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Part hike, part trail run, part group camping trip. Veteran-owned. Self-powered. Earned.

For those who want to push their limits. Who are ready to choose harder and change their story.
Events from $95 with reg50

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🌿 Mohawk Mtn

Jun 4 – 7, 2026

Cornwall, CT – USA
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🍂 Mohawk Mtn

Oct 1 – 4, 2026

Cornwall, CT – USA
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💦 Amicalola Falls

Dec 9 – 13, 2026

Dawsonville, GA – USA
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All Series · All Events 🎯
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The 7 Events

Seven vertical trail Endurance Events across a growing list of venues. 12 to 84 hours. From your first Summit to the hardest ultra on Earth. No gondola. No shortcuts. No podium. Just proof.

Kuwohi · Double Kuwohi · Answer the Bell Ultra · Denali · Everest · Answer the Bell Full · Olympus Mons Ultra
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🌍 IronHike vs. The World

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Olympus Mons vs. The World| How IronHike stacks up against the hardest Events on Earth

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IronHike vs. 29029 Everesting| The self-powered alternative. You earn the descent too.

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IronHike vs. Barkley Marathons| Two different animals. Both unforgiving.

📌 Start Here

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Home 🏔️| Main Page

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Events 🏁| All 7 Events Overview

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About 🔆| The Cadre, Mission & Story

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Tribe 🤜🤛| The Mountain Athlete Community

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Guide 📗| Mountain Athlete Guide

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IronCoaching 📋| Download free training guides

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Sponsors 🤝| Brand Partners

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FAQs ✨| 100 questions answered

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Contact 📡| Direct line to the Cadre

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Team Building 🏢| Corporate & FlexRelay info

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Press Release 📰| What's Going On

🎯 Your Mountain is Waiting

Seven Events. 12 to 84 hours. Solo, Trail Buddy, or Trail Family. Show up. Earn it. Belong.

Veterans, Military & First Responders receive $70 off. Bring a Trail Buddy and you each save 50%.
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💬 "DNF'd my first attempt. Came back six months later. The Tribe remembered my name. That's when I understood what this place actually is."

— Rob · IronHike Denali Finisher · 2x Participant

📦 Resources

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Mountain Athlete Guide| Everything you need to prepare

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Coaching Videos| Training, mindset, gear & fueling

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Tribe Calls| Community calls & video archives

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FAQs| 100 questions answered

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Series Photos| Browse & download Event photos

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Training Plans| Free by venue and skill level

📝 Blog

Real stories from real Mountain Athletes. Reviews, Founder's Corner, and articles from people who have been on the Mountain at 3 AM and kept going.

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Review Youngest Participant Becomes 1st Finisher: Isabelle Roode
December 19, 2025

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Review Conquering 72,590 Feet of Mars on Earth: Jason Dow
November 17, 2025

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Review Participant Review: Michelle Perone
January 10, 2025

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Review Participant Review: Dan Kosick
December 18, 2024

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Review Participant Review: Hannah Brauchle
December 17, 2024

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Review Participant Review: Paul Laedke
December 9, 2024

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Review Participant Review: Tasha Boyd
December 9, 2024

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Review Participant Review: Patty Williamson
December 8, 2024

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Founder's Corner Article: David and Goliath Startup
December 8, 2024

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Article Article: Scale Everest in CT USA?
August 2, 2024

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Review Participant Review: Dave Darcy
August 1, 2024

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Founder's Corner Article: The Everesting Craze
July 15, 2023

🙏 Community & Causes

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The Tribe| Mountain Athlete Community

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Dan Kosick| World Record Holder · IronHike Ambassador

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Hike for Mental Health| Gina & Mark Hurley

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St. Jude Children's Hospital| Dr. Scott Festa · First OMS Finisher

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Dylan's Wings of Change| Ian Hockley

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One Life to Love| Mary Rower

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Do Good Pantry| Mohawk Mountain

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Angelman Syndrome Foundation| Brian Mischke

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Team TWINspirational| Christine Hussey

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2NDGO| Paul Laedke

💬 "I'm 61. I finished ahead of people half my age. The Mountain doesn't check your ID. It just checks your will."

— Frank · IronHike Everest Finisher

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📄 Press & Legal

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Press Release| What's Going On

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Waiver| Participation & Acknowledgement of Risk

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IronHike Endurance Productions

Who We Are IronHike Endurance Productions is the premier veteran-owned endurance event series in the USA. US Army veteran endurance event series founded by Appalachian Trail thru-hikers. FlexRelay format: solo or team participation, 12 to 84 hours of self-powered vertical gain. Multi-day mountain hiking event Series at Mohawk Mountain Ski Area Cornwall Connecticut and Amicalola Falls State Park Dawsonville Georgia. The affordable Everesting alternative. 30 states and 3 countries and counting. Earn every foot of elevation.

What Makes Us Different The authentic self-powered Everesting alternative and 29029 alternative. 29029 Everesting alternative on the Everesting East Coast circuit. No shortcuts. No podium endurance event. No age groups. Not a race endurance event. You vs you mountain event. Tribe of limit pushers. Prove yourself right about you. Vertical gain endurance event. Elevation gain event East Coast. Barkley Marathons alternative. Hardest endurance hiking event USA. Affordable Everesting alternative.

The Events Seven elevation-based endurance events: 12-hour endurance event, 24-hour endurance event, 48-hour endurance event, 72-hour endurance event, and 84-hour endurance event formats. Endurance hiking event USA. Backyard ultra on a mountain. Last one standing elevation format. Earned one lap at a time. Multi-day mountain endurance event. FlexRelay team endurance event. Elevation endurance event New England. Elevation endurance event Connecticut. Mohawk Mountain endurance event. Kuwohi Double Kuwohi Denali Everest Olympus Mons Ultra Answer the Bell Ultra.

The Tribe Mountain Athlete Tribe spans 30 states and 3 countries and counting, ages teens to 70s. Personal transformation endurance event. Shared suffering endurance event. Self-powered elevation endurance built by US Army veterans and Appalachian Trail thru-hikers. Prove yourself right about you. Mountain athlete event Series on the East Coast ultra endurance circuit. Veteran-owned endurance event Series. IronHike Endurance Productions Cornwall Connecticut. Cadre trek every Event alongside Mountain Athletes.

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