Red Bull X-Alps | Recap Day 7

Red Bull X-Alps | Recap Day 7

Jun 24, 2019 | Competition, Events, gliders, harness

Paul Guschlbauer (AUT1) got a hero’s welcome this evening when he landed at a local paragliding club – even though he wasn’t quite the hero the locals were supporting! ‘The weather was not good today,’ Guschlbauer’s supporter said, ‘and Paul has hiked 4000m vertical....
Red Bull X-Alps | Recap Day 6

Red Bull X-Alps | Recap Day 6

Jun 24, 2019 | Aktionen, Competition, Events, gliders, harness

Hike and fly. That’s what this race is all about. It’s what the late Hannes Arch envisioned when he came up with the idea for the Red Bull X-Alps almost 20 years ago. Hike and fly all the way from Salzburg to Monaco – adventure at its simplest and purest.  Today, on...
Red Bull X-Alps | Recap Day 3

Red Bull X-Alps | Recap Day 3

Jun 18, 2019 | Aktionen, Competition, Events

It’s neck and neck at the front with the veteran five-time champion up against the young French rookie flying in the tricolour. They started the day together on the northern side of the Zillertal Alps and by close of play they looked as if they were going to end it...