2003 – Red Bull X-Alps – Respect to the athletes
Red Bull X-Alps is one of the most spectacular adventure races of all time. Thirty athletes compete day and night over an 850 km (530 miles) route through the Alps with only a pair of hiking boots and a paraglider to help them.
Already successfully staged in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011, founder Hannes Arch organizes this event again in 2013 in collaboration with zooom productions.
Athletes attempt to navigate their way through the massive Alps range in the shortest time possible, negotiating compulsory turning points at Austria’s Dachstein Glacier, Italy’s Marmolada peak, the fearsome Eiger in Switzerland, Europe’s highest mountain Mont Blanc and the final stepping stone of Mont Gros before reaching Monaco.
Respect to those who take that challenge of extreme sports and pure nature.
