We are really happy with the answer of pilots of every country. And with the number of registrations (bigger than number of teams available).

But, we have decided to increase the pre-registration period with 5 days more, to satisfy the requests asking about it.
So, the final date is now, april, 20.

So, if you want to register, remember, fill in our form.

438 km of “shore to shore” race through the Pyrenees, from the Cantabric to the Mediterranean sea, in this first edition of the X-Pyr.
The teams will have to go through the following waypoints:

• Start: Hondarribia
• Waypoint 1: La Rhune
• Waypoint 2: Pico de Orhi
• Waypoint 3: Collarada
• Waypoint 4: Cotiella
• Waypoint 5: Pic de L’Orri
• Waypoint 6: Puigmal
• Waypoint 7: Sant Pere de Rodes
• Goal: Port de la Selva

Download the route to track it on Google Earth.

TraceMyWay will provide the teams the devices for a perfect live-tracking coverage.  Each pilot will have to carry with him: Tracker GPRS (for live-tracking), spare pack of batteries, Spot (satellite location devide).  But there is a surprise, since moreover the assistant will also carry a tracker, thanks to which we will also know his location.  Let us welcome then TraceMyWay to the paragliding world.

Organized by the Federación Navarra de Deportes Aéreos, the Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club Alas de Leyre, and with the collaboration of AVLE, the event gathered more than 30 people around Oriol.

The conference started with a short (very short indeed) introduction made by Oriol himself.

Next, the oficial X-Alps´movie (spanish) was shown (as it has been broadcasted several times on RTVE). As fascinating for both those who had already seen it and those who had not, it was the perfect occassion for the public to prepare the endless list of questions addressed to Oriol that would follow later.

After the 50 minutes´video, Oriol took over and started his presentation. He told us about his flying and sportive backgrounds, from his first approach to paragliding to its participations in competition (Catalonian championship) or his adventures travelling around the world hiking and flying, to actually end-up in his participation on the X-Alps, of course.

Every issue he talked about was explained to the last detail by Oriol, who was in tune with a delighted audience. Between both, the presentation and the questions that immediately arose from the active listeners, the chat naturally resulted in a very profitable experience.

Of the race itself, many aspects were treated: material and preparation, physical and mental training, work with the team member, routes, planning, relations with other competitors, key factors in the race, wise decisions, mistakes, injuries, bad days, good days, and even some funny stories inside the race (the kind of which you cannot get through the media)…, in all, everything.

Thank you very much Oriol, for sharing your time and experiences with us, it was priceless.

We hope to see you on the X-Pyr!

Thank you very much for sharing the dream with us!

Remember, last day for pre-registrations is april, 15th.

We need to have an “X” on our Pyrenees. A bit late but, here it’s! This first edition will mark the future of the race, could it be possible we celebrate it every 2 years?

So … any plans for the first couple of weeks of august? If you want to take part on this unique event, just fill the pre-inscription form here!

A passionate of the race from the beginning? Join the community to follow all the news and updates around the race on this website or through our facebook page here (in Spanish).

Would you like to help us organizing and running the X-Pyr? Come on, its easy.

Welcome to the adventure!!!