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The Alpine Convention project, at its seventh edition, brings us through the Western region of the alps to discover new and old issues. The first of three reports of the 20 SuperAlp! edition by our reporter Simonetta Radice.

Monaco beckons! In less than a week since setting off from the Austrian city of Salzburg, Christian Maurer (SUI1), a 30-year-old athlete from Switzerland, is approaching the final leg to Monaco and could arrive as early as Sunday.

The report of the 4th day of the Red Bull X-alps, dominated by Switzerland's Christian Maurer.

Two-time winner Christian Maurer (SUI1) opened up a comfortable lead yeasterday on the second day of the Red Bull X-alps, the world's toughest adventure race.

The Red Bull X-alps 2013 got underway to a perfect start. Thousands of fans cheered the 31 athletes from the Mozartplatz in the centre of Salzburg from where there 1000km journey across the alps has now begun.

On Sunday, July 7 at 11:30am the Red Bull X-alps 2013 gets underway, the extremely difficult paragliding and running competition all the way from Salzburg in Austria to the Principality of Monaco.

The Via Ferrata Gamma Uno at Pizzo d’Erna in Italy officially reopens today, while Via Ferrate Gamma Due at Dente del Resegone reopens on Saturday 6 July.

One week to go to the start of one of the most demanding challenges in the world: 31 athletes from 21 different countries will compete for over 1000, crossing the alps from Salzburg to the Principality of Monaco. The only means of transport: their own feet and a paraglider.

Ivo Ferrari and the rock climb Venti Polari, established up Punta Morasachini by Giuseppe "Popi" Miotti, Guido Merizzi and Federico Madonna.

Andy Frötscher from Klobenstein (BZ) is the veteran of the Red Bull X-alps 2013, he has competed in all editions. On July 7th he will leave for his sixth crossing paragliding and running across the alps from Salzburg to Monaco. With Aaron Durogati and Peter Gebhard to defend the Italian...

Florian Wenter introduces the bouldering at Hirschwände south of Vienna in Austria.

From 12 - 15 May Stefano Angelini, Alessandro Beber and Fabrizio Dellai established Argento vivo, a new ice and mixed route up the North Face of Piccola Civetta, Dolomites. Alessandro Beber provides the details.

Born in 1985, Peter Gebhard will take part in his first ever Red Bull X-alps on July 7 2013. Together with the other two Italians, Aaron Durogati and expert Andy Frötscher, the man from Val Gardena will fly and run across the alps from Salzburg in Austria to the Principality...

The 7th SuperAlp gets underway on 4 July 2013, a crossing dedicated to the Alpine Convention and to sustainable means of transport in the mountains. Simonetta Radice is among the journalists and travellers and, from Chamonix to Domodossola, she will talk to planetmountain.com about the territory of these high lands...

On 14 May David Lama soloed the Mittelpfeiler route (800m, M5) up Sagwand in the Valsertal, Zillertal alps, Austria.

Interview with Aaron Durogati, the 26-year-old from Meran and winner of the paragliding World Cup. Together with Peter Gebhard and expert Andy Frötscher he will take part in the superb Red Bull X-alps 2013 paragliding and running marathon: across the alps from Salzburg to Monaco, beginning on 7 July.