Well before the start of the 2015 X-Alps, a handful of pilots are testing themselves against the Alpine range, traversing its length in various directions. Che Golus of Australia has made it from Grasse (South of France) to Sion (Switzerland) in three good flights and, as he says, a couple of “horrible” hiking days. Che’s blog has more. Meanwhile, Dave Turner is in Austria, heading across the Alps in the same direction he will be, again, in July, when he starts the X-Alps race as probably the most formidable rookie in the event - check out his facebook page. Best of luck guys, we wish you many miles at cloudbase! Cheers from all the Team.