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IronHike Endurance Series 2025: Choose Harder. Choose Your Summit.

...at Mohawk Mountain, Cornwall, Connecticut – USA

 

The IronHike Endurance Series proudly extends a hearty invitation to mountain athletes from around the globe. With Series dates on June 5th - 8th, 2025 and October 2nd - 5th, 2025, these endurance events are not just a set of challenges; they are a personal odyssey beckoning you to reach the highest summit in your mind, to choose harder, and to choose your summit.

 

IronHike is built for you to crush the ordinary, offering five signature events, each named after a legendary mountain, each a beacon for personal achievement:

• Kuwohi: A 12-hour, 15-mile trek with 7,140 feet of elevation gain, named after the highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains.
• Double Kuwohi: A 24-hour challenge covering over 28 miles and 13,685 feet of elevation, which involves summiting Kuwohi twice, testing your endurance with a relentless ascent and descent.
• Denali: A 48-hour, 43-mile journey with a staggering 20,825 feet of elevation, echoing the formidable Alaskan giant, challenging mountain athletes to push their limits in a true test of will.
• Everest: A 72-hour, 61-mile trek, ascending 29,155 feet, reminiscent of the 29029 Everesting Challenge, but with a twist—no chairlifts or gondolas, just pure grit over a longer distance.
• Olympus Mons: The ultimate 84-hour, 152-mile endurance test, with an extraordinary 72,590 feet of elevation gain and loss, potentially the most extreme of any ultra event under 200 miles in the world, named after the colossal Martian volcano.

For those who prefer teamwork over solo endeavors, the IronHike offers FlexRelay options for trail family and buddy teams. This unique format allows team members to share the mileage and elevation, managing their laps and pace according to their own strategy and strength.

 

The IronHike Everest Event offers a more challenging, affordable, and self-reliant alternative to the 29029 Everesting Event that sells out every year throughout North America. This event strips away the conveniences, removes the gondolas, and turns off the chairlifts, pushing participants to rely on their own resilience and determination. The challenge is raw and uncompromising, offering a true test of endurance and spirit.

 

About the IronHike Endurance Series

Founded by John Kolker, a sudden cardiac arrest survivor and an accomplished hiker who has traversed many trails around the world, the IronHike Endurance Series is a call to those who seek to redefine their boundaries. Alongside his team of trail crushers and US military veterans, they have created an invitation to embark on a journey that promises to be as rewarding as it is demanding, set against the backdrop of Mohawk Mountain's breathtaking vistas.

 

You can go solo, buddy up with a friend, or form a trail family team in our FlexRelay format, where you can switch Mountain Athletes anytime. You will camp in the base camp near the course with other mountain athletes and spectators. This is an all-weather event, so be ready for anything!

 

The IronHike Endurance Series will take place at Mohawk Mountain Ski Area, located in Cornwall, CT. Cornwall is a town in Litchfield County, named after the county of Cornwall, England. It is known as “the Greenest Town in Connecticut” for its forested land and natural beauty.

 

This event is perfect for you to raise funds, awareness, and acceptance for your cause. IronHike Endurance Products is super supportive of using these events as a vehicle for fundraising and socializing issues of significance.

 

Register now at IronHike.com!

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See you on the mountain!