Xletix Challenge Kühtai, © Philipp Buron

Extreme Sports Events for Everyone

Tiroleans have a reputation for being tough, resilient mountain people. Those are some of the qualities required by those taking part in the region's extreme sports events. The following mass-participation events invite amateur athletes to push their minds and bodies to the limit.

Extreme Sport Events

For the strong-willed and powerful, the Spartan Beast stands as testament to how much you really want to accomplish something hard, © Werner Krepper

Spartan Race

Oberndorf

Time to get off the couch and into the mud: For those willing to push mentally & physically to achieve their personal best, Spartan is a catalyst for transformation, pushing you beyond what you…

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One of four challenges across multiple forms of terrain: Paragliding at the Dolomites Man, © Mirja Geh/Red Bull Content Pool

Red Bull Dolomites Man

Lienz

Billed as ‘the world's toughest team relay race’, the annual Dolomitenmann is an endurance race unlike any other—and a guaranteed adrenalin rush for both competitors & spectators in September.

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Kühtai XLETIX Challenge

Kühtai

One of Europe’s most beautiful and most challenging endurance events and obstacle courses returns to its only tour stop in Tirol, taking place in Kühtai this June.

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Kaiserwinkl-Walchsee Challenge

Walchsee

An unforgettable sporting event in stunning surroundings, the 5th Kaiserwinkl-Walchsee Challenge is a must for all sports enthusiasts in Tirol, whether you choose to participate or spectate.

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Red Bull Almauftrieb

Mayrhofen

In August, hardy participants compete in this 6K trail run, which is designed to maximize altitude, steepness and (apparently) hurtiness.

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Kitzbühel Descent Race

Kitzbühel

With an elevation loss of 110 meters and a gradient of 80%, the Kitzbühel Descent Race is the steepest and toughest descent in the world, leading down the world’s most iconic downhill ski slope.

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