• IronHike Endurance Productions

    7 Events. 4 Elevations. 3 Formats. 2 Venues. 0 Regrets. 🏁Events

    No podium. Just proof.

    Seven elevation-based Events, from 12 to 84 hours, run Solo, as a Trail Buddy, or as a Trail Family. Every Event runs in every Series: on Mohawk Mountain in Connecticut each Spring and Fall, and on the Amicalola Falls staircase in Georgia each December.

    Sunset over the Mohawk Mountain course lined with orange flags, IronHike elevation endurance Event Cornwall CT AT Approach Trail staircase descending into the North Georgia mountains at Amicalola Falls, IronHike endurance Event Dawsonville GA IronHike Mountain Athletes ringing the turnaround bell together, elevation endurance Event Mohawk Mountain Cornwall CT Grinning IronHike Spring 2026 Finishers with their Finisher’s Medals and Wilson’s cookies, Mohawk Mountain Cornwall CT

    7 Events. 4 Signature Mountains. 2 venues. 🏁

    Part hike, part trail run, part group camping trip.

    🌊 Fall · Thu–Sun, Dec 10–13, 2026 · Amicalola Falls State Park, Dawsonville, GA

    🌿 Spring · Thu–Sun, Jun 3–6, 2027 · Mohawk Mountain, Cornwall, CT

    🍂 Fall · Thu–Sun, Oct 7–10, 2027 · Mohawk Mountain, Cornwall, CT

    💰 Pricing is based on $15 per Event hour, per Mountain Athlete. One flat price for the whole Event, not an hourly rate. Buddy: you both save 25%. Team of 4: you all save 50%.

    🎖️ Vets, Military & 1st Responders: $70 off · code brave70

    🟢 Start here · 12–24 hours

    • Kuwohi
      12 Hours · Target Summit: Kuwohi · 6,643' · Highest Point on the AT
      Highest summit on the Appalachian Trail. The entry point for first-time Mountain Athletes. If you can hike 4 hours over hilly terrain, you have the base fitness to start. The rest is mental. That's what the Mountain is for.
      🗓️ Starts: Sat noon
      🔔 Final Bell: Sat midnight
      ⏱️ 12 hours
      💪💪☆☆☆ Badass Rating
    • Double Kuwohi
      24 Hours · Target Summit: Kuwohi x2 · 13,286' · Double the Highest Point on the AT
      Back-to-back Kuwohis across a full day and night. Night trekking by headlamp. 24 hours to find out what you are actually made of.
      🗓️ Starts: Sat noon
      🔔 Final Bell: Sun noon
      ⏱️ 24 hours
      💪💪½☆☆ Badass Rating
    • Answer the Bell - Basic
      24 Hours · Elevation Determined by Course · 1 Lap Per Hour
      One lap per hour, every hour. On the hour. Until you can't anymore. IronHike's elevation-based take on the Backyard Ultra format, on a real Mountain.
      🗓️ Starts: Sat noon
      🔔 Final Bell: Sun noon
      ⏱️ 24 hours
      💪💪💪☆☆ Badass Rating

      💡 Solo only · no FlexRelay team format

    Not sure you're ready?

    You have the base fitness if you can do any of these:
    ✅ Hike 4 hours over hilly terrain
    ✅ Complete a 5K, 10K, or trail run
    ✅ Walk regularly and want a real test of yourself

    Your pace is your pace. The Mountain doesn't judge. Neither does your Tribe.

    💬 "I spent three weeks convincing myself I wasn't fit enough. Then I signed up for Kuwohi. Then I finished it. My only regret was not signing up for Denali."

    — Matt · IronHike Kuwohi Finisher

    🟠 Go big · 48–72 hours

    • Denali
      48 Hours · Target Summit: Denali · 20,310' · Highest Peak in North America
      North America's highest peak. A full weekend on the Mountain. This is where mental grit separates the finishers from those who came to try.
      🗓️ Starts: Fri noon
      🔔 Final Bell: Sun noon
      ⏱️ 48 hours
      💪💪💪½☆ Badass Rating
    • Everest
      72 Hours · Target Summit: Everest · 29,032' · Highest Peak on Earth
      Everesting on the East Coast. 72 hours. 29,032+ feet of gain. Do something over-the-top hard and let it change you.
      🗓️ Starts: Thu noon
      🔔 Final Bell: Sun noon
      ⏱️ 72 hours
      💪💪💪💪☆ Badass Rating

    30 states. 3 countries. Ages teens to 70s. This is who shows up.

    💬 "I finished Fall and signed up for Spring before I even got home. This Mountain has something I haven't found anywhere else."

    — Jen · IronHike Denali Finisher · Spring & Fall

    🔴 The hardest · 84 hours

    Olympus Mons: 72,000+ feet of vertical gain. Only 3 finishers ever. To date.

