💬 "I thru-hiked the AT in 2019. Started at Springer. Got dropped off at the Springer parking lot instead of hiking 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

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.
Click the registration buttons below for exact Fall Series dates and pricing.

Claim Your Spot for the Next
Kuwohi 🎯 See Full Fall Series Page

IronHike Endurance Productions, also written Iron Hike, 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. Kuwohi is the perfect first IronHike, the entry point into the Tribe for hikers, walkers, and runners alike. The course runs directly on the AT Approach Trail staircase: no lifts, no shortcuts, no gondola, every stair self-powered and earned one step at a time. 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.