05. Oktober 2025

    From the Mountains to the Sea I am the River and the River is Me

    RiverTime
    A River Runs
    From the Mountains to the Sea
    I am the River and the River is Me 

    From the River to the Sea
    Might it flow, might it be, make it’s way - forever Free

    I am the River - The River is me!


    “When the first rain felt, the earth awakened.” - Where rivers wandered, life could flourish.
    …Once we worth-shipped rivers as gods! 

    Today there is scarcely a river unspanned, undamned or undeverted.
    Our Gods have become our subjects…
    But rivers give us so much more than water! (Source: River Film)  

     

    In March 2017, the Whanganui River became the first river in the world to be given the same legal rights as a human being. This was the culmination of New Zealand’s longest standing legal battle. 

    The Whanganui River is also New Zealand’s longest of the Great Walks with the least steps but therefore paddle strokes.

    Also, while it meanders through canyons, forests and valleys there is absolutely no Wifi connection for the majority of time or days which is an absolute rarity nowadays and something I really learned to appreciate again.


    It took me a while to paddle the Whanganui. Not in time of the 5 days but in time to begin the journey itself. The first time I tried to find people after the Covid lockdown and when no one responded - I gave up and didn’t even make it to the river. 

    The second time was during a New Years trip to New Plymouth and after the Festival of Lights, Mt. Taranaki and driving the Forgotten Highway it poured down with rain and the river didn’t seem the place to be but to come back to for another time. 

    This time was Easter 2025. I went down for a Kaitiaki Adventure Sports trailrunning camp (https://www.instagram.com/kaitiaki_endurance_sports/ - not just running but caring with all kinds of sports to care for Nature) and extended my stay to flow.

    It was the last week of the operational summer river season and the weather was too sunny and nice to ignore. The problem: Canoe operators only let you go on the river in company with another person (guess for safety reasons). I had asked in FB groups, some operators if they know people to join and in pure desperation, “even” some friends ;) - all unsuccessful.
    The solution: Somehow I took my SUP and all the gear for a solo-adventure down just to not miss the chance and there it was…

    Solo-adventures are always a little bit exciting:
    “It’s impossible, said pride. It’s risky, said experience. It’s pointless, said reason. Give it a try, whispered the heart.”
    A rainbow over the river the evening before. A Karakia to the river in the morning. A PLB with me and the knowledge that I had tried my best to find someone to go together with or join - I paddled into the quiet morning dew - taken by the river's flow and there was no way back anymore. You can’t really go against the flow and have to trust the river. 

    I convinced myself that I wasn’t actually not really alone - first I had AJ my Tirolian River guide unicorn with me - probably the most experienced river unicorn I could ask for as I got it as a present when I have been guiding as a raft guide in Tyrol and it was given to me by a kayak and raft friend as a good omen. 

    I also had the river itself with me - as it had literally personal rights ;).

    The things you tell yourself while paddling. I didn’t really had time to think anyways. The river required my full attention and focus and was more challenging and exciting than I expected. There was one stop on my first day - a hot chocolate at a Lavender farm between the Whanganui River flowing down and the Forgotten Highway driving up the other way. 

    I had the river all by myself for the first 2.5 days. I didn’t see anyone else on the river except a few goats at the river bench. Memorizable was to find some trash: Trick or Treat Halloween basket on Easter - just like the coincidence of time. The other was the luck that I just realized a dead goat in a little waterfall just before I was about to drink out of it…it would not just have been pretty Bäh but also poisoning wouldn’t have been fun. 

    The first boat I met after my solitude was a loud, fast jetboat driving against the current with people “juhuing” aloud…welcome back…
    The second behind a curve was a stranded canoe whirled around a rock and people reorganizing from 3 to 2 boats after a few hours - not the ideal start to a trip. I was happy to see some people and realized once again how fast everything can change on the river…one moment of inattention, a wrong decision, unluckiness and you're in the water to the neck  and screwed. 

    It was good to paddle in a group for a while and knowing that there are other people around even so I think the first few days were the more difficult paddling and I felt most of the day quite relaxed. A big group ended up either overnighting in a Marae or sleeping in campsites next to it. That’s where I met the infamous RIVERRATS - a band in canoes formed during this trip and leaded by a “lazy” paddler but therefore a brilliant and entertaining guitar singer Steven (https://www.instagram.com/defishinsea/) (say Hi at his Open Mics if you ever end up in Wellington). In the evening they shared not only food and chocolate with me but even more important music and questions:
    “What did you learn from the River today?”
    If I would have been a bit wiser I would have quoted Siddharta by Hermann Hesse: 


    But today he only saw one of the river’s secrets, one that gripped his soul. He saw that the water continually flowed and flowed and yet it was always there; it was always the same and yet every moment it was new. 

