Founded in 2003, only the most skilled and strongest athletes are able to take on the race across the Alps that involves speed hiking, ultrarunning, mountaineering and paragliding.
Red Bull X-Alps 2015
Dec 11, 2025
32 elite athletes compete in the world's toughest adventure race. They hike, run, and paraglide across 1,000km of beautiful, tough alpine terrain.
Red Bull X-Alps 2017
The eighth edition of the world's toughest adventure race pitted contestants in a 1,000km trek across the Alps from Salzburg to Monaco. Swiss flying ace Chrigel Maurer was looking to defend his title.
Red Bull X-Alps 2019
Get the full recap from another incredible year of Red Bull X-Alps where athletes hiked and paraglided over 1,000km across the Alps – from the mountains in Austria to the Mediterranean Sea.
10 Years of Red Bull X-Alps
In a two-week competition, athletes trek from Austria to Monaco over the Alps by foot and paraglider. From its humble beginnings in 2013, this is the story of the world's most extreme endurance race.
Red Bull X-Alps 2021
Watch a full event recap of the 10th edition of Red Bull X-Alps, the world's toughest adventure race, where 29 athletes attempt to complete a huge loop of the Alps on foot and in the air.
Red Bull X-Alps 2023 - The Champions Challenge
2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the world's toughest adventure race across the Alps. The most skilled and strongest athletes compete in speed hiking, ultra-running, mountaineering and paragliding.
Red Bull X-Alps 2025 – Battle of Legends
Oct 2, 2025
Follow the story of 32 male and 1 female athlete as they hike and fly their way across the Alps by foot and paraglider, battling for a place on the podium of the world’s toughest adventure race.
