SUP Expedition / 950 km from Switzerland to the Netherlands / Josua Wechsler
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- Опубліковано 24 лис 2024
- Years ago I had the dream to paddle on a SUP from Switzerland to the Netherlands. Always when I was close to realize this idea, something came in between. Corona changed many plans, so it was time to pick up this old dream. In April 2020 I started building a wooden SUP in my workspace in the Netherlands. In the beginning of August 2020 my journey from Switzerland to the Netherlands could finally start.
This film gives you an impression of the building process of my wood SUP and the 27 days of expedition trough Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands (950km).
For more information please visit: www.josuawechsler.com
I love the simplicity of your presentation. No music, just subtitles- very inspirational.
No over-exagerated fake emotions in an American voice, this is great. He learnt a lot in the Netherlands. Doe maar gewoon, hè?
I was 🤞 for the same and wasn’t disappointed. I don’t know if the idea of the journey proved it’s feasibility to me but I’m sure it was a monumental adventure. I mean I’d rather go by bike.
Loved every second of it.
- No music, instead we got to hear to wind, raindrops and every soothing sound of the paddle wading through the water.
- choice is text font was superb and perfect for the video
- Pacing of each cut was fantastic, not lingering on one scene too long, almost making us crave more.
- Lastly, the camera shots of your paddling away from the shore... those must've been tedious to set up. Well worth the shots though!
Thank you for this!
Agree on all parts. This was a most awesome video of a more awesome adventure! Great inspiration this!
Good thing he did not lose the grocery cart on his first capsize.
That would be a devastating setback. Cheers.. Great vid. THx
I can't imagine a more difficult and uncomfortable way of doing such a long journey. Huge respect, congratulations
do you remember pedalos? thats that would be a step-up haha
Swimming?
Doing exactly what he did but standing on your head the whole time
Walking that distance with glass in the shoes would be more difficult and uncomfortable.
@@MoebiusUK i like that one! Lego's could also do the job 😂
Great journey you have made👍👍👍
This man needs million of views for this journey!
Respect. For me it’s already an adventure when I paddle on a lake.
I don't usually write comments, but this was an amazing video, truly. The pureness of it, GREAT!
It reminded me a bit of Beau Miles his videos.
Keep up the travelling and building and making an living.
Bless!
I have no idea why for some people SUP seems to be more attractive than kayak, canoe or any boat. Moving forward on this seems to be very exhausting especially in some longer trips. Anyway I'm impressed by you achievement. Best regards from Poland!
I think it is about the perspective. You get a better view than in a canoe. I'm no SUP expert, but I think that could be one of the reasons.
Also because it's 1. Cheaper/easier to build yourself like he did.
2. Lighter and easier to drag around. As you can see in the video, the large rivers in Europe are heavily built, there are dams, locks, industries, ... so you often have to get out of the water and walk. But yeah once you're in the water, I prefer the kayak too.
Check out Swift pack boats. They are a kayak/canoe hybrid. With the carbon fiber models you can have a 14 foot boat that weighs 22 pounds / 10 kg.
I physically couldn't do the sup id hate it I have a hard enough time keeping a canoe upright
@Hayley Nash Don’t waste money on lessons! Instead just buy a inflatable board, pump it up and learn by doing it. It’s really easy and to me it has been a great addition in life! Daily workout 🏋️
What a great journey. Very inspirational
Great ,i do like that there’s no narration commentary, just the sounds of the environment
40km a day on the water, that is amazing.
Very great and fantastic. Thanks a lot for sharing the journey with us, I really enjoyed the video, and good luck with all your future adventures.
Thanks for taking us with you
I am a frustrated adventurer. I usually travel by car but since the pandemic, I have started cycling and I appreciate "man power" more and more. Your adventure is absolutely brilliant and although I think I would love to have a water-based adventure, I felt quite anxious watching the strong currents and the large boats near to you. Perhaps I might try something in a boat instead. But kudos to you for doing this and for your video with no music spoiling the experience. The sounds of the water around you are quite wonderful.
Thank you for restraining from music-pollution!
What a trip and what a movie. Very inspiring.
Super cool! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing your adventure. What makes it even more special is that you did it on a board that you made yourself.
Regards from South Africa.
Respect! Living life to the fullest and exploring the beauty of the world The Most High has given us as our home! Thank you for sharing your journey!
Wat gaaf! Erg leuk om te bekijken!
Incredible journey and effort. 👏well done to you and all involved. Thanks for sharing. 😁👍
often driven that route wondering if such a trip were possible and now we know,thanks for that. inspiring stuff.
Very courageous thing to do. I paddled for 80km on the river Shannon in Ireland and that was an adventure, but this was epic 👍
Very cool, those initial rapids appear pretty intimidating on a stand up, some inspiration for when the world allows me to travel up that way again
The ability to build a thing, anything is cool enough! The journey, the icing on the cake, well done.
I thought of it the otherway around haha
Congratulations 👏🏻 and thanks for sharing your experience with us
Awesome video...love how it was edited. Now we need a full build video so I can copy!
Great Adventure. I love ur video. Silence, the River and the Rain. Thank you for this video. 💪🏻👊🏻👍🏻
Exploring the Dutch canals on a SUP board is an unforgettable experience, with the calm waters and charming architecture creating a peaceful and serene atmosphere🏄♂️🇳🇱🌊🌺🌺🇳🇱
I've recently taken up sup as a hobby, and I must say, this video was ever so inspiring. What a grand journey. Even made your own board. Phenomenal.
Hi, how about visiting Tanzania and teach me how to make those great SUP
This guy is hard core doing this!!
My buddy Kurt Salm and I did the same trip in a home made Kayak in `1964, or, tried to anyway.
Unfortunately our proud little floating home came to a sad demise, but all the same it was a great adventure.