     

    Above all, he learned from it how to listen, to listen with a still heart, with a waiting, open soul, without passion, without desire, without judgement, without opinions. 

     

    But instead I was just happily singing along to the country song of West Virginia:
    “Almost Heaven, West Virginia

    Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River

    Life is old there, older than the trees

    Younger than the mountains, blowing like a breeze

     

    Country roads, take me home

    To the place I belong.” 

     

    A cold night later and a morning hot chocolate the last part ended with a few last spicy rapids. One is called 50:50. The first boat flipped, so I went second - statistics doesn’t lie ;).

    At the end, the last challenge was to get a ride back and the canoe company didn’t want to take me in the beginning but luckily my boat crew, even if separated in boats but all on the same river, floating on the same waters voted me in. 

     

    Thanks for this journey to the Whanganui River and all the people who care!

    “One can learn much from a river.”

    “Love this river, stay by it, learn from it.”
    (Siddharta by Hermann Hesse)

     

    There is another river that received personhood:
    (In February 2021, the world was introduced to Mutehekau Shipu — also known as the Magpie River — when the people of Ekuanitshit, Quebec, Canada and the regional municipality made a joint declaration granting the river legal personhood and rights.) (https://alliance-ms.org/en/)

     

    I’m on my way to meet the sea when I hear the voice. It’s faint at first, a few stray notes climbing on the mist from a waterfall. As I approach the precipice creating the cascade, I see a human on a rocky outcrop. Wearing a red and green bonnet of the type Innu women have worn for centuries, she’s beating a drum. She sings. I’ve heard this chant before, especially in the time since humans with pale faces and neckties started coming to these forests with plans to divert me and other rivers. They said it was for progress. But for me, my progression was slowed down the moment they led me into that concrete box with sluices. Who is she pleading with, this sister? Then I hear it. She’s singing a healing chant — for me, the river — for all of us, for the planet. I hear, even though my voice is louder than her words. I roar. That’s how I know I am.

    “We’ve always known the river is alive. Our ancestors have always said that,” says Innu activist, poet and educator Rita Mestokosho as she swaddles her deerskin drum in a fleece blanket. “The river is like the blood that runs in our veins. If the river is sick, we will also be sick. That’s why we need to protect her.”

    Shipu (River) (Rivers of Nitassinan by Innu activists - Shanice Mollen - Picard: We pay homage to our rivers, the veins of our territory. We wish to pass on the memory and the traditions of our waterways …The rivers belong to no one. We only passing through. We own nothing…We want only that future generations may also follow the current.”

     

    Aware of numerous environmental dangers that the Innu territory faces, two young women, passionate about canoeing, remind us of the fundamental role of the rivers. "The ancestors' highways", as they are called in Innu culture. It is a documentary with political and poetical tones on the importance of protecting the rivers and of bringing out Aboriginal identity.
    https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/i-am-mutehekau-shipu-a-rivers-journey-to-personhood-in-eastern-quebec/

    https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-this-wild-river-in-quebec-is-now-considered-a-person-how-will-it-help/

     

    Also, in 2017 India’s courts ruled “that the Ganges and Yamuna rivers have rights to exist, thrive and evolve”.

     

    Rivers - The blue veins of the Earth! 

    Are bleeding…   

    Down to the last Drop
    Till they run dry

    Is a River Alive?
    It certainly can die, can be damned, can be killed! 

    Can loose its beauty and its soul 

    And all it has once been 

     

    But unfortunately these are drops while most rivers run dry and fall silent.

     

    There are only a few undammed rivers left. The largest surviving wild river system left is the Yukon in the remote northern part of Canada. It’s ranked the world’s twenty-second largest river by volume, which means all larger rivers are somehow dammed… 

     

    Dear broken Rivers…(Alexis Wright) 

     

    Unfortunately Rivers don’t speak in voices humans understand “were few see beauty others see money…and money speaks often louder” 

    “The water says nothing in reply: If you interrogate a mystery, don’t expect answers in a language you can understand.” (Is A River Alive?)

