Chrigel Maurer

Peter von Känel and Chrigel Maurer photo: Ágata Dominguez

Fly, Hike, Climb, Repeat…

Tarquin Cooper talks to Chrigel Maurer and Peter von Känel about climbing-and-flying all 82 Alpine 4,000m mountains in less than eight weeks
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Cross Country Issue 252: Sep / Oct 2024

“Every journey starts with a single step,” goes the saying. From the X-Peaks to flying from K2, here's what's inside the latest issue. Available to read online in full.
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Chrigel Maurer and Peter von Känel climb-and-fly all 82 Alpine 4,000m peaks in just 72 days – a first and a new record

X-Peaks: ‘An unbelievable two months’

Chrigel Maurer and Peter von Känel climb-and-fly all 82 Alpine 4,000m peaks in just 51 days – a first and a new record
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Launching at the start of the X-Pyr in 2022. Photo: Marcus King

X-Pyr 2024: The Adventure Race Returns

The X-Pyr 2024, one of the world's premier hike-and-fly adventure races, kicks off on Sunday 23 June drawing pilots from around the globe
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XPeaks: Climb-and-fly all 4,000ers

Chrigel Maurer and Peter Von Känel kicked off their mission to climb all 4,000m+ peaks in the Alps, with the Aletschhorn (4194m) on 11 June
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Eigertour 2023 race start

Eigertour 2023: Maurer wins for sixth time!

Chrigel Maurer won the Pro Race of the 2023 Eigertour – his sixth victory in six editions. Julian Schweizer won the Challenge race
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Eli Egger prepares to launch from the Paternkofel, Italy on June 20, 2023. Photo: Lukas Pilz / Red Bull Content Pool

The evolution of the Red Bull X-Alps

Race watcher and former Red Bull X-Alps athlete Tom Payne on how the race has changed – and why that's not a bad thing
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Chrigel Maurer on the raft in Zell am See after winning the 2023 Red Bull X-Alps in record time. Photo: Christian Lorenz / Red Bull Content Pool

Red Bull X-Alps 2023: Chrigel Maurer wins in six days

Chrigel Maurer has won the Red Bull X-Alps for a record eighth time – and in the fastest time in the race’s 20-year history
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Chrigel Maurer ahead of the Red Bull X-Alps 2023. Photo: Marcus King

Red Bull X-Alps 2023: Chrigel Maurer Pre-Race interview

Seven-time Red Bull X-Alps winner Chrigel Maurer shares his thoughts about this year's race, the route and that last-minute team change.
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Chrigel Maurer (centre) and Thomas Theurillat (right) at the prize-giving at the the end of the Red Bull X-Alps 2021. Photo: Lukas Pilz / Red Bull Content Pool

Red Bull X-Alps 2023: Chrigel switches out supporters

Chrigel Maurer has announced a brand new support team for the Red Bull X-Alps, less than a week before the start of the race
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