Natural Thrill
Home and Dry in Millionaires' Playground
After ten days of torture, Christian Maurer (SUI) reached the finish line of the Red Bull X-Alps 2009 in Monaco on July 29 at 11:24 a.m. (MEZ). Outfitted only with a paraglider canopy and mountaineering equipment, the 26-year-old extreme athlete celebrated a superior race victory.
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Single-handedly conquering Riegersburg
For a very long time, Riegersburg in East Styria, Austria, was considered the ‘strongest fortress of Christianity.’ Not once was the defensive fortification conquered. Legions of Turks and Hungarians found the walls almost literally tough to crack. But not David Lama.
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Kilian makes climbing history
On June 13, Kilian Fischhuber won the Boulder overall World Cup for the fourth time, making him the first man in the history of the sport of climbing to do so. The 25-year-old Austrian won the nail-biting finale in Eindhoven, Netherlands, thus managing the jump to the top of the overall table.
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