IronHike Mohawk Mountain Fall 2026

...the
"prove yourself right about you"
Endurance Event Series where the only competitor is yesterday's you.

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

— Elena S · IronHike Kuwohi Finisher

🔥 Hard things are harder alone.

📣 Buddies Half Off - Limited Time

50% off when you register with a Trail Buddy. Use code buddy50 at checkout. Half the price. Twice the suffering. All the proof.

No buddy yet? Register for any Buddy Event now. Your buddy completes their info on RunSignUp later at no extra cost.

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

First-time Mountain Athlete? Start with Kuwohi 12 Hours · 15 Miles · 7,140' Gain 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 challenge Your pace is your pace. The Mountain doesn't judge. Neither does your Tribe. Register for Kuwohi 🎯 Seasoned Ultra Athlete? 72,590 Feet of Vertical Gain The most of any ultra under 200 miles. On Earth. 🔴 Olympus Mons Ultra. The Hardest Ultra on Earth. Or Mars. 84 Hours · 152.5 Miles · 72,590' Gain 477 feet of vertical per mile · No flat miles · Powered by Skratch Labs® You've done the 100-milers. You've done the crazy ultras. You have never had this much vert. Nowhere close. Only 3 finishers ever. To date. Register for Olympus Mons 🔴

👥 Buddies Half Off — code buddy50

💰 Save at least $50 — code reg50

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

👥👥 Trail Family of 4 — save up to 25% per person — code reg50

🗻 Choose Your Summit

👤 Solo. Go it alone, but surrounded by a Tribe. 👥 Trail Buddy. Partner up for shared endurance. 👥👥 Trail Family. A FlexRelay team of four tackling mileage and elevation together. Each Event uses our FlexRelay format — self-managed pacing, no minimum laps per person. Some Events require night trekking by headlamp. The down is not a gift. You own every descent. ▲ Kuwohi — 12-Hour | 15 Miles | 7,140' | The entry point. Your first vertical endurance Event in Connecticut. Badass Rating 💪💪☆☆☆ 📅 IronHikers Away: Sat, Oct 3 @ Noon | Final Bell: Sat, Oct 3 @ Midnight 👤 Solo — $95/day with code reg50 💰
👥 Buddies half-off — $59/day each with code buddy50 💰
👥👥 Trail Family — $96/day each — built in 🎁 Solo  Trail Buddy  Trail Family ▲ Double Kuwohi — 24-Hour | 28+ Miles | 13,685' | A full day and night on the Mountain. Badass Rating 💪💪½☆☆ 📅 IronHikers Away: Sat, Oct 3 @ Noon | Final Bell: Sun, Oct 4 @ Noon 👤 Solo — $147/day with code reg50 💰
👥 Buddies half-off — $70/day each with code buddy50 💰
👥👥 Trail Family — $123/day each — built in 🎁 Solo  Trail Buddy  Trail Family ▲ Answer the Bell Ultra - Basic — 24-Hour | 28.8 Miles | 14,400' | Backyard ultra format on a real Mountain. Badass Rating 💪💪💪☆☆ 📅 IronHikers Away: Sat, Oct 3 @ Noon | Final Bell: Sun, Oct 4 @ Noon 👤 Solo — $197/day with code reg50 💰
💡 Solo only — no FlexRelay team format Solo ▲ Denali — 48-Hour | 43+ Miles | 20,825' | Two days, two nights, no shortcuts. Badass Rating 💪💪💪½☆ 📅 IronHikers Away: Fri, Oct 2 @ Noon | Final Bell: Sun, Oct 4 @ Noon 👤 Solo — $333/day with code reg50 💰
👥 Buddies half-off — $143/day each with code buddy50 💰
👥👥 Trail Family — $258/day each — built in 🎁 Solo  Trail Buddy  Trail Family ▲ Everest — 72-Hour | 61+ Miles | 29,155' | The authentic self-powered Everesting alternative. The 29029 alternative where you earn every descent. Badass Rating 💪💪💪💪☆ 📅 IronHikers Away: Thu, Oct 1 @ Noon | Final Bell: Sun, Oct 4 @ Noon 👤 Solo — $311/day with code reg50 💰
👥 Buddies half-off — $132/day each with code buddy50 💰
👥👥 Trail Family — $239/day each — built in 🎁 Solo  Trail Buddy  Trail Family ▲ Answer the Bell Ultra - Full — 84-Hour | 100.8 Miles | 50,400' | On the hour. Every hour. Until you can't. Badass Rating 💪💪💪💪💪 📅 IronHikers Away: Wed, Sept 30 @ Midnight | Final Bell: Sun, Oct 4 @ Noon 👤 Solo — $229/day with code reg50 💰
💡 Solo only — no FlexRelay team format Solo ▲ Olympus Mons Ultra — 84-Hour | 152+ Miles | 72,590' | Named for the tallest volcano in the solar system. Recognized among the Top 4 Hardest Ultra Events in the World. Powered by Skratch Labs®. Badass Rating 💪💪💪💪💪½ 📅 IronHikers Away: Wed, Sept 30 @ Midnight | Final Bell: Sun, Oct 4 @ Noon 👤 Solo — $289/day with code reg50 💰
👥 Buddies half-off — $122/day each with code buddy50 💰
👥👥 Trail Family — $221/day each — built in 🎁 Solo  Trail Buddy  Trail Family 🏁 No podium. No records. No age group awards. Your only competition is yesterday's version of you.

