,596’ · 59,192 stairsSee Everest84 Hours⛰️ Mohawk: 84 laps · 105 miles · 49,980’🌊 Amicalola Falls: 84 laps · 126 miles · 50,736’ · 101,472 stairsSee Answer the Bell - Full84 Hours · Top 4 Hardest Ultra Events in the World⛰️ Mohawk: 122 laps · 152.5 miles · 72,590’🌊 Amicalola Falls: 120 laps · 180 miles · 72,480’ · 144,960 stairsSee Olympus Mons Ultra💬 “This Mountain broke me down and built me back up. When I finished, I felt invincible. Humbled and full of gratitude.”
— Jason Dow · 3rd Olympus Mons Finisher
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