X Alps
It first launched in 2003 and has since taken place every other year.
X alps. Red bull x alps is hailed as the world s toughest adventure race. The x alps4 is a complete redesign developed with the technological know how of our r d team and the intense experience of our x alps athletes. The shortest red bull x alps 2019 route measures 1 138 km and is shown as a red line. Red bull x alps is back for its tenth edition in 2021.
Athletes race non stop across the length of the formidable alps by foot or paraglider. The event is a non stop adventure race where athletes brave scorching heat and freezing rain as they race across europe s most fearsome mountain range. Around 30 athletes take part and must navigate their way via a predetermined set of turn points that vary with each race. The red bull x alps is a paragliding race in which athletes must hike or fly 1 000 km across the alps.