IronHike Denali - 48hr Weekend Vertical Event

Denali

48 Hours. The Mountain. Two Days of Proof.

48 hours. Up to 20,825 feet. The weekend that changes everything.

Named for Denali, the highest peak in North America at 20,310 feet. Two full days on the mountain. You start at noon Friday, trek through two nights, and finish Sunday at noon. No shortcuts. No flat miles. Just you, the mountain, and 48 hours to find out what you are made of.
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Denali · 48 Hours · Up to 20,825' Elevation Gain & Loss · Power-Hike · Trail Run · Endurance Event

reg50$50 off any Solo or Trail Family registration

brave70$70 off: Veterans, active military, and first responders

buddy5050% off Trail Buddy registration

🏔️ About the Denali

Named for Denali, the Koyukon Athabaskan word meaning The High One, the highest peak in North America at 20,310 feet in the Alaska Range. Officially renamed Denali in 2015 to honor indigenous heritage. Third most prominent and isolated peak on Earth after Everest and Aconcagua.

At IronHike, Denali is the weekend that separates the serious from the curious. Up to 20,825 feet of self-powered vertical gain and loss across 48 hours. You start Friday at noon. You finish Sunday at noon. Two nights on the mountain. Night laps by headlamp. Base camp between laps. The Cadre and your Tribe with you every step.

This is not a weekend warrior event. This is the event weekend warriors become Mountain Athletes.

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Kuwohi

12 hrs

Double Kuwohi

24 hrs

Answer the Bell Basic

24 hrs

Denali

48 hrs

Everest

72 hrs

Answer the Bell Full

84 hrs

Olympus Mons

84 hrs

🏔️ IronHike Venues

Same Signature Elevation. Different Mountain.

Mohawk Mountain

📍 Cornwall, Connecticut

Duration 48 Hours

Laps 35

Distance 43+ Miles

Vertical Gain 20,825'

Lap 1.25 mi · 595' gain

Course Ski slope · Forest trail

Badass Feature

The course runs on the historic Old Appalachian Trail route, the same ground where thru-hikers once walked their way north. Two nights on that mountain changes a person.
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Amicalola Falls

📍 Dawsonville, Georgia

Duration 48 Hours

Laps 34

Distance 51.0 Miles

Vertical Gain 20,536'

Lap 1.5 mi · 1,208 stairs per lap · 604' gain

Total Stairs 41,072 (round trip)

Course 67% stairs · 33% paved single track

Badass Feature

The course begins at the famous Reflection Pool and climbs the AT Approach Trail, the official gateway to the 2,197-mile Appalachian Trail. 41,072 stairs across 48 hours. Up and down the same falls, over and over, through two nights.
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🗓️ Event Schedule

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Check In & Safety Briefing
Friday morning

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Start - IronHikers Away
Friday at noon

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Night Laps by Headlamp
Friday night through Saturday night

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Finish - Last Bell
Sunday at noon

✅ What's Included

⛺Tenting space on-Mountain, included for you and up to 6 spectators at no extra charge

🔥Base Support Station with shade, fire pit, hydration, snacks, and Tribe camaraderie

🏔️Summit Support Station, water and support at the top of every lap

🏅Personalized Event bib and Summit Tokens for lap tracking

🥇Finisher's medal and finisher's hat

💧Skratch Labs® hydration, electrolytes, energy chews, and endurance snacks on course

📋Custom training plans via Chaski Endurance Collective

📞Monthly Tribe Calls with the Cadre and fellow Mountain Athletes

🚑On-Mountain medical support throughout the Event

👣The Cadre treks every Event alongside you. You are never alone on that Mountain.

🅿️Free parking for Mountain Athletes and spectators

🤜A new Tribe. Bragging rights. Proof.

💬 "I thought I knew what tired was. Then 3am on the Mountain showed me something else entirely. I finished anyway. That is the part I keep coming back to."

— Kevin · IronHike Denali Finisher

👥 How You Can Do This

Three participation formats. Every format earns the same summit. Every format earns the same proof.

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Solo

Go it alone, surrounded by a Tribe. Your pace. Your summit. Your proof.