    • Answer the Bell - Full
      84 Hours · Elevation Determined by Course · 1 Lap Per Hour
      84 hours. The Backyard Ultra format: one lap per hour, every hour. Through darkness, fatigue, and doubt. Answer the Bell until you just can't anymore.
      🗓️ Starts: Wed midnight
      🔔 Final Bell: Sun noon
      ⏱️ 84 hours
      💪💪💪💪💪 Badass Rating

      💡 Solo only · no FlexRelay team format

    • Olympus Mons Ultra
      84 Hours · Target Summit: Olympus Mons · 72,000'+ · Highest Summit in the Solar System · Powered by Skratch Labs®
      Highest summit in the solar system. Ranked Top 4 Hardest Ultra Events in the World. Only three finishers to date. Are you kidding me?
      🗓️ Starts: Wed midnight
      🔔 Final Bell: Sun noon
      ⏱️ 84 hours
      💪💪💪💪💪½ Badass Rating

    ⛰️ Every Event Clears Its Mountain

    Each Event is set at the fewest laps that clear its namesake summit. One lap fewer and you fall short. Here is the math at both venues.

    Event / Signature Mountain🌊 Amicalola Falls604' per lap⛰️ Mohawk Mountain595' per lap
    Kuwohi6,643'11 laps
    6,644'
    +1'
    12 laps
    7,140'
    +497'
    Double Kuwohi13,286'22 laps
    13,288'
    +2'
    23 laps
    13,685'
    +399'
    Denali20,310'34 laps
    20,536'
    +226'
    35 laps
    20,825'
    +515'
    Everest29,032'49 laps
    29,596'
    +564'
    49 laps
    29,155'
    +123'
    Olympus Mons Ultra72,000'120 laps
    72,480'
    +480'
    122 laps
    72,590'
    +590'

    💡 Elevation only counts in full laps, up and back down. So the last lap usually carries you past the summit. You’re welcome for the extra badassery. 😉

    What's Included in Your Registration ✅

    • ⛺Tenting space on-Mountain, included for you and up to 6 spectators at no extra charge.
    • 📋Custom training plans from IronCoach Tasha and the Cadre.
    • 🚑Medical support on site throughout the Event.
    • 🤝A new Tribe. Bragging rights. Proof.
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    • 🔥Base area support station with hot water and rehydratable foods, coffee, tea, and hot chocolate, plus Skratch Labs® and Tosi® snacks and products like drink mix and bars. Bring your own food, mug, bowl, and spoon.
    • 🏅Personalized Event bibs, summit tokens, finisher's medals, and hats.
    • ⛰️Exclusive mountain access for Athletes, teams, and spectators.
    • 📞Monthly Tribe Calls for pre-Event preparation and post-Event connection with the Cadre and fellow Mountain Athletes.
    • 🅿️Free parking, spectator areas, and restrooms on-Mountain.

    You have seen the Events. Choose harder. Prove yourself right.

    IronHike Mountain Athlete Tasha on vertical endurance Event Mohawk Mountain fall IronHike Mountain Athlete earning every foot of elevation gain on multi-day endurance Event Cornwall CT

    🏃 Not a Race

    🏁 No podium. No records. No age group awards.
    🪞 Your only competition: yesterday's version of you.
    🔁 Summit, descend, repeat. Self-manage your rest, pace, fuel, and hydration. Solo, with a Trail Buddy, or as a Trail Family. Your pace. Your summit. Your proof.
    🧡 Finish and earn a Finisher's Medal and the coveted Orange Finisher's Hat.

    🚑 Your Safety on the Course

    ⛑️ On-course medical support throughout the entire Event.
    👣 The Cadre treks every Event alongside you. You are never alone on that course.
    🔁 Self-managed pace. No minimum laps. Rest when you need to.
    🌙 Headlamp required for all Events 24 hours and longer. Gear lists come with your registration.

    ❓ Get your questions answered here.

    Training, gear, tenting, night laps, what to expect at Mohawk and Amicalola, and plenty more. Or ask your own.

    Browse the FAQs ✨
    IronHike Trail Family moving together on vertical trail elevation endurance Event Amicalola Falls staircase descent IronHike endurance event Dawsonville GA

    🔀 The FlexRelay Format

    Every team Event runs on FlexRelay. No minimum or maximum laps, mileage, elevation, or time on the course per person. Teams decide who is on the Mountain, for how long, and when.

    👤 SoloAll 7 Events. Every lap. Every hour. All you, surrounded by a Tribe.
    👥 Trail BuddyTwo Mountain Athletes. Split the Mountain however you need. You both save 25%.
    👥👥 Trail FamilyA team of 4. Self-managed pacing. You all save 50%.
    💡 No buddy yet?Register now. Add them later, free.
    IronHike Trail Buddy pair sharing the Mountain on FlexRelay format endurance Event Cornwall CT Top of Amicalola Falls landscape IronHike endurance event Dawsonville GA

    Who’s in? Send this to your Trail Buddy or Trail Family and get the team started.

    Trail Buddies both save 25%. Teams of 4 all save 50%.

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    Mountain weather is part of the Event. Pack for it. Plan for it. Earn it anyway.

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