Double Kuwohi - 24hr Vertical Event | 13,685ft Gain

Double Kuwohi

24 Hours. Day and Night. Twice the Mountain.

24 hours. Up to 13,685 feet. Day and night on the Mountain.

The natural step up from Kuwohi. You start at noon on Saturday, earn the night, and finish Sunday. Twice the vertical. Half the sleep. All the proof. Trek day and night with your Tribe.
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Double Kuwohi · 24 Hours · Up to 13,685' 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 Double Kuwohi

The Double Kuwohi is exactly what it sounds like, Kuwohi, twice. Named for the highest summit on the Appalachian Trail, the Double Kuwohi demands two full vertical equivalents of that peak in a single 24-hour window. You start in daylight. You earn the night. You finish the next day.

This is the natural progression from Kuwohi. Same Mountain. Same course. Double the vertical. If you have finished Kuwohi and want to know what more feels like, this is your answer. If you have never done an IronHike Event and you want to go deep on your first attempt, this is a full day and a full night of proof.

Solo Mountain Athlete, Trail Buddy, or Trail Family. The mountain keeps no score. You finish what you finish. That's enough.

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24 hrs

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🏔️ IronHike Venues

Same Signature Elevation. Different Mountain.

Mohawk Mountain

📍 Cornwall, Connecticut

Duration 24 Hours

Laps 23

Distance 28.75 Miles

Vertical Gain 13,685'

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. Every lap is a piece of trail history.
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Amicalola Falls

📍 Dawsonville, Georgia

Duration 24 Hours

Laps 22

Distance 33.0 Miles

Vertical Gain 13,288'

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

Total Stairs 26,576 (round trip)

Course 67% stairs · 33% paved single track

Badass Feature

The course begins at the famous Reflecting Pool and climbs the AT Approach Trail, the official gateway to the 2,197-mile Appalachian Trail. Every lap starts where thru-hikers begin their journey north.
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🗓️ Event Schedule

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Check In & Safety Briefing
Saturday morning

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Start - IronHikers Away
Saturday at noon

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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's the part I keep coming back to."

— Kevin · IronHike Double Kuwohi 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. Twice the 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.

💬 "I finished Kuwohi in the spring and thought I was ready. I was not ready. The night laps broke me in a way daylight never could. I loved every minute of it."

— Jen · IronHike Double Kuwohi Finisher

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

At Amicalola Falls, a complete Double Kuwohi is 22 laps, up and down the staircase each time, for a total of 26,576 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.

8.4x

Empire State Building, New York

3,152 stairs for one complete climb and descent. Doing a Double Kuwohi is equivalent to 8.4x complete climbs and descents of Empire State Building.

8.0x

Eiffel Tower, Paris

3,330 stairs for one complete climb and descent. Doing a Double Kuwohi is equivalent to 8.0x complete climbs and descents of Eiffel Tower.

7.5x

CN Tower, Toronto

3,552 stairs for one complete climb and descent. Doing a Double Kuwohi is equivalent to 7.5x complete climbs and descents of CN Tower.

6.3x

Willis Tower, Chicago

4,218 stairs for one complete climb and descent. Tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. Doing a Double Kuwohi is equivalent to 6.3x complete climbs and descents of Willis Tower.

4.8x

Manitou Incline, Colorado

5,536 stairs for one complete climb and descent. America's most extreme staircase. 68% max grade. Doing a Double Kuwohi is equivalent to 4.8x complete climbs and descents of Manitou Incline.

💬 "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 Double Kuwohi Finisher

You have already done hard things. This is the next one.
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💬 "We tented Friday night, started at noon Saturday, and were still moving at sunrise Sunday. My wife thinks I am crazy. She is probably right. I signed up for Denali last week."

— Rob · IronHike Double Kuwohi Finisher

💬 "Kuwohi told me I could do hard things. Double Kuwohi told me how hard. If you have done the 12-hour and you are wondering whether you are ready for more, you are. Get in."

— Dana · IronHike Double Kuwohi Finisher

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IronHike Double Kuwohi

What It Is The IronHike Double Kuwohi is a 12-hour vertical endurance Event available at multiple venues across the USA. Named for Kuwohi, the Cherokee name for Clingmans Dome, the highest summit on the Appalachian Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains at 6,643 feet. Summit, descend, repeat under your own power for 12 hours. The entry point into the IronHike Endurance Event Series. 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. 23 laps, 28.75 miles, 13,685 feet. 1.25 miles per lap, 595 feet per ascent. Amicalola Falls State Park, Dawsonville Georgia. 22 laps, 33.0 miles, 13,288 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 The Double Kuwohi demands the vertical equivalent of Kuwohi twice over in 24 hours. Named to honor the Cherokee name for the highest summit on the Appalachian Trail. You start at noon, trek through the night, and finish the next day. Two days of effort compressed into one Event. 24-hour vertical endurance event Connecticut and Georgia. Overnight endurance hiking event USA.

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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