Martin Muller won the XC Open in Portugal with a 225km best flight

Exclusive interview with Chrigel Maurer and Thomas Theurillat immediately after they won the Red Bull X-Alps 2011

The Red Bull X-Alps 2011 started on 17 July. Join us as we watch the thirty athletes make their way across the Alps by foot and paraglider.

2011 Red Bull X-Alps blasts off on Sunday 17 July for 30 of the fittest para-athletes in the world

There are only five days to go until the start of the fifth edition of the Red Bull X-Alps. The advances in paraglider technology mean the equipment used in 2011 is very different to that used in the first race, back in 2003.

X-Alps star suffers back injury after accident in Alps

Thomas Hofbauer wins first 2011 Bordairline adventure race

Oriol Fernandez will replace Ramon Morillas in the X-Alps this summer

Top Austrian paraglider pilots Heli Eichholzer and Christoph Eder have flown a new world record FAI triangle of 268.5km on their Ozone R10.2s.

Two stars of the Red Bull X-Alps have been forced to withdraw from this year’s race.

Red Bull release Judgment Day: a video explaining the selection process for the Red Bull X-Alps, the most gruelling paragliding adventure race in the world

The world’s toughest adventure paragliding race has announced two late additions to its athlete list: Austria’s Paul Guschlbauer and Britain’s Jon Chambers.

The Red Bull X-Alps 2011 athlete list was announced today. Surprise entrants include ‘Mad’ Mike Kung from Austria, who is entering for the first time.

Applications for the 2011 Red Bull X-Alps paragliding adventure race, have opened and athletes have until 30 September 2010 to apply.

Forget blue skies and 4,000 m cloudbases, the Red Bull X-Alps is about bleeding feet, blisters, buckled knees and rain. Are you tough enough? Ed Ewing spoke to some of the athletes to find out what it takes to keep running…

The Red Bull X-Alps 2009 was the most incredible yet. Paragliding and hiking 800 km across the Alps. The DVD is out now

The Red Bull X-Alps 2009 has arrived!

New route for 2009 Red Bull X-Alps race. One of the most difficult endurance events in the world, athletes run, walk or paraglide 800km across the Alps

Icaro’s new leisure jacket was designed by none other than X-Alps star Alex Hofer

Hugh Miller reports from paragliding’s biggest race – the Red Bull X-Alps 2005