12 days of agony, ecstasy and almost certain defeat, the utterly addictive race, Red Bull X-Alps

An introduction to Beyond the Ordinary: Meet the people pushing the boundaries of sport, adventure, gaming, culture and more. Hear from jetski pilot Sérgio Cosme, snowboarder Travis Rice, rugby player Carlin Isles, climber Nirmal Purja, sailor Jimmy Spithill, Dakar Rally crew, and more.... by Beyond the Ordinary

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Find out how these roller-skating women are using their wheels to push for progress: This is a long read taken from The Red Bulletin magazine. It’s about a group of all-female roller skaters who are taking control of the skateparks of Athens, in the face of a skate scene that’s still largely dominated by men. Chicks in Bowls, Athens... by Beyond the Ordinary

14 min listen

How Travis Rice is redefining winter sports competitions: Natural Selection Tour: Natural Selection Tour is the first winter sports event series to showcase the world’s top riders from Olympians to big mountain film icons as they compete on the planet’s most exciting natural and naturally-enhanced terrain. On this episode our host... by Beyond the Ordinary

37 min listen

The man who rescues surfers before they’re crushed by 10-story-high walls of water, Sérgio Cosme: Nazaré is the epicentre of global big wave surfing, a place where the world’s bravest surfers come to set big wave world records. Meet Sérgio Cosme, a jetski pilot at Nazaré whose job is to locate a fallen surfer, race towards them at top speed with a... by Beyond the Ordinary

18 min listen

One of the toughest races in the world, Dakar Rally: It’s one of the toughest races in the world and it takes place in some of the most challenging locations on the planet, but beyond that, how much do you know about the Dakar Rally and the men and women who literally risk everything to cross the finish... by Beyond the Ordinary

38 min listen

Jesse Marsch on why 'Mentality is Key' taken from Red Bull Salzburg's Pressing Questions: Positive mentality, dealing with adversity, philosophies of leadership and how a trip round the world changed so much perspective. These are just a few of the topics that Jesse Marsch, Red Bull Salzburg’s manager, shares in this interview. Taken... by Beyond the Ordinary

41 min listen

How do you create an intense mountain triathlon in your own backyard?: This is a long read taken from The Red Bulletin magazine. Cooped up during the pandemic, a crew of Wyoming outdoor athletes decided to bring the adventure closer to home. They planned a local mountain triathlon – colloquially known as a ‘picnic’ –... by Beyond the Ordinary

27 min listen

MTB’s future star Vali Höll receives a surprise call from her hero Rachel Atherton: Without a World Cup race under her belt, Austrian 19-year old Valentina "Vali" Höll is already being tipped to dominate downhill mountain biking. She comes from a family steeped in the sports’ history and grew up idolising Rachel Atherton – so we... by Beyond the Ordinary

25 min listen

The Gurkha who completed a record-breaking mountaineering challenge, Nirmal Purja: This is a long read taken from The Red Bulletin. Ex-British Special Forces soldier Nirmal Purja was not taken seriously by the mountain team when he set himself the challenge of scaling the only 14 peaks in the world which are above 8000m. The... by Beyond the Ordinary

22 min listen

Meet 6 underground astronauts exploring worlds beneath the Earth's surface: This is a long read taken from The Red Bulletin. Listen to 6 stories from the underground astronauts, aka terranauts, exploring worlds beneath the surface of the earth. From microbiologists using caving to research antibiotic resistance, hanging out... by Beyond the Ordinary

31 min listen

What it takes to sail a boat at 100kmph and win the world's oldest sporting trophy: Jimmy Spithill: Jump on board Jimmy Spithill’s AC75 yacht as we take you on an immersive ride to the centre of one of the planet's wildest races - The America's Cup. Hear what it sounds like being in the middle of the action with a team functioning in high pressure,... by Beyond the Ordinary

21 min listen

What to expect from Season 2: Meet the people pushing the boundaries of sport, adventure, gaming, culture and more. Hear from MTB rider Vali Höll, surfer Benn Richardson, cliff divers Rhiannan Iffland and Gary Hunt, freerunners Jason Paul, Hazal Nehir and Didi Alaoui, B-Boys... by Beyond the Ordinary

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Meet the fastest rugby player in the world who said no to the NFL, Carlin Isles: We speak with Carlin Isles, the fastest rugby player in the world and an athlete who's raced against some of the quickest sprinters in history. Having famously said no to the NFL, he's represented the USA in both Rugby Sevens and on the track and... by Beyond the Ordinary

30 min listen

Meet the dancers whose lives have been changed by breaking: B-Boys RoxRite, Lil Zoo and Neguin come from completely different parts of the world, but the three Red Bull BC One All Stars crew members all have the same thing in common: their lives have been changed forever by breaking. Make sure you hit follow... by Beyond the Ordinary