The Mountain keeps no score. You finish what you finish. That's enough.

Your first summit or the hardest endurance Event on Earth.
Both live here.

IronHike is a veteran-owned elevation-based endurance event Series and New England's premier vertical trail endurance event Series. No lifts. No shortcuts. No gondola. Earn every up and every down. The self-powered Everesting alternative on the East Coast — where you earn every descent.

If you've done 5Ks, half marathons, or weekend hikes and keep asking what's next — this is what's next. No running required. If you can walk up a mountain repeatedly, you can do this.

You won't go up alone. The Tribe is already there — at 2 AM, at the base, on the trail. Shared suffering builds something that finish-line medals don't.

💬 "The descent is harder than the climb. The mental battle is the real deal."

— Marcus · IronHike Denali Finisher

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✅ What's Included in Your Fall 2026 Registration

⛺ Tenting space on-Mountain. Included for you and up to 6 spectators at no extra charge. 🔥 Base area support station. Shade, fire pit, hydration, snacks, and Tribe camaraderie. 🏅 Personalized Event bibs, summit tokens, finisher's medals, and hats. 📋 Custom training plans. Designed by Chaski Endurance Collective. 🏔️ Exclusive Mohawk Mountain access. For Athletes, teams, and spectators. 🚑 Ski patrol medical support. On-Mountain throughout the Event. 📞 Mountain Athlete Tribe community calls. Pre-Event preparation and post-Event connection. 🅿️ Free parking, spectator areas, and restrooms at Mohawk Mountain Ski Area. 🤝 A new Tribe. Bragging rights. Proof.

💬 "One purpose: To crush that damn mountain. And we did."

— Sara · IronHike Everest Finisher

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🍂 Fall 2026 | When and Where

For four days, October 1–4, 2026, we rent Mohawk Mountain Ski Area in Cornwall, Connecticut, so you can conquer IronHike. Fall in the Litchfield Hills means peak foliage, crisp mountain air, covered bridges draped in color, and farm-to-table harvests minutes from the Mountain. October is when the Mountain is at its most dramatic, and so is the Mountain Athlete in you.

📍 Venue / Course Details — Mohawk Mountain

🏔️ The Mountain
• Mohawk Mountain Ski Area, Cornwall, CT • Built 1947 • Full History 📐 Course
• Up and down Mohawk Mountain ski trail
• Lap: 1.25 mi • Gain/Loss per Lap: 595 ft
• Summit: 1,600 ft • Base: 920 ft ✈️ 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 • Dining • Outdoor Activities • Leaf Peeping

💬 "If you want glamping, go somewhere else. IronHike is for the gritty."

— Derek · IronHike Olympus Mons Athlete

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

— Trail Mom · IronHike Denali Athlete

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💡 What to Know

Mountain Athletes' Guide — Mohawk Mountain

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

📖 Read the Mountain Athletes' Guide The FlexRelay Format

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.

Common Questions

Do I need to be a runner? No. IronHike is a hiking Event. If you can walk up a mountain repeatedly, you can do this. Running is never required.

What if I can't finish? The Mountain keeps no score. Every lap is earned. Every Mountain Athlete sets their own ceiling — the Event ends when you decide it ends, or when the Final Bell rings.

Cancellations, Deferrals & Transfers

Policy: No refunds, deferrals, or transfers between Series. Upon request, you may receive an 80% credit toward any future Event (no expiration). All sales final.

If you are unable to attend, we can provide a single-use coupon for 80% off any future registration with no expiration date. Transfers within the same Series are allowed on a case-by-case basis.

📸 View Event Photos IronHike Endurance Productions Who We Are 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 endurance event. There is no podium, no finish line prize, and no gondola. Every foot of elevation gain is self-powered, earned one lap at a time, by athletes from 29 states and 3 countries and counting who came here to prove themselves right. The Events 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 of vertical gain at Mohawk Mountain in Cornwall, Connecticut. For athletes looking for a self-powered Everesting or an affordable Everesting alternative on the East Coast, IronHike is the answer. We are the leading 29029 alternative and Barkley Marathons alternative in the USA, and the Olympus Mons Ultra is ranked as one of the hardest ultra events in the world and the hardest endurance hiking event in the USA. The Answer the Bell Ultra is 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 Tribe 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 earn every foot of elevation together. The IronHike Tribe spans 29 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. What Makes Us Different IronHike is a self-supported mountain ultra Series where every foot of elevation gain is earned under your own power. No gondola, no lift, no shortcuts. As a veteran-owned endurance event operating at Mohawk Mountain Ski Area in Cornwall, Connecticut, IronHike delivers East Coast ultra endurance at a level that rivals the hardest events in the world. We are the most affordable Everesting alternative and the most accessible 29029 alternative on the East Coast. Every Mountain Athlete who shows up leaves having earned something that cannot be bought, only proven. The Place IronHike Fall 2026 takes place October 1–4 at Mohawk Mountain Ski Area in Cornwall, Connecticut. Self-powered Everesting Connecticut fall. Everesting New England October 2026. Elevation endurance event Connecticut fall. Multi-day mountain endurance event fall foliage. Mohawk Mountain endurance event October 2026. Endurance hiking event USA.