IronHike Amicalola Falls Appalachian Trail Approach Fall 2026

...the world's only 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 · Registe