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Surfin' Munich
written by vicuna on May 20th, 2009 , 20 comments (12 votes)

But yes! It’s possible to surf in Munich, in the middle of the city on the river Isar. Ok, it’s not as much exotic as californian beaches, but the “Isar-surfers” have real fun to surf on the only spot in town!

If you go to the “English garden” of Munich (a beautiful park in the middle of the town), you’ll have a chance to see these crazy river surfers at the south end of this park. At the level of the “Prinzregentenstrasse” you have a little bridge on the Isar river with a little lock unde the bridge, giving the river a very powerful stream. And that’s were a cool wave allows the surfers to enjoy their favorite sport, even if it’s a very narrow place to catch a wave… And there’s only one surfer at the same time on the water, the others are waiting their turn, until one falls down in the water.

That’s really a great show to look at and take some pictures of course. There are very often spectators, and you find among them surprised tourists, surf fans or photographers.

Have a look at this place if you’re in Munich! :))

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20 comments

  • eyecon
    by eyecon
    6 months ago

    Yeah - that´s a great location! Very well done Vicuna....now I´m wondering why nobody wrote about this location earlier.....Like Endless Summer in Munich" and after the surf have a Weisswurst and a Maß Bier in Hofbräuhaus :)

  • comezone
    by comezone
    6 months ago

    great! I was there 2 years ago and Iwas very surprised about that surf style. thanks for bringing those moments back man...

  • d_i_hunter
    by d_i_hunter
    6 months ago

    That's crazy! But looks like great fun

  • oldskool_rider
    by oldskool_rider
    6 months ago

    cool, i've always wanted to do this. ithink there is somewhere in the uk that has this, but not sure...great location, great shots!

  • lomodirk
    by lomodirk
    6 months ago

    Yeah, well done! Love shots 16 & 17...Everytime I´m in Munich I pass by there and ask myself why I haven`t tried surfing till now...

    The "Weisswurst" before noon, that`s rite, otherwise your a "Preuß" ;) But definitely the "Maß Bier" afterwards :)

  • monoflow
    by monoflow
    6 months ago

    cool city surf!!!! great photos!

  • -a-l-b-e-r-t-o-
    by -a-l-b-e-r-t-o-
    6 months ago

    a special place, i think location of the week

  • stouf
    by stouf
    6 months ago

    Waaaoooww ! This place is insane !!! Grrreat location from vicuna ! Bravo bravo bravo ! And eyecon is right, it also made me think of Endless summer, this surf movie... And I think at one point, they're also riding this kind of "static waves"... And you made awesome shots !

  • vicuna
    by vicuna
    6 months ago

    Thanks to all for the nice comments! :))

  • vicuna
    by vicuna
    6 months ago

    ... and Weissbier + Weisswurst are the best... !!! :))))

  • zeitfenster
    by zeitfenster
    6 months ago

    yeah! i know this place but wasn't there yet - a friend of mine talked about these "eisbach" wave riders - cool location - cool shots!!!

  • zeitfenster
    by zeitfenster
    6 months ago

    yeah! i know this place but wasn't there yet - a friend of mine talked about these "eisbach" wave riders - cool location - cool shots!!!

  • azurblue
    by azurblue
    6 months ago

    Totally crazy !!! Great location, Vicuna ! And terrific pics !

  • lomosexual_manboy
    by lomosexual_manboy
    6 months ago

    One more reason I need to make it to Munich someday. A fun consistent wave is a surfers dream.

  • ananditya
    by ananditya
    6 months ago

    whoaa..great locations!

  • mattydk
    by mattydk
    6 months ago

    awesome, i've visited this areas many times. Munich is a paradise for amazing photographs.

  • zoe191
    by zoe191
    6 months ago

    wow what a nice place!

  • graefin
    by graefin
    6 months ago

    isn't the water very icy?? BUt it's a very weird place to "surf"

  • blue-dog
    by blue-dog
    6 months ago

    Another great location, I really like how you worked this location, with lots of great shots and mixed camera use.

  • blue-dog
    by blue-dog
    6 months ago

    Oh and another great film to see UNSALTED a great lakes experience by Vince Deur

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