For those of you who didn't know, I have been working on this project since about December: it was basically an adventure race that starts on the Dachstein Glacier and finishes in Monaco. The athletes travel by either paragliding or hiking. www.redbullxalps.com has all the details. It took about 17days and we were on the road that whole time, drove a few thousand kilometres and camped in some pretty neat parts of the Alps.
Anyway, we got to follow the race in a camper and travelled with a couple of photographers and tandem paragliding pilots: Vitek from Czech, Olivier (France), Ralf (Austria) and Felix (Germany).
Overall, it was great, although a lot of work and we are still trying to catch up on sleep. We saw a lot of the Alps, met some very cool people from all over the world and we swam in the sea in Monaco, which was nice and warm. Highlights were the Swiss Alps and some very memorable drives through the night.
We crashed with Olivier at his chalet in Chamonix for a couple of nights of guitar playing and general merriment.
As for the camper van, well, we had more than a couple of little bumps, mainly my fault, I admit..
Ralf sleeping in his car
Our camper near Mont Blanc - the damage is on the other side
Katie on one of the many beautiful mountain passes in Switzerland
The view from where we free-camped in Monaco
Martin Müller, the third placed athlete landing near the beach in Monaco
Me on the beach in Monaco, looking a bit tired
These three are just a few of the 'official' photos, taken by the guys with the tandem pilots' help. This one near the Eiger, Switzerland and probably my favourite shot from the whole event
Chamonix valley
Olivier flying near Mont Blanc with his fisheye lens
