Elevation Everest
& IronHikeComparisonTwo Everests, two dollars apart.
The difference is the way down.
Same Mountain math, different way downWe tip our hats to Elevation Everest, which packs a full Everest into one day of Rocky Mountain singletrack at Winter Park, Colorado. Two Everests, two dollars apart. The difference is the descent: theirs rides a gondola, ours comes down on foot, every lap.
Elevation EverestElevation Everest runs once a year at Winter Park Resort, Colorado, from a Base Camp at 9,100 feet. Full Everest is 19 laps of 2.2 miles and 1,600 feet up singletrack, with an 8-minute gondola ride down each lap, all inside 17 hours, from $1,078.
IronHike Everest72 hours on one Mountain: 29,032+ feet of gain and every foot back down on your own two feet, on 1.25 to 1.5 mile laps at Mohawk Mountain or on the Amicalola Falls staircase. Run, hike or power-hike, Solo or as a team. Everest from $1,080. Veteran-owned and operated.
The honest assessmentIronHike is better on 10, Elevation Everest on 4, and 9 are a tie. Elevation Everest wins on comfort: aid stations up the mountain, a free sauna and cold plunge, prize money, and Rocky Mountain views. IronHike wins on the Mountain: every foot up and down on your own feet, 72 hours, 3 Series a year, and Everest from $1,080.
Elevation Everest & IronHike Everest💪 More badassery for the buckLegend: ✓ Better = Tie ✓ Good – Not offeredElevation Everest
Full Everest
Winter Park, CO - USAIronHike
Everest
All venues - USADistance ✓ 42 miles ✓ 61.25 to 73.5 miles Vertical Elevation = 30,400 feet (19 laps of 1,600 feet) = 29,155 – 29,596 feet (49 laps of 595 to 604 feet) Duration ✓ 17 hours, 7:00 a.m. to midnight ✓ 72 hours Location = Winter Park Resort, Colorado, 9,100 to 10,700 feet = Mohawk Mountain, Cornwall, Connecticut and Amicalola Falls, Dawsonville, Georgia Scenery ✓ Rocky Mountain singletrack from 9,100 to 10,700 feet at Winter Park ✓ The Old Appalachian Trail route in the Litchfield Hills at Mohawk; Amicalola Falls, one of the tallest cascading waterfalls in the eastern US Dates ✓ Once a year in September ✓ 3 Series a year: spring and fall at Mohawk, December at Amicalola Falls Lodging = Discounted hotels within walking distance = Tent space included, plus discounted rooms at the Lodge at Amicalola Falls Price Range = $1,078 Full Everest Solo = $1,080 Everest Solo Cost per Hour ✓ About $63 an hour ✓ $15 an hour Alumni Discount – None listed ✓ Generous Shorter Option ✓ Half Everest: $814 for 16,000 feet ✓ Denali: $720 for 20,310+ feet Lap Definition ✓ 2.2 miles and 1,600 feet up singletrack; down by gondola ✓ 1.25 to 1.5 miles and 595 to 604 feet, up and down on foot Chairlifts / Gondolas ✓ Every lap, 8 minutes down ✓ No Cause-Friendly = Yes = Yes Relays = 2, 3 or 5 people, set laps each, $450 to $751 each for the Full = Trail Buddy $810 each or Trail Family $540 each, no lap minimums Spectators & Crew = Free at Base Camp; crew at Base Camp and the summit = Up to 6 per Athlete; Cadre at Base Camp Free Spectator Tenting – No on-site camping listed ✓ Yes at Mohawk, for up to 6 spectators; Lodge rooms and cabins at Amicalola Lodging Fees Included – No. Rooms extra. ✓ Tent space included; Lodge rooms extra, at a discount Medical = Mountain patrol and a Base Camp medical center = Ski patrol on the Mountain at Mohawk; medical support on call at Amicalola Falls Trekking Poles = Recommended = Allowed and recommended on the Mountain; discouraged on the Amicalola Falls stairs Recovery Lounge ✓ Sauna and cold plunge, free – No Meals and Snacks Included ✓ Aid stations at Base Camp, mid-mountain and the summit ✓ Snacks and hot drinks. Bring your own meals. Prize Money ✓ Half Solo podium, $700 to $1,100 ✓ No prize money. The Iron Award goes to the Mountain Athlete who shows the most iron, mettle and gumption. Scorecard= Tied on 9 of 23 comparisonsElevation Everest✓ Better = 4✓ Good = 7– Not offered = 3IronHike Everest✓ Better = 10✓ Good = 3– Not offered = 1We 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 Everest ⛰️💬 “10 minutes debating whether to sign up led to 6 months of gratitude.”
— Rachel · IronHike Everest Finisher
▲ ▲ ▲We want to see you on our Mountain too!Elevation Everest and IronHike Endurance Productions both open Everest to Mountain Athletes who hike as well as run. IronHike gives you the raw version: the whole Mountain, both directions, with a Tribe of veterans and trail people suffering right beside you.
Done Elevation Everest, or have it on your list? Add an IronHike Everest to your plans and earn every foot twice.
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💬 “I saved enough by bringing a buddy to pay for my flight.”
— Mike · IronHike Everest Finisher · Trail Buddy
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