The Red Bull X-Alps, a 1038km race from Salzburg to Monaco by foot or by paraglider, is less than two weeks away. With a reputation as the toughest adventure race in the world all eyes are now turning to the athletes and their supporters as they reach the final stages of their preparation. For the […]
With little over six weeks to go before the start of the Red Bull X-Alps the athletes are preparing for the race of their lives. With it’s reputation as the toughest adventure race in the world the Red Bull X-Alps covers a straight line distance of just over 1000km, from Salzburg to Monaco, which must […]
Last week I headed to Salzburg to the famous Hangar 7 to attend a press launch revealing the route for the 2015 Red Bull X-Alps race. Known for being the toughest adventure race in the world, the race sees athletes cover a distance of over 1000km, by foot or by paraglider, from Salzburg to Monaco. […]
The sky was grey but the storm had passed, it was moving South and as luck would have it I had just flown North. Waiting at Sacramento airport I pondered what it was going to be like meeting ‘The Honza’. The Red Bull X-Alps in July 2015 will be the 39 year old’s 5th time […]
Known as the world’s toughest adventure race, held every other year since 2003, the Red Bull X-Alps has a simple concept – athletes must hike or fly across the Alps – from Salzburg to Monaco, a straight line distance of 1000km. In reality the athletes will cover up to 2,500km by foot or by paraglider […]