IronHike Endurance Series - Fall 2024 - Mohawk Mountain, CT, USA - Trail, Hike, Run, Walk, Ultra, Adventure, Everesting and Olympus Mons Challenge...

Trail Name: Mohawk

Lap Direction: Up Left and Down Right (Facing Summit)
Elevation Gain per Lap:  595’
Ascent Miles per Lap: 0.625
Descent Miles per Lap: 0.625
Total Miles per Lap: 1.250

Event: Clingmans Dome

12 hours
15 miles
6,643+ feet of elevation gain and loss
Highest Summit on The Appalachian Trail
 
Significance: Do this all in one really hard day! Perfect if you only have the time for one day. 
Participation: Individual Mountain Athletes, Trail Buddy, and Trail Teams
Description:  You will trek the equivalent elevation of the highest mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains on the Appalachian Trail in NC / TN USA.
Type:  Power-hike | Trail Run | Endurance Challenge | Ski Slope Loop 
Actual Elevation Gain and Loss: 7,140’
Laps: 12
Days: 0.5
Miles: 15
Flat Miles: 0
Miles Per Day: 15
Starts: Sat 10 am
Ends: Sat 10 pm

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Event: Double Dome (Clingmans Dome twice)

24 hours
28.75 miles
13,286+ feet of elevation gain and loss
Highest Summit on The Appalachian Trail
 
Significance: Trek all day and all night on Saturday, Finish just after sunrise on Sunday!
Participation: Individual Mountain Athletes, Trail Buddy, and Trail Teams
Description:  You will trek two times the equivalent elevation of the highest mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains on the Appalachian Trail in NC / TN USA.
Type:  Power-hike | Trail Run | Endurance Challenge | Ski Slope Loop 
Actual Elevation Gain and Loss: 13,685’
Laps: 23
Days: 1
Miles: 28.75
Flat Miles: 0
Miles Per Day: 28.75
Starts: Sat 10 am
Ends: Sat 10 pm

Event: Denali

48 hours
43.75 miles
20,310+ feet of elevation gain and loss
Highest Summit in USA / North America
 
Significance: This is the perfect "Damn-this-is-hard" weekend mountain trek! Get it done in 48 hours and get and back to your other life on Monday afternoon.
Participation: Individual Mountain Athletes, Trail Buddy, and Trail Teams
Description: You will have 2 days to get up and down the mountain until you reach the elevation gain (and loss) equivalent to the tallest mountain in North America, located in south-central Alaska. This one is perfect for serious mountain athletes who want to invest a whole weekend.
Type:  Power-hike | Trail Run | Endurance Challenge | Ski Slope Loop
Actual Elevation Gain and Loss: 20,825’
Laps: 35
Days: 2
Miles: 43.75
Flat Miles: 0
Miles Per Day: 21.88
Starts: Sat 10 am
Ends: Mon 10 am

Event: Everest

72 hours
61.25 miles
29,031.69+ feet of elevation gain and loss
Highest Summit on Earth
 
Significance: This is our version of the currently popular event known as "Everesting".  What makes us a bit different is that it is completely self-powered, with no lifts, so you are trekking to the equivalent elevation of Everest and back down!  This is NOT a race, this is an investment in you.  Do something over-the-top-hard and let it change you for the better.
Participation: Individual, Trail Buddy, and Trail Teams
Description: You will have 3 days to get up and down the mountain at our venue until you reach the whopping elevation gain (and loss) equivalent to the highest Mountain on Earth found at the Mahalangur Himal, Himalayas in Nepal and China!
Type:  Everesting Challenge | Power-hike | Trail Run | Endurance Challenge | Ski Slope Loop
Elevation: 29,155’
Laps: 49
Days: 3
Miles: 61.25
Flat Miles: 0
Miles Per Day: 20.42
Starts: Sat 10 am
Ends: Tue 10 am

Event: Olympus Mons

84 hours
152.5 miles
72,000+ feet of elevation gain and loss
Highest Summit in the Solar System on Mars

Significance: The most elevation gain we have seen anywhere in one challenge, 72K feet up and down!  It is equivalent to the highest summit in the solar system on Mars!  This one reaches "are-you-kidding-me?" status and lasts a whopping 84 hours.  Only try this one if you have done all the work to get here.  This is a Beyond-Everesting-Challenge!
Participation: Individual, Trail Buddy, and Trail Teams
Description: You will have 3.5 days to get up and down the mountain until you reach the whopping elevation gain (and loss) equivalent to the highest planetary mountain in our Solar System found in the Tharsis Montes region on Mars!
Type:  Beyond-Everesting-Challenge | Power-hike | Trail Run | Endurance Challenge | Ski Slope Loop
Elevation: 72,590’
Laps: 122
Days: 3.5
Miles: 152.5
Flat Miles: 0
Miles Per Day: 43.57
Starts: Sat 10 am
Ends: Tue 10 pm