     

    Whenever you look in the world nowadays there are only a very few wild rivers left.
    In Europe - it’s mostly in Eastern Europe or at least that’s what I like to hope… The Blue Heart of Europe (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhmHByZ0Xd8&t=355s) by https://www.instagram.com/patagonia/ is a beautiful film that brings awareness.
    Montenegro is home to Europe’s deepest canyon - the Tara Gorge, the Tara River “The Tear of Europe”. (There is a great article about packrafting it in the current WILD magazine https://www.instagram.com/wild_mag/). 

     

    Then there is the Ötztaler Ache meandering through the Kaunertal, through the Ötztal, in which glaciers where the mummy of Ötzi was found…people lived at this river 5000 years ago. I spent my summer 2019 in those valleys rafting those rivers. It’s in the true centre of Europe, thousands of people travel here to enjoy the last outdoors of central Europe. It’s one of the first rivers I learned from as a young raft guide, the first river I listened to, the first river I loved - there are multiple rafting companies beside its shores and where it unites with the mighty Inn - there is the biggest Outdoor Area playground of Europe (https://www.instagram.com/area47/) a bit further up you from the river you look to the mountains and if you focus you’ll find the Tyrolean Heart - a big heart in the mountains just above where the Ötztaler Ache kisses the Inn - maybe it is the Blue Heart of Europe bringing people alive, playing on the river. 

    I worked for Lemming Tours (https://www.instagram.com/lemmingtours/) und es hat “Spass gemacht.” Go Rafting “Splash, Splash” to experience these waters.


    Even this river is under threat nowadays, even this river is planned to be damned, even this river with all the people enjoying it might not have the voice to be heard. Please give it a voice and keep it alive:

    Take action with:
    Down to the Last Drop - Tirol and it’s Hydropower (https://wet-tirol.at/drop/)

    (@https://www.instagram.com/wet_tirol/) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTi3ZtDFu5g)

     

    The Colorado  "colored reddish", one of the mightiest rivers of America flows 1,450-miles from Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico. On its way it passes 7 U.S states - all depending and feeding from its waters. “The Law of the River” (Colorado River Compact 1922) regulates water distribution among seven states in the Southwestern United States.  

    It once carved the deep canyons of the Grand Canyon - a journey of a lifetime

    (Colorado : The important places - Forest Woodward  THE IMPORTANT PLACES

    - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyF4xhLzvbE).

    Nowadays it’s damned by the Hoover Dam, imprisoned in Lake Powell and Lake Mead feeding the shiny greeds of Las Vegas, evaporating into nowhere to go in the hot desert sky. 

    Ana Zirner (https://www.instagram.com/anas_ways/) describes her journey on the Colorado in her book RiverTime and/or in a podcast with (https://www.instagram.com/weltwach/) in WW215 (https://weltwach.de/ww215-ana-zirner/). 

    After its journey through mountains, canyons, feeding millions on its way the Colorado barely reaches the Sea. The River Delta - The Gulf of California…in Mexico?...is basically dry dead…

     

    “When Rivers Run dry…
    The river delta should be a place of vibrance - a place where the tongue of freshwater finally after all the time of endless travels indulges into the salty mouth of the sea in a kiss of ecstasy!

    In case of the Colorado and unfortunately many other rivers nowadays there is no freshwater - the blue gold - but tears drippling full of sadness barely making it - often it is a brown, dirty, poisoned dead mix of something you can’t call the quintessence of life anymore 

    It’s a shame of what should be, has been once and is now the sad rest of a once mighty river…”

     

    Another film by Patagonia DamNation

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laTIbNVDQN8&t=35s


    I wish I could write more about the Amazon - the Lifeblood of the Amazon rainforest. The second longest but largest river by volume - apparently it carries more water than the next 7 rivers combined, it supports over 30 Mio people.
    Amazon river: Land of Legends (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pu7rA1R8UA) 

    Facts about the Amazon river (https://www.treehugger.com/facts-about-the-amazon-river-5185025)

    It’s home to over 2,000 species of fish - more than in the Atlantic ocean. It’s even home to pink dolphins - no wonder that it even attracts sailing expeditions (Song: Sailors “We all sail on rivers…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nORfNxYoJ8&list=RD3nORfNxYoJ8&index=1)

    After sailing/racing all the ocean of the worlds, winning races like the Round the world race, the Jules Verne Trophy and the America’s cup, New Zealand Sir Peter Blake was shot and killed by pirates while monitoring environment change on the Amazon River on 5 December 2001. 