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Trail Buddy

Bring someone. 50% off with code buddy50. Two days of suffering. All the proof.

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Trail Family

FlexRelay team of four. Self-managed pacing. No minimum laps per person. Discount built in.

No buddy yet? Register for any Buddy Event now. Your buddy completes their info on RunSignUp later at no extra cost.

💬 "There is something about being on a mountain at 2am with a headlamp and a handful of strangers who are just as stubborn as you are. I have never felt more alive."

— Carla · IronHike Denali Finisher

🪜 Denali at Amicalola Falls vs The World's Most Famous Staircases

At Amicalola Falls, a complete Denali is 34 laps, up and down the staircase each time, for a total of 41,072 stairs. Here is what that looks like compared to some of the world's most famous staircase experiences, each measured the same way: one complete climb and descent.

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Empire State Building, New York

3,152 stairs for one complete climb and descent. Doing a Denali is equivalent to 13.0x complete climbs and descents of Empire State Building.

12.3x

Eiffel Tower, Paris

3,330 stairs for one complete climb and descent. Doing a Denali is equivalent to 12.3x complete climbs and descents of Eiffel Tower.

11.6x

CN Tower, Toronto

3,552 stairs for one complete climb and descent. Doing a Denali is equivalent to 11.6x complete climbs and descents of CN Tower.

9.7x

Willis Tower, Chicago

4,218 stairs for one complete climb and descent. Tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. Doing a Denali is equivalent to 9.7x complete climbs and descents of Willis Tower.

7.4x

Manitou Incline, Colorado

5,536 stairs for one complete climb and descent. America's most extreme staircase. 68% max grade. Doing a Denali is equivalent to 7.4x complete climbs and descents of Manitou Incline.

💬 "We tented the first night, started at noon, and were still moving at sunrise the second day. My wife thinks I am crazy. She is probably right. I signed up for Everest last week."

— Rob · IronHike Denali Finisher

Your gut is telling you something right now. Listen to it.
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💬 "Double Kuwohi told me how hard I could go. Denali told me how long I could last. I came in wondering if I belonged here. I left knowing I did."

— Dana · IronHike Denali Finisher

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IronHike Denali

What It Is The IronHike Denali is a 48-hour vertical endurance Event available at multiple venues across the USA. Named for Denali, the Koyukon Athabaskan name for the highest peak in North America at 20,310 feet in the Alaska Range, Alaska. Summit, descend, repeat under your own power for 48 hours. Two full days and nights on the mountain. Not a race endurance event. Power-hike, trail run, or endurance challenge format. Veteran-owned and operated.

The Venues Mohawk Mountain Ski Area, Cornwall Connecticut. 35 laps, 43+ miles, 20,825 feet. 1.25 miles per lap, 595 feet per ascent. Amicalola Falls State Park, Dawsonville Georgia. 34 laps, 51.0 miles, 20,536 feet. 1.5 miles per lap, 604 stairs and 604 feet per ascent. AT Approach Trail at Amicalola Falls, gateway to the 2,197-mile Appalachian Trail. Mountain endurance hiking event Connecticut. Staircase endurance event Georgia. Elevation endurance event Georgia. Amicalola Falls endurance event. AT Approach Trail endurance event.

The Significance Denali is the Koyukon Athabaskan word meaning The High One. Officially renamed Denali in 2015 to honor indigenous heritage after being called Mount McKinley for nearly a century. The highest peak in North America and the third most prominent and isolated peak on Earth after Everest and Aconcagua. IronHike honors that name in every Event. 48-hour endurance event. Alaska Range namesake. Highest peak North America endurance challenge.

Participation and Format Solo, Trail Buddy, and Trail Family FlexRelay team participation. No podium, no age groups, not a race endurance event. You vs you mountain event. Discount codes reg50, brave70, buddy50. Veterans, active military, and first responders welcome. Mountain Athlete Tribe spanning 29 states and 3 countries and counting. Prove yourself right about you. Shared suffering endurance Event. Vertical endurance built by US Army veterans. IronHike Endurance Productions LLC, veteran-owned endurance event series USA.
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