Mapping the World's Toughest Adventure Race | Red Bull X Alps

What does it look like for 33 athletes to hike, paraglide and climb across the Alps in the world’s toughest adventure race? Watch the animated map video, created using ArcGIS Pro and Blender, which recaps the harrowing journey of the Red Bull X Alps 2025 athletes. 2025 Winners 1. First place: Aaron Durogati, Italy 2. Second place: Lars Meerstetter, Switzerland 3. Third place: Simon Oberrauner, Austria Esri ArcGIS in the Red Bull X Alps For nearly two weeks, a group of athletes competed in the world’s toughest adventure race, Red Bull X Alps [https://www.redbullxalps.com/int-en/about-the-worlds-toughest-adventure-race]. During the race, the athletes paraglided, hiked, and climbed over 1,200 km across the Alps through five different countries. Due to the rugged and remote nature of the racecourse, traditional broadcast crews were not able to cover the race for spectators, which is why zooom productions and Red Bull X-Alps turned to Esri’s 3D mapping technology. The 3D Live Tracking application, powered by ArcGIS JavaScript SDK [https://www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis/products/develop-with-arcgis/features/web-development], brought the race route to life in rich detail and included the option to toggle on the perspective of the athletes themselves, creating an immersive point-of-view experience. The app allowed fans from around the world the ability to seamlessly track the athletes along the race route and cheer them on to the finish. Learn more about how it was used to elevate the viewing experienc of the the epic Redbull X Alps race: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/f954bff16e5644a3858a5c127218389c Race footage provided by ©zooom, @redbullxalps @redbull #redbull Engage with #Esri on Social Media! https://twitter.com/Esri https://www.instagram.com/esrigram/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/esri/ https://www.facebook.com/esrigis/ Website: https://www.esri.com/en-us/home