    In his final log entry onboard Seamaster, anchored in the mouth of the Amazon, Sir Peter Blake wrote what would become very prophetic words. (https://newsroom.co.nz/2018/09/25/sir-peter-blakes-last-log-entrys-lasting-impact/) 

    “We want to restart people caring for the environment… through adventure, through participation, through education and through enjoyment,” he wrote.

    It started and drives The Sir Peter Blake Trust (BLAKE), established in 2004, and is dedicated to continuing his environmental leadership legacy (https://www.blakenz.org/about-us/)  (https://www.instagram.com/blake_newzealand/) 

    I am inspired and excited for my friend Cath (https://www.instagram.com/saffa_cath/) exploring the river on another incredible sailing boat and expedition, which sailed and brought awareness to oceans all around the world. The Infinity expedition is an inspiring crew of people who care for the oceans and rivers of the world. If you got some donation to support a cause: https://www.gofundme.com/f/sails-4-infinity-expedition?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacNgCUzdEWcu4P-AnLyBf6w--z2j8vjaVv6AQY-Sjob8QNIgbuy6MnjukRKEg_aem_KK0rDLF578LHo4SXK3WQtw

     

    (https://gofund.me/dd8bab484) 

     

    https://www.instagram.com/infinity_expedition/

     

    Watch their film Sea Gypsies: The Far Side of the World for a glimpse of inspiration
    (https://www.infinityexpedition.org/our-films/) 

     

    According to a 2018 study, the Amazon River's Andean headwaters have 142 dams, with an additional 160 dams proposed for construction.

     

    From the Amazon to Australia Clarence River - just because they created a beautiful named film called RiverTree Film (https://rivertreefilm.org/) https://www.instagram.com/rivertreefilm.au/

     

    You would think at the end of the world, where people realized one river they would respect others. At least at the South Island of New Zealand - the last corner of the world rivers could flow free but even here rivers need a voice. Starting from the Source itself.

     

    “Spring becomes stream becomes river, and all three seek the sea.” ― Robert Macfarlane


    Starting from some of the clearest waters on Earth in the Northwest of the South Island…

    “Te Waikoropupū Springs faces an unprecedented threat!
    These sacred waters, revered by Māori and cherished by all New Zealanders, are renowned for being among some of the purest waters on Earth. Right now, these sacred waters are under threat from a potential gold mining operation. The Save Our Springs campaign (SOS) is urgently stepping up its defence of Te Waikoropupū Springs.

    https://www.saveoursprings.nz/
    Film: Sam’s Creek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgxfTNztNVk

     

    …to the South East of Dunedin…

    Article in  (https://www.instagram.com/wild_mag/)
    Source of Discovery: The Taiari River is so uninterested in reaching the ocean that, at every turn, it takes the road less travelled. Exiting to the sea just 60km from its source, but taking 288km to make the journey, the Taiari turns what most rivers would make into a short run to the coast into New Zealand’s fourth-longest river. It’s a circuitous, meandering river journey like no other.
    “One of the sad things we can’t avoid during our evening campfire meals is discussing the many human-induced pressures the river faces.” (https://wild.com.au/)

     

    …and even at the Wild West coast…

     

    “A tale of two currents
    Morgan Gorge, a spectacular chasm on the South Island’s West Coast, is a showpiece of whitewater power. Although it has been paddled by fewer than a dozen people, it is the aspiration of kayakers here and around the world to tackle its supreme challenge. If the Minister of Conservation grants a concession to electricity company Westpower to build a hydro-generation scheme on the Waitaha River—as she says she intends to do—Morgan Gorge will become an emaciated trickle for much of the year. Opponents say this would be an environmental tragedy and a cultural loss, tantamount to building a windfarm on the summit of Aoraki/Mt Cook.”

    “Morgan Gorge is the best of the best. It will only be paddled by the extreme few, but it can be the aspiration of many. It is a special place, and special places are what make New Zealand great.”

