In Salzburg the most difficult races in the world started

Beginning their route on the 5-th of July in Salzburg, the competitors ought to reach the finish in Monaco in such a way overcoming the distance in more than one thousand kilometers.

Meanwhile, the race includes not only foot running but also paragliding. In total the competition joins thirty-two sportsmen from different countries.

The best result of RedBull X-Alps is regarded to be the one recorded by a person from Switzerland Christian Maurer in 2013 when he had been travelling the distance in 1038 kilometers for six days and twenty-three hours.

From times to times RedBull subsidizes extreme sports and eminent stunt. One of the most famous tricks is the parachute leap of Felix Baumgartner from the height of 39 kilometers when he became the first human who overcame the sonic barrier without the aircraft.