Your tribe. 🤜🤛Tribe
The Community. The Mountain.
🫂 The Mountain Athlete TribeIronHike is more than an Endurance Event. It is a community built through shared suffering on real vertical terrain. No podium separates us. No clock defines us. You show up, you belong. This is the Tribe.
Where We Come From
▲ 30 states and 3 countries and counting
▲ Ages teens to 70s
▲ Veterans & active duty military
▲ First respondersWho We Are
▲ Day hikers and trail runners
▲ Ultra runners and elite hikers
▲ First-timers proving themselves right
▲ Regular folks. Limit pushers.What We Have Overcome
▲ Adaptive athletes
▲ Cancer survivors
▲ Cardiac event survivors
▲ Those who chose harderWhy We Are Here
▲ Team builders & influencers
▲ 1 percenters
▲ Shared suffering. New Tribe.
▲ Prove yourself right about you.All on the same Mountain. After the same goal. Pushing their own personal limits.Part hike, part trail run, part group camping trip. A multi-day elevation endurance Event earned one lap at a time. No podium. Just proof.
Learn More About IronHike
📞 Tribe CallsTap to see how our monthly calls work
Every IronHike registration includes access to Mountain Athlete Tribe Calls, community connection calls hosted by the Cadre before and after each Event Series. These are not webinars. They are conversations between people who get it.
Get On the Tribe Call Invite ListPre-Event Tribe CallsMeet the Cadre and your fellow Mountain Athletes before the Series. Ask anything. Get your head right. Included with every registration.Post-Event Tribe CallsDecompress, share stories, and celebrate with the Tribe after the Event. The Mountain stays with you. So does the Tribe.💬 "I signed up because my doctor told me I needed to move more. I finished because 40 strangers on a mountain refused to let me quit."
— Derek · IronHike Denali Finisher
💬 "I didn't know a single person at Base Camp on Friday morning. By Sunday night I had people I'd run into a wall for."
— Carlos · IronHike Double Kuwohi Finisher
🥇 Defining the UnstoppableThese Mountain Athletes are living proof that the Mountain belongs to everyone willing to earn it. Cancer survivors. Adaptive athletes. Veterans. First responders. Every one of them showed up, answered the bell, and kept going.
Dr. Scott Festa, DMSc⛰️ Co-Founder · Ukulele Scott · First Olympus Mons Finisher · FKT HolderFormer Enlisted Green Beret and US Army Medical Officer PA. AT Thru-Hiker. First Mountain Athlete to attempt Olympus Mons (DNF 2023). Came back in 2024 and finished in just over 63 hours. Still the unofficial FKT. One of the first 3 finishers.Dan Kosick🦾 Above-Knee Amputee · Cancer Survivor · World Record HolderChildhood cancer survivor and above-knee amputee. Set a world record completing 50 miles at the 2017 World's Toughest Mudder. Competed at IronHike Spring 2024. Dan is Defining the Unstoppable.Jason Dow⛰️ Olympus Mons Ultra FinisherThree-time Olympus Mons Ultra competitor and finisher. One of the first three Mountain Athletes to complete 84 hours and 72,590 feet. His story is one of IronHike's defining chapters.Isabelle “Izzy” Roode⚡ Youngest Finisher · First-Ever Answer the Bell FinisherFinished the Answer the Bell - Basic on her 17th birthday. Volunteer firefighter and EMT. She chose to spend her birthday testing her mental toughness on the Mountain.🎯 Could This Be You?Your Story Belongs Here.Every Mountain Athlete Story started with one decision. If you’ve earned yours, we want to hear it.
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💬 "I cried at the Final Bell. Not because it was over. Because I proved something to myself I'd been avoiding for years."
— Stephanie · IronHike Kuwohi Finisher
Your Mountain is waiting.
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💪 Coaching SessionsTap to see the free recorded coaching sessions
Free recorded coaching sessions for every Mountain Athlete. Training, mindset, gear, and fueling. Everything you need to earn your Summit.
Full Coaching PlaylistAll sessions in one place. Bookmark it and come back as your training progresses.Browse All Sessions▶See the 5 coaching sessions
Gear: What to Bring & Helpful HintsEverything you need on the Mountain. Pack right, move right, finish strong. April 2025.Watch: Gear SessionMindset: Managing Self-TalkThe mental game is half the Mountain. Learn to manage the voice in your head when the laps get hard. March 2025.Watch: Mindset SessionWorkout: Mountain-Ready TrainingA coached workout session built specifically for vertical endurance. Move like a Mountain Athlete. March 2025.Watch: Workout SessionFueling for Optimum PerformanceWhat to eat, when to eat it, and how to fuel multi-day vertical endurance without bonking. February 2025.Watch: Fueling SessionTraining Mind and Body for the SummitA full-session breakdown on building physical and mental fitness for your IronHike Event. January 2025.Watch: Training Session💬 "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
📋 Training PlansTap to see the free training plans
Training plans built by IronCoach Tasha and the Cadre for Mohawk Mountain and Amicalola Falls, by venue and skill level. Free with every IronHike registration and available here to all.
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💬 "I thought I was signing up for a weekend in the woods. I had no idea I was signing up for the best decision I've made in a decade."
— Lisa · IronHike Everest Finisher
📖 Mountain Athlete StoriesReal stories from real Mountain Athletes in their own words, plus the founder's story. The kind of writing that only comes from people who have been on the Mountain at 3 AM and kept going.
Read All Mountain Athlete Stories 📖
📸 Series PhotosTap to browse and download your photos
Every Event. Every lap. Every finish. Browse and download your Series photos.
💬 They're Saying
💬 "The camaraderie that is experienced is unparalleled. The experience of this Event from start to finish leaves participants with a shared identity of grit, perseverance, and a sense of brotherhood. Everyone leaves Base Camp feeling a sense of accomplishment. I have completed Tough Mudders, Spartans, marathons and too many Ragnars to recall. There is nothing out there like IronHike."
— Paul · IronHike Everest Finisher
💬 "No frilly hotels or glamping tents, no gondola rides, and no huge price tag. Just you, the Mountain, and your new Tribe. I wanted to hike with these men and women and be there for them in the last laps the way they were there for me. This Tribe had become my Tribe."
— Hannah Brauchle · 29029 Everesting & IronHike Everest Finisher
Read Hannah's story💬 "My husband thought I was crazy. He crewed me on Day 3. He's registered for Spring."
— Diane · IronHike Denali Finisher
💬 "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
❓ Get your questions answered here.
Training, gear, tenting, night laps, what to expect at Mohawk and Amicalola, and plenty more. Or ask your own.
🎯 Your Tribe is Waiting on the MountainSeven Events. 12 to 84 hours. Solo, Trail Buddy, or Trail Family. Show up. Earn it. Belong.
Veterans, Military & First Responders receive $70 off.
Pick your Series 🎯brave70 · $70 off Veterans & MilitaryNo buddy yet? Register now. Add them later, free.
💬 "I've never been hugged by so many people I just met. Something about earning hard things together does that."
— Jenna · IronHike Double Kuwohi Finisher
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