    (https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/a-tale-of-two-currents/) (https://www.instagram.com/nzgeo/) Film: Whakaoratia te Waitaha https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MnVgyItXZj8&fbclid=PAT01DUANOqa5leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABpwtSU8yXoDifsn_sqPeUY8RR-7dIfoBKaUrID2XXEFISym84JhPAn1kLU0YC_aem_XLKqI5P_WFFB9_u26PniwA

    by (https://www.instagram.com/tewaitaha/) https://www.facebook.com/groups/waitahariver/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT

     

    And then there is the Clutha River, the longest River of the South Island and the biggest river of New Zealand by water volume. In winter 2020 after the first Covid lockdown I paddled this river on my SUP “Ki uta ki tai - River Whispers
    https://www.together-alone-tours.com/2020/07/30/ki-uta-ki-tai-mata-au-from-the-mountains-to-the-sea-on-the-clutha-river/?fbclid=IwdGRjcANOaOZjbGNrA05o3WV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeATnsbymWDvQaSajodZ7d2hcr8mpH-q1RWV0O-1JsqlhTb6g_Aow0uhInxGo_aem_jwyQyjPyEs7KoV79VQqWag

     

    But it’s not just the rivers but also the multiple species which call it home -some of them are endemic to a particular stream or to New Zealand.
    There is the Tuna or Longfin eel - a freshwater eel that can be as old as up to 80 years - most of the eels we see and feed in rivers for fun are probably older than us and have been in a particular stream for quite a while…

     

    Sadly 45% of NZ/our rivers are now unsafe for swimming and 76% of our native freshwater fish are either threatened with or at risk of extinction.

    (Non-profit organisations like Awhi Awa - Embrace a Stream (Non- profit  organization)

    On Waiheke (“The trickling or descending waters”) we are very lucky to have a little eel reserve in Awaawaroa (“long river valley”) where I and others were lucky enough to feed some eels. These eels have names and even favourite food and come up when you do a special flap - they are astonishingly wise fish. 

    Take care of a stream near you and do what you can for it with: 

    (https://www.endangeredspecies.org.nz/news/categories/wai-waterways)
    (https://www.instagram.com/endangeredspeciesfoundation/)

     

    Underneath the surface swims the eel while above there swims the Whio/blue duck. There are way more ducks on 10 dollar notes than actually around. It’s specifically adapted to fast flowing, clean rivers and with only 3000 individuals left it’s rarer than the Kiwi. I was lucky enough to see some on the Milford track and support them a little bit by wearing cool underpants.
    https://www.blueduckapparel.co.nz/pages/about-us
    https://www.instagram.com/blueducknz/ 

     

    River philosophy: 


    Going with the flow
    Living like a River

    A little story about a river creature encouraging to embrace the flow 


    Part I Clinging to the Rocks ~ Richard Bach

    There are some river creatures who cling to the rocks in the river. They know nothing other than clinging to the rocks. One day one of the river creatures exclaims aloud, ‘I’m tired of clinging. If I keep clinging to these rocks the rest of my days, I’ll die of boredom’.

    The other river creatures say to this one, ‘If you let go, the river will carry you away. You’ll be smashed into the rocks and die for sure.’ To which the river creature responds, ‘There must be something more to this life than clinging. If I have to take my chances and be smashed into the rocks, so be it.’ And with that he let go of the rock where he had been clinging his entire life…..

    Part II Letting Go and Floating

    The river creature does let go and at first is smashed about and thrown against the rocks. But over time he learns to float. He loves floating effortlessly, letting the current take him where it will. One day he comes to another group of river creatures further down stream. They see him float by effortlessly and exclaim, ‘Look a river creature just like us. Yet he does not cling.’ and ‘He has no fear of the rocks or the current. How does he do it? ‘ The river creature replies as he floats peacefully, ‘The river delights to lift us free if only we dare let go.’

    Part III – Lessons from the River Creatures

    1. There is no need to cling to what you have always done. There is no need to do what everyone else is doing. There is only a calling for you to step into the power and splendor of Who You Are. It is up to you to step into your radiance and glory.

    2. The opportunity always presents itself for you to take another approach, shift perspective, change gears.

    3. You are the only one holding you back. You are the only one who can set you free from your self-limiting beliefs, victim identity, not-enoughness thinking, they-won’t-let-me mindset.

    4. There are ample opportunities to grow, stretch, reach, claim. It is up to you to do it and

    5.You will always have the support of the Current to take you where you need to go.

     

    What are Rivers if not  less than Art of Descending Water

     

    “Who is stronger than Mountain?
    Me, obviously, says the River.
    Who is older than death?
    Me, of course, says the River..

     

    A river in its simplest form:
    “Is not “just” water!”  

    It’s Life!

