kuchl, upper wave

morning view

pic: micha schomann


we´ve been to kuchl, austria last weekend. in the last years there would´ve been snow in this area now, water levels been way too low and you would have thought about anything else than kayaking.
this year we were lucky though.
i hooked up with hannes kaiser to spend the weekend in kuchl. when we got there, the salzach was still too low for the standard waves to be in, so we spent our time on the upper wave, recently referred to as "minus one".
this wave is not too big, it´s got a sweet pile and a nice shoulder on surfer´s left.
but damn is it fun!
the sun was shining, it was even pretty warm that day, many boaters hanging around.

hannes carving

pic: micha schomann

in the afternoon the original kuchl wave, "number one", came it, which is way bigger and can send you quite high if you get it right. but it was getting cold and dark now, so we left after a few runs on that one.

sven

pic: micha schomann

we met with micha schomann, who already was in that area for a whole week with his girlfriend, stayed at their place, visited an austrian church choir (!?), drank some vine and had good fun that evening.

watch my eyes, too tired?

pic: micha schomann

next day, same procedure. "minus one" in perfect sunshine first, then later "number one" without any sun in the valley. micha was keen to shoot pictures that day and all i can say is: it was really worth it. thank you.
watch out for micha, soon he´ll be online with his very own website all around freestyle photography.

back pan am

pic: micha schomann

unfortunately, the sun was too low to shoot pictures of number one. whatever.
all shots in this post are taken on the upper wave. did i say it´s sweet? it is.

i love that shot. sidekick.

pic: micha schomann

blunt

pic: micha schomann

hannes and i in our winter gear

pic: micha schomann