Red Bull X-Alps, the world’s toughest adventure race has returned for its eighth edition. Starting in Salzburg, 31 Athletes of 20 nationalities are racing a straight-line distance of 1,138km across the Alps to Monaco via 7 turnpoints in 7 different countries, including a turnpoint in Slovenia for the first time in Red Bull X-Alps history. Over the years, the race has attracted some of the world's top adventurers and has pushed them to their limits. It demands not only expert paragliding skills but extreme endurance, as some athletes will hike over 100km a day and gain 1000's of meters in altitude while flying. Some of the pilots are flying our new Z-Alps, an ultralite high-performance wing for the most experienced vol-biv adventurers. We wish them well on this fantastic adventure. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook for more on the X-Alps 2017! For live tracking, click here