Date registered: January 3, 2012
02
Jul
The season is not that old yet, but it has already ended for me this year unfortuntely: Last week I got the confirmation that I have an herniated intervertebral disc, which was caused by kayaking and will probably keep me from paddling for the nexts weeks/months. Damn it… Hopefully it recovers fairly soon! Anyway, my …
05
Oct
Finally, the Sickline Extreme Kayak World Championships have taken place in the Oetz Valley in Austria during the last four days. Unlike last year, when the race had to be cancelled due to high water, the waterlevel was all right this time and pretty constant as well. The starterfield consisted of around 130 paddlers (5 …
12
May
The last couple of days I went creeking in the beautiful Val Sesia/Italy and took part in the Teva Outdoor Games. We ran the Egua and the Sorba several times to be well prepared for the race (downriver, team, slalom, sprint, boatercross), which offered some super-close results in the end! Our team (Jakobus Stenglein, Benny …
19
Feb
Last weekend there was a big exhibition show in Munich – all about outdoor, caravans, sports… I was asked together with a friend to give some little freestyle shows in the pool of the water sports section there with our new Revs. The worked amazingly well in the flatwater, the loops were quite easy to control, …
13
Jan
I made a little video of some freestyle material of the last two years. Check it out: http://youtube.com/watch?v=kPyI75fxXnU
10
Jan
During the last week I had my first couple of sessions in the new Rev M.
29
Oct
Last week we had a great time on the famous Eisbach Wave in Munich.
14
Sep
Last weekend the 20th Red Bull Dolomitenmann was held in Lienz/Austria.
27
Aug
A couple of friends of mine and I have just come back from an awesome paddling trip in the Oetz Valley in Austria. We have done the upper and the middle Oetz and were busy training for the Extreme Kayaking World Championships, which are going to be there in October. Two broken paddles and one …
22
May
My brother and I enjoyed an awesome paddling weekend in Lofer/Austria. Thanks to the rainfall the week before, we were able to run the gorge several times in our Ammos and had heaps of fun. Perfect water level, perfect weather, perfect weekend!