IronHike is a veteran-owned elevation-based endurance event Series now at Amicalola Falls State Park in Dawsonville, Georgia. Your only real competitor is the version of you who almost didn't sign up.

You won't go up alone, but the climb is still yours. It's you against the Staircase and you against yesterday's version of yourself. Nobody else's finish line matters here. Just what you're willing to earn.

The Staircase is waiting.

Amicalola Falls State Park · Dawsonville, GA

Held every December.
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IronHike Endurance Productions is a veteran-owned elevation-based endurance event Series held every Fall at Amicalola Falls State Park in Dawsonville, Georgia (GA), at the official gateway to the 2,197-mile Appalachian Trail. Answer the Bell Basic is IronHike's Backyard Ultra, a lap-based format that runs Until You Stop instead of running out a fixed course. This Event only ends when you do: 36 Miles and 24 Hours if you complete every lap, climbing 1,208 stairs per lap (604 up, 604 down) on the AT Approach Trail staircase on the hour, no lifts, no shortcuts, no gondola, every lap self-powered and earned until the Cadre rings the Final Bell. IronHike is a self-powered Everesting alternative and 29029 alternative in the Southeast, offering elevation-based staircase events from 12 hours to 84 hours, 6,644 to 72,480 feet of vertical gain. This is not a race endurance event: there is no podium, no age group awards, and no finish line prize. Mountain Athletes compete Solo, as a Trail Buddy pair, or as a Trail Family of four using our FlexRelay format, with athletes from 30 states and 3 countries and counting.