Travel, Sports & Disability
On how I chased Tennis Pro Dominic Thiem to win him as testimonial for a wheelchair tennis tournament. Deutsch: Tennis Stalker oder: Auf Dominic Thiems Fersen December 2017 was my very first experience as tournament director within the UNIQLO-Wheelchair-Tennis-Tour. An experience I definitely want to repeat. In this article though I would like to share with you... Continue Reading →
In 2019 the sports club Alto Garda Kite A.S.D. opened it's doors also to disabled athletes. A short overview. Deutsch: Sitkite-Spotguide ‚Alto Garda Kite‘ – Riva del Garda The kiteboarding season on lake Garda is about to kick off. As most aficionados will know, the area around Torbole and Riva is reserved to windsurfers and sailors... Continue Reading →
A couple of years ago a development started on the Tyrolean lake Achensee that won't be stopped too easily: Inclusive sailing is on the rise. Deutsch: 2.4mR – inklusives Segeln am Achensee Hiking, climbing, mountain-biking, sledging, snowboarding, skiing, skiing, skiing ... skiing - Tirol is famous as leisure paradise for active people. What most people do... Continue Reading →
About sports, disability and an award that makes me think. Deutsch: Preisverdächtige Fehlinterpretation Just recently a German water sports association which pledges itself to accessibility, won a well respected award. Amongst others, this award was presented by the German president. Wow, great! - one would like to think. Well I didn't. Actually it even caused me... Continue Reading →
What was planned as a spotguide, turned out to be more of a character sketch of El Médano, a little town on Tenerife, famous amongst wind- and kitesurfers. Click here to read it in German: Spotguide El Médano – eine Themenverfehlung Imagine a small, picturesque fishing village on the Canarian Island of Tenerife. Under cover of... Continue Reading →
German version: Kitesurfen im Rollstuhl – der Durchbruch naht It's hard to believe that more than 15 years have passed since the first wheelchair users hit the oceans with kites. Bold as I am, I add myself to this group of pioneers who initiated that movement. This means that I had the pleasure to experience the... Continue Reading →
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