🔔 Hundreds have stepped up to the Bell since 2023.

30 states · 3 countries · Ages 10 to 70s

Start here: find your Elevation. 🧭

Tell us who’s coming, your badassery level, and how long you’ve got. 30 seconds later, you’ve got one Elevation with your name on it.

Find your Elevation 🧭

You've been meaning to do something hard.

🗓️ Without a date, it's just an idea. You don't need to be ready. Ready gets built in training.

💰 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

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⭐ Cadre's Pick

Everest · Solo · 72 hours
💪💪💪💪☆

49 Laps · 61.25 Miles / 99 km · 29,155' / 8,886 m

Own Everest. Three days and nights on the Mountain.

$1,080

Choose Everest 🎯

🌱 Best First Mountain

Kuwohi · Trail Family · 12 hours
💪💪☆☆☆

12 Laps · 15 Miles / 24 km · 7,140' / 2,176 m

If you can hike 4 hours or finish a 5K, you're ready.

$90 each · $360 per team of 4

💬 "Don't let the word Hike fool ya, these are trail runs you will power-hike for sure!"

— Elena S · IronHike Kuwohi Finisher

Choose Kuwohi 🎯

Bring your team. Trail Buddies save 25%. Teams of 4 save 50%.

🔥 The Hardest Thing We Offer

Olympus Mons Ultra · Solo · 84 hours
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122 Laps · 152.5 Miles / 245 km · 72,590' / 22,125 m

Recognized among the Top 4 Hardest Ultra Events in the World. Few have ever finished it.

$1,260

Take it on 🎯

💬 "I thought I was signing up for an ultra. I ended up finding my Tribe."

— Trail Mom · IronHike Denali Athlete

⛰️ The Mountain
• Mohawk Mountain Ski Area, Cornwall, CT • Built 1947 • Full History

📐 Course
• Up and down Mohawk Mountain ski trail
• Lap: 1.25 miles (2.0 km) • Gain/Loss per Lap: 595 ft (181 m)
• Summit: 1,600 ft (488 m) • Base: 920 ft (280 m)

✈️ Nearest Airports
• Bradley International (BDL): 1 hr 4 min • Westchester (HPN): 60 min • JFK / LGA / EWR: 90 min

🚗 Drive Times
• Hartford: 1 hr • Springfield: 1 hr 16 min • New York City: 2 hr 20 min • Boston: 2 hr 35 min

🔗 Resources
• Drone Policy • Lodging • Outdoor Activities • Leaf Peeping

Everything you need to know about the course, the venue, training, gear, and what to expect on the Mountain.

📖 Read the Guide

Each team member in the Trail Buddy or Trail Family Event has no minimum or maximum laps, mileage, elevation, or time on the course. Teams manage who is on the Mountain for how long and when, according to conditions, fitness levels, and the needs of the team.

Policy: No refunds, deferrals, or transfers between Series. Upon request, you may receive a single-use coupon for 80% off any future registration (no expiration). All sales final.

Transfers within the same Series are allowed on a case-by-case basis.

Start and finish times for every Event, plus registration dates.

🗓️ Full Schedule & Registration Details

Every Event. Every lap. Every finish. Browse and download your Series photos.

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IronHike Endurance Productions

IronHike Endurance Productions is a veteran-owned endurance event Series built by US Army veterans who hike, coach, and compete. We produce elevation-based endurance events and multi-day mountain endurance events at Mohawk Mountain Ski Area in Cornwall, Connecticut. The Mohawk Mountain endurance event Series runs Spring and Fall each year. Our FlexRelay format lets Mountain Athletes compete Solo, as a Trail Buddy pair, or as a Trail Family of four. This is not a race. It is a time-allotted elevation-based endurance trail event: there is no podium and no age group awards. Finish and earn a Finisher's Medal and the coveted Orange Finisher's Hat. Every foot of elevation gain is climbed one lap at a time by Mountain Athletes from 30 states and 3 countries and counting who came here to prove themselves right. IronHike offers seven elevation-based endurance events ranging from a 12-hour endurance event to an 84-hour endurance event, covering 7,140 to 72,590 feet (2,176 to 22,125 m) of vertical gain at Mohawk Mountain in Cornwall, Connecticut. The Olympus Mons Ultra, powered by Skratch Labs®, is ranked as one of the hardest ultra events in the world and the hardest endurance hiking event in the USA. Answer the Bell - Basic and Answer the Bell - Full run in the Backyard Ultra format: a backyard ultra on a mountain and a last person standing ultra. Our FlexRelay team endurance event format makes multi-day ultra endurance and vertical trail endurance accessible to athletes at every level. The IronHike Mountain Athlete Tribe is a shared suffering endurance community built from the ground up by veteran endurance sports athletes who believe that personal transformation happens on a mountain. Athletes from across the country and beyond register as Solo Mountain Athletes, Trail Buddy pairs, and Trail Family teams to climb every foot of elevation together. The IronHike Tribe spans 30 states and 3 countries and counting, supported by the veteran-owned Cadre who trek every Event alongside them. You show up, you belong, and you prove yourself right one lap at a time. IronHike is a self-paced mountain ultra Series where every foot of elevation gain is earned one lap at a time. As a veteran-owned endurance event operating at Mohawk Mountain Ski Area in Cornwall, Connecticut, IronHike delivers East Coast ultra endurance built for the toughest goals athletes set for themselves. Every Mountain Athlete who shows up leaves having earned something that cannot be bought, only proven. IronHike Fall 2027 takes place Thu–Sun, October 7–10 at Mohawk Mountain Ski Area in Cornwall, Connecticut, in the Litchfield Hills. Everesting Connecticut fall. Everesting New England October 2027. Elevation endurance event Connecticut fall. Multi-day mountain endurance event fall foliage. Mohawk Mountain endurance event October 2027. Endurance hiking event USA. Backyard ultra Connecticut. 12 hour hiking event. 24 hour hike. Team relay hiking event.