It’s not every day you see a crew of rad ladies riversurfing right in the middle of a city – in fact it might be one of those things that happens #onlyinIBK! Welcome to the 5th episode of Epic Innsbruck!
Sports Engineer Michael Strobel is part owner of Up Stream Surfing and we’ve been organising this filming together for a few months. We teamed up with the Outdoor Chicks to provide the surfers and off we went.
Michael Strobel from Up Stream Surfing completing the setup. Photo © GOTiT.
What is Up Stream Surfing?
Up Stream Surfing uses their patented system that bring a sustainable surfing setup to city centres where there is a river and a bridge. It’s a mix of wake boarding and surfing that uses the power of the river.
It’s essentially an underwater sail, a pulley system and a rope. No motors or generators, just energy taken from the flow of the river. I like this a lot!
Outdoor Chicks surfing on the river Inn with the Up Stream Surfing system. Photo © GOTiT.
They currently have setups in Zürich and Innsbruck and plan to surf the rivers of other cities.
Who are the Outdoor Chicks?
The wild at heart Outdoor Chicks are a community of patronage ladies who enjoy the power of nature to transform, improve themselves and strive for something better. The idea behind it is to connect females who have a genuine passion for the outdoors and love nature. Their goal is to inspire, help and grow in their professional and personal lives.
The Outdoor Chicks preparing to surf. Photo © GOTiT.
Epic Innsbruck combines extreme and epic activities with people and locations of Innsbruck. For these types of videos, it’s very easy for them to be starred by male athletes, so I was very happy to involve the Outdoor Chicks to even it out a bit.
Surfing in the city. Photo © GOTiT.
Featured in the video is Veronika Kamenická – an events manager from Slovakia, Julia Santamaria – a health technology assessment associate from Barcelona, Celine Blochberger – a sport science student and mountain bike coach from Tirol, Heike Ganzhorn – a student from Germany and Livia Wöll – a student and surfing coach from Tirol.
Livia Wöll impressing spectators. Photo © GOTiT.
Want to surf in Innsbruck?
The available days to surf in Innsbruck are Thursday, Saturday and Sunday 10:00-19:00. You have to book on the Up Stream Surfing website beforehand.
Use code Epic2018 to get 10% off your booking
If you’re looking for a private session, email the guys at info@upstreamsurfing.com to find out more.
Crowds watching the surfing Outdoor Chicks. Photo © GOTiT.
Something to think about
River surfing can be very dangerous. This video was produced with trained athletes and permission was granted before filming took place, including flying a drone in the city. To fly drones in Austria, especially in the city, you are required by law to be insured and gain the appropriate permission from Austro Control.
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