IronHike Amicalola Falls Appalachian Trail Approach Fall 2026 2026 — Dawsonville, GA

...the world's premier mountain staircase endurance Event above Georgia's highest waterfall. The AT starts here. So does the next version of you. Register Now. Claim Your Spot. 🎯 👥 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 🔥 Hard things are harder alone. 📣 Buddies Half Off 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. Code buddy50 . All Buddy Events. Any Series. First-time Mountain Staircase Athlete? Start with Kuwohi 12 Hours · 11 Laps · 6,644' Gain · 13,288 Stairs You have the base fitness if you can do any of these: ✅ Climb stairs regularly or do stair workouts ✅ Hike 4 hours over varied terrain ✅ Walk regularly and want a real test of yourself Your pace is your pace. The Staircase doesn't judge. Neither does your Tribe. Solo - Kuwohi Seasoned Ultra Athlete? 144,960 Total Stairs. Round Trip. 72,480 feet of vertical gain. On a staircase. In Georgia. 🔴 Olympus Mons Ultra. The Hardest Ultra on Earth. Or Mars. 84 Hours · 180 Miles · 72,480' Gain · 120 Laps · Powered by Skratch Labs® You've done the 100-milers. You've done the crazy ultras. You have never climbed 144,960 stairs. Nowhere close. Only 3 finishers ever. None on this course yet. Solo - Olympus Mons 30 states. 3 countries. Ages teens to 70s. This is who shows up. 💬 "I thru-hiked the AT in 2019. Started at Springer. Took the road walk to skip the Approach Trail because everyone said it was brutal. Been thinking about those 604 stairs ever since. Not this time. I reached out to the Cadre last week and told them I am in." — Renee · AT Class of 2019 · Registering for Kuwohi ▲ ▲ ▲ 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 stairs 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 | 11 Laps | 6,644' | 13,288 Stairs | The entry point. Your first staircase endurance Event. Badass Rating 💪💪☆☆☆ 📅 IronHikers Away: Sat, Dec 12 @ Noon | Final Bell: Sat, Dec 12 @ Midnight 👤 Solo · $95/day with code reg50 💰 👥 Buddies half-off · $59/day each with code buddy50 💰 👥👥 Trail Family · $96/day each · built in 🎁 Register for: Solo - Kuwohi Trail Buddy - Kuwohi Trail Family - Kuwohi ▲ Double Kuwohi · 24-Hour | 22 Laps | 13,288' | 26,576 Stairs | A full day and night on the Staircase. Badass Rating 💪💪½☆☆ 📅 IronHikers Away: Sat, Dec 12 @ Noon | Final Bell: Sun, Dec 13 @ Noon 👤 Solo · $147/day with code reg50 💰 👥 Buddies half-off · $70/day each with code buddy50 💰 👥👥 Trail Family · $123/day each · built in 🎁 Register for: Solo - Double Kuwohi Trail Buddy - Double Kuwohi Trail Family - Double Kuwohi ▲ Answer the Bell - Basic · 24-Hour | 24 Laps | 14,496' | 28,992 Stairs | One lap per hour, every hour, on the hour. Badass Rating 💪💪💪☆☆ 📅 IronHikers Away: Sat, Dec 12 @ Noon | Final Bell: Sun, Dec 13 @ Noon 👤 Solo · $197/day with code reg50 💰 💡 Solo only · no FlexRelay team format Register for: Solo - Answer the Bell Basic ▲ Denali · 48-Hour | 34 Laps | 20,536' | 41,072 Stairs | Two days, two nights, no shortcuts. Badass Rating 💪💪💪½☆ 📅 IronHikers Away: Fri, Dec 11 @ Noon | Final Bell: Sun, Dec 13 @ Noon 👤 Solo · $333/day with code reg50 💰 👥 Buddies half-off · $143/day each with code buddy50 💰 👥👥 Trail Family · $258/day each · built in 🎁 Register for: Solo - Denali Trail Buddy - Denali Trail Family - Denali ▲ Everest · 72-Hour | 49 Laps | 29,596' | 59,192 Stairs | The authentic self-powered Everesting alternative on a staircase. Badass Rating 💪💪💪💪☆ 📅 IronHikers Away: Thu, Dec 10 @ Noon | Final Bell: Sun, Dec 13 @ Noon 👤 Solo · $311/day with code reg50 💰 👥 Buddies half-off · $132/day each with code buddy50 💰 👥👥 Trail Family · $239/day each · built in 🎁 Register for: Solo - Everest Trail Buddy - Everest Trail Family - Everest ▲ Answer the Bell - Full · 84-Hour | 84 Laps | 50,736' | 101,472 Stairs | On the hour. Every hour. Until you can't. Badass Rating 💪💪💪💪💪 📅 IronHikers Away: Thu, Dec 10 @ Midnight | Final Bell: Sun, Dec 13 @ Noon 👤 Solo · $229/day with code reg50 💰 💡 Solo only · no FlexRelay team format Register for: Solo - Answer the Bell Full ▲ Olympus Mons Ultra · 84-Hour | 120 Laps | 72,480' | 144,960 Stairs | Powered by Skratch Labs®. Badass Rating 💪💪💪💪💪½ 📅 IronHikers Away: Wed, Dec 9 @ Midnight | Final Bell: Sun, Dec 13 @ Noon 👤 Solo · $289/day with code reg50 💰 👥 Buddies half-off · $122/day each with code buddy50 💰 👥👥 Trail Family · $221/day each · built in 🎁 Register for: Solo - Olympus Mons Trail Buddy - Olympus Mons Trail Family - Olympus Mo