Thank you. For taking us along on this wonderful journey.
Hopefully this video keeps getting plays. What a trip. Great vid
Great adventure and great video. No music, just the sound of water and nature.
Thanks for making this movie I enjoyed your adventure ❤
Thanks for sharing your adventures! Amazing to see you navigatie through these pretty rough waters.
Good man!
We cycled from Nice to Barcelona along the coast, slept on the beach without a tent. That was the best ever trip so far. I’ve never felt as free.
Bonjour à vous un beau voyage que vous avez fait un grand moment de bonheur c'est une belle vidéo. See you soon l'ami Matt
What a legend! I love seeing people like you envisioning uncommon ideas and turn them into reality! Respect.
Thanks for taking the time to make and share this vid.
Nice baptism the first day!! the flood river was rush! jaja. Great Adventure!
These days I was watching a lot of sup journey/excursions. I thought the ones that traveled for a couple of days were kinda adventurous but...boy, yours was completely another level. Very few persons would have the will power and the guts to undertake such a feat. Saying that this is inspiring would be an understatement. My best compliments!
@stevemaster85 those Netherlanders just keep on keeping on! famous for it
Beautiful video, beautiful journey! What a worthwhile challenge! Thanks for bringing us along
Thats one nasty river. Love your work.
I was watching this and suddenly I realised that I saw you supping 😅 You took a break in Nijmegen and that was in front of my house! 12:02 Really cool to see this video and now knowing who that was 😊
Great video! In Canada, we call that "Portaging", or at least that's what the early French explorers called it.
You are tough as nails my friend!!
Big up!
🤙
What an epic journey! Thanks for sharing... I find it inspirational.
What an incredible adventure, my dear Josua. We were so proud to see this video, from the making of the paddle, to the struggles, to the beautiful scenery and your relationship with nature. You really are a true inspiration. Thank you for sharing this with us!
Maybe i would build also a chair on it so you can sit down once in a while. enjoyed watching this.good job doing all this including the build.nice work
Great ADV!!
I am only at the very start of my SUP journey only recently getting a board. Now I am scanning UA-cam for inspiration and boy did I find it here, what a trip Josua ! I actually enjoyde the lack of talking as it focused me more into what you achieved and had to face. Well done, thank you for filming it, I REALLY enjoyed this video, take care on your future endeavours
what a great adventure.....enjoyed the whole video, thanks for taking us along, regards Taro
I've got a lot of respect to you! Incredible that you were able to achieve such a thing. I bet it took a lot of discipline and willpower
Wow, seeing the forest marsh where i grew up 20 years ago in an equally amazing expedition is absolutely insane to me. Thank you for this!
great adventure, thanks for sharing!
A realy nice film of an admirable journey.
I am from Duisburg and I am Happy that you found those two Guys, who showed you some of the beauty of Duisburg. Else it would be only a part of the river packed with industry and harbor.
Amazing. I often thought about how it would be to do such a trip. I could reach my hometown by nearly the same route as you: Living in Schwarzenberg, LU and Saarlouis, Saarland. Nice, heavy trip. Thank you for sharing. Maybe i see you on the lake or Uffschötti. 👍
Great film. Loved the pace, the space, the shots, the quiet, the sound, and the lack of chatter!
Like Andy Goldsworthy meets Huckleberry Finn. Another great combo!
Heel cool. Vooral feit dat je de plank zelf bouwde en de hele weg ermee aflegde.
You are brave, I ha ve hiked that trail many times I cannot believe you biked it! Bravo!
F**k ever going on the Rhein in the dark. Scary fricking river.
Props though to the journeys and a beautiful video.
Great adventure, great video! Enjoyed it a lot. Best, Simon
What an amazing journey....
Much love from Australia
Oh and I’ve just subscribed because that was sik. 👍
you, sir are a true inspiration. i´m hoping to also find the courage for this kind of journey someday. thank you for sharing your experience with us!
What an epic journey. Thanks for letting UA-cam viewers tag along for the ride. You must have shed some weight from all the sweating over those miles, but this is a story you will tell your grandchildren someday for sure.
27 days! Man u are a beast! I like The originality of the idea.
Great trip braddah! Very relaxing to enjoy your highlights and the wonderful sounds of the water and nature. Thank you and aloha from big Island, Hawaii. Praise jah!
Thanks for showing another way to connect with the nature, I just bought my first SUP and spent time on basically exercise, wish one day I could do the same tour as you did 感谢！
nature lol, this river is as ugly as it can get. thats like a mountainbiketour on a highway ...
@@FMeyer-zg5mg yeah true lol, but during this long jouney it's just hard to get crystal pure water all the time, that doesn't matter ei
@@shykey666lee it is at least the last 1000km not clear water, and the last 500km is like a highway for ships through an industry park. if i go canoeing then it is places like the Donautal, but thats ofc just a 1day trip for sportsmen and there is no weed selling coffeeshop at the end, guess thats the reason our white bob marley choosed the rhein😁
Awesome!!!
Crazy guy with a wicked idea! Love this video!
What an adventure. Respect to you from New Zealand Sir.
Very impressive and inspiring Trip, thanks for sharing!
Master ! Pozdro z Polski !
That was a beautiful trip, fully in the rhythm of the elements. It was great to share that journey with you. Brilliant video
Very nice video, great adventure, thanks for sharing ❤️🙏🙏🍀
Great Adventure ! You are straight guy : building a board on your own , starting with highwaters and paddling through all weater conditions . Great film , thank you .
Cheers Andreas
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your journey with us!
Now, you have the best advertisement if you choose to make and sell paddle boards!!!
wow, well done. Also loved the narrative way (writing), could really enjoy the sounds of the surrounding! Thank you.
I hope you enjoyed your trip? It was wacky and beautiful