18 min listen

TOP SECRET - go inside F1 Red Bull Racing's Operations Room: This is a long read taken from RedBull.com. When the F1 season started in Austria, coming back after the break due to Coronavirus, teams were very limited in the number of people they could bring with them. That only increased the importance of the... by Beyond the Ordinary

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Freerunning: when every street is your playground: Some people just seem to see the world a bit differently. For a small but growing group of athletes, every city street becomes a potential playground, every sloping roof, every tree or park bench a jumping-off point for adventure. What does it mean... by Beyond the Ordinary

22 min listen

12 days of agony, ecstasy and almost certain defeat, the utterly addictive race, Red Bull X-Alps: Red Bull X-Alps is an elite adventure race, a unique test of flying skills and physical endurance – and for most of the men and women taking part, a competition they don’t have a hope in hell of winning. For 12 days, this exceptional group of... by Beyond the Ordinary

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This is how to be superhuman: Have you ever wondered what it really takes to travel to the very limits of human endurance? To do things most mortals couldn’t even dream of? To become superhuman? Ultrarunner Rob Pope and cross-country skier Veronika Mayerhofer, who is also a... by Beyond the Ordinary

33 min listen

Meet the diver who surfs the most challenging waves, Benn Richardson: After his pro surfing career stalled, Benn Richardson shifted his career focus. He took to diving for abalone, regularly spending four hours at a time in cold, shark-infested waters off the Tasmanian coast. This is his story. This is a long read... by Beyond the Ordinary

20 min listen

What to expect from Season 3: Season Three is available now! Meet the people pushing the boundaries of sport, adventure, gaming, culture and more. With new episodes each Tuesday, make sure you follow to be the first to hear the latest one. Discover more about Beyond the Ordinary... by Beyond the Ordinary

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One extraordinary year for elite athletes: Thousands of athletes worldwide were preparing for what should have been their career highlight. Competitions they had been training for not just weeks and months, but in some cases decades. Dreaming of the prospect of success, winning and gold. Then... by Beyond the Ordinary

26 min listen

From paralysis to running with thousands across the globe: Wings for Life World Run: For this bonus episode, we meet Steven – “A regular guy with good job in the city … and in a split second, I was living my life second by second” when he was knocked off his bike on his way to work – and Sam, who injured her spinal cord when she fell... by Beyond the Ordinary

26 min listen

The pilot who flies through tunnels: Dario Costa: As a boy, Italian-Iranian Dario Costa dreamed of being an aviator performing daring and spectacular flights, just like his cartoon heroes. Today, Dario is a championship pilot for the Red Bull Air Race Team and a stuntman who’s performed in a... by Beyond the Ordinary

35 min listen

Psychology of fear: how athletes conquer heights: What do you do when faced with fear that makes you freeze? How can athletes manage and offset that fear? What’s muscle memory got to do with it? We explore what it means for athletes to operate at extreme heights; managing their emotions and... by Beyond the Ordinary

24 min listen

Hitting water at 85kph: the physicality of cliff diving: They’re surrounded by some of the most beautiful scenery Mother Nature has to offer, but they don’t even notice as they freefall through the air in a descent that comes to an abrupt halt when they hit the water at 85kph… without any protective gear…... by Beyond the Ordinary

33 min listen

Becoming Max Verstappen: From the moment he became the youngest driver ever to win in Formula One in 2016 at the age of 18, Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen has been the sport's brightest light. Now, in the 2021 F1 season, the champs have a genuine challenger snapping at... by Beyond the Ordinary

36 min listen

Audio diary from the world's toughest adventure race: Red Bull X-Alps: Meet Belgian paraglider Tom de Dorlodot as he competes in the world’s toughest adventure race: Red Bull X-Alps. For 13 brutal days Tom battled weather, fatigue and demoralising setbacks as he sought to finish the 2021 competition. We tracked him... by Beyond the Ordinary

28 min listen

The fastest girl in the village: BMX pump tracks that are changing lives: As a girl growing up in Lesotho, Khothalang Leuta never imagined she could become a bike racer – until a pump track was built in her neighbourhood and a dream was born. The odds were stacked against her, but she was determined to succeed. This is... by Beyond the Ordinary

17 min listen

Performing without rehearsal: meet artists who improvise: Thinking on your feet is something most people can do. But being so good at it that you can charm huge crowds and win competitions? That’s a rare skill – almost magical. Meet three performers whose art would be nothing without the ability to think on... by Beyond the Ordinary

24 min listen

"We’ll save millions of litres of water": Meet Joanna Power and Paramveer Bhachu, founders of Lava, a company that plans to save millions of litres of water a year. They talk about their entrepreneurial journey, from being students with a good idea, to heading up a startup business with... by Beyond the Ordinary

27 min listen

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12 days of agony, ecstasy and almost certain defeat, the utterly addictive race, Red Bull X-Alps

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