The seventh edition of the Raid Chamois paraglider adventure race takes place in the Annecy area of France on Saturday 8 October.

In a moving account James ‘Kiwi’ Johnston reports from Huascaran, Peru

James ‘Kiwi’ Johnston reports from Huaraz on the latest developments

James ‘Kiwi’ Johnston reports from Huaraz on the search for Xavier Murillo

The last day meant fantastic flights for some, and all day on foot for others. The winner, Antoine Giraud, completed the entire tour and flew into goal with five minutes to spare.

After yesterday’s disappointing and frustrating day, I’d hoped today would be extra good. The morning was sunny and cloudless, except for the pileus hat on Mont Blanc

“My day has gone from bad to worse. Wish I’d done what I’d wanted to. Now set myself back hours and hours of walking ☹ not fun any more”

Day three is over, so we are halfway through the Airtour, timewise if not distance-wise. The car is doubling up as a fairly ineffective drying room after last night’s downpour soaked everything, and is starting to smell like a cheese factory

We woke to a grey sky with the odd shower coming through but still the hope it would be flyable from the top of Colombier…

Charlie King flies and walks 36km on her first day of the 289km adventure race.

Bleary eyed competitors gathered on the north launch at St Hilaire this morning for the start of the 2011 St Hil’Airtour.

Charlie King reports from the start of the 289km adventure race

The car’s packed and we’re off up to St Hilaire for the start of the Airtour.

Team Red Bull Austria wins Red Bull Elements

Thomas Hofbauer wins first 2011 Bordairline adventure race

Paragliding to star in French multi-sport adventure race

The St Hil AirTour is a 289km hike-and-fly race that starts and finishes at the French hotspot of free-flight that is St Hilaire du Touvet

Markus Prantl wins the paragliding section of the 2008 Red Bull Dolomitenmann Man on an Airwave Speedmachine

An all-star cast at the Peak to Creek race thrilled spectators in the Ötztal Valley, Austria on May 10, 2008

Steve Nash wins X-Scotia 2008 – Scotland’s biggest adventure paragliding race