The patron saint of travelers, Saint Christopher, ferried travelers across rivers on his broad shoulders in days of old. Today rescue pilots operating out of their base in the Alps near Kitzbühel, Austria, modern-day Saint Christophers, spring into action! There the Christopher Rescue Squad’s helicopters pull the injured off the mountains and ferry them to safety.
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In the first event, the girls have to prove who has the fastest kick. Jennifer, Annabell, Linda, Olga and Franziska give it their best shot.

This is the second part of the round in which the participants have to show who can do the fastest kick. At the end of the clip the winners are revealed.

In this round of the competition for the Summer Cheergirl 2010 the girls have to be very courageous. Photographer Joachim Storch takes their pictures, while a redknee tarantula gets comfortable on their cleavages.

In this round of the contest “Summer Cheergirl 2010,” the girls do a photo shoot with an Emperor scorpion. Let’s see how many of them dare to meet this challenge!

In this round of the “Summer Cheergirl 2010” contest the girls are posing with tiger pythons in front of the camera. Here are the results of the shoot!

Eva and Olga are the last two contestants who still have to pose with the snakes. Will they be brave enough to rendezvous with the reptiles?

The contest "Summer Cheergirl 2010" continues! In this event, the girls have to be courageous and strike a pose next to the Mississippi alligator named Blacky. Let's see if they dare to do it!

Watch the final part of the contest Summer Cheergirl 2010 and enjoy a collection of the best pictures from the shoots of the girls and their "partners."

A rope course in the Franconian forest has recently become wheelchair accessible. With the right trainers and equipment, they offer a specialized program that is both challenging and rewarding. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Screenwriter, producer, director and actor: Til Schweiger is multi-talented. With his new film "Schutzengel" ("The Guardian" in the USA), the 48 year old is presenting his first action film. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Fuerteventura – currently the windsurfing Mecca of Europe. While some relax on the beach, the world's best surfers and kite-boarders battle wind and waves. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the sun and surf and interviews with pro surfers Tonky Frans and Sarah-Quita Offringa. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Little kids on big motorbikes! Check out this report on the coverage of the Trial Championship at Bensheim.

Little kids on big motorbikes, part 2! Check out the tricky obstacle course at AC Bensheim.

Litte kids on big motorbikes, part 3: The organizer of the event at the ADAC training ground in Bensheim talks about his job, and a volunteer discusses how she helps out.