     

    I went to the art gallery opening of Jody Rallah (@jodyrallah) - 

    This work is part of Jody's exhibition running in the Gallery till 12 October!
    at exhibitions@waihekeartgallery.org.nz

     

    And found these words “spoken” to me: 

     

    “The Memory of Water, 2025

    What does it mean to say that water remembers? Could every drop carry the journeys it has taken—passing through stone, across valleys, into bodies? Might water hold memory as it travels between places, bearing the substances and stories of all it touches? These questions echo through the work, inviting reflection on the way water sustains, connects, and transforms.
    The memory of water lingers in every ripple and flow. It carries the trace of stone, soil, and story—holding the voices of Ancestors and the rhythms of Country. Water is a living archive: shaping land, nurturing life, and acting as a vessel of connection that remembers and renews across generations and cultures.

     

    As rivers carve valleys, leaving traces in their flow, so too do my fingertips create ravines in the artwork—echoes of roots, channels, and lifelines. Each mark carries story, strength, and transformation." - Jody Rallah, Artist in Residence 2025

    “A River seems like a magic thing - A magic moving living part of the very Earth itself.”
    “When you put your hand in a flowing stream you touch the last that has gone before and the first of what is still to come…(Friedrich Hundertwasser - which means hundred waters…a river ;))

     

    More River art:
    Zach Otte Art (https://www.instagram.com/zach.otte/), Zach Otte (https://www.zachotteart.com/Riverscapes) 

    And paintings of my friends Cath and Lieze.

     

    Books: 

    •  Is a River Alive? (by @https://www.instagram.com/robgmacfarlane/) 
      Book of love and protection for rivers
      “Death, Love and life, all mingled in the flow…

    • By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept ( -a 1994 novella by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho)

    • When the Rivers Run Dry (Fred Pearce)

     

    River songs: 

     

     



    German Podcast about the book: RiverTime  https://weltwach.de/ww215-ana-zirner/

    https://www.instagram.com/anas_ways/

     

    Films:

          - Colorado : The important places - Forest Woodward  THE IMPORTANT PLACES- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyF4xhLzvbE

     

    The Blue Heart - The Fight for Europe’s Last Wild Rivers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhmHByZ0Xd8&t=355s) 


    RiverTours:

    I can write about rivers but there is nothing like being in the Flow 

     

    In Northern Germany and for SUP tours I highly recommend my friend Adrian and his company Nature Guides (https://nature-guides.com/) - I still remember our SUP Marathon on my home river Elbe into the sunset of Hamburg and it still makes me smile :) 

    Nature Guides is not only for “normal” adventures but focuses on Inclusion taking people out, who wouldn’t think it’s possible and making their day and making me appreciative and grateful for being able to play on rivers easily. Adrian and his team living it and are always  keen for an adventure or a challenge. The last one (I’ve heard off…) was paddling down the Weser for 431km on a team SUP in under 100 hours without sleep to support the @kinderhospizloewenherz with #weser4lions. Go SUPing with this guy and support a good cause!

    Nature Guides: https://nature-guides.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/nature_guides?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

    (https://www.instagram.com/nature_guides/) 


    Besides SUPing there is Packrafting in southern Germany. I only did one tour with Sebastian on the Nahe but since then I build and offers packrafting adventures all around the world - from Norway, Island, Canada - still waiting to see you in New Zealand ;). He is absolutely passionate about packrafting and adventures and sharing Land & Water adventures.

    https://www.land-water-adventures.com/en/

    https://www.instagram.com/landwateradventures?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

     

    Rafting on the Oetztaler Ache, Sanna or Inn or some Canyoning? Go with the Lemmings :)
    https://www.instagram.com/lemmingtours/ 

    My experience of being a Raftguide in Tyrol: https://www.together-alone-tours.com/save-our-rivers-experince-as-a-raft-guide-go-with-the-flow/?fbclid=IwVERDUANOacdleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHvR3rUXBbYZfEmmzPimaGS8Tukx-smEFkJtu_fNAbJJ-zBHuSALsIUticpEl_aem_zICooj7fXCuhEmUHTv-kyg



    Thanks for reading and caring about our Rivers
    “The blue Veins of Earth”
    Once they have been Gods…

     

    “You have rivers, lakes and seas in your own country - go home and look after your waters!
    Iti nei, Iti nei - Piece by piece it will happen (Film: I am the river and the river is Me) 

     

    One can learn much from a river.’ (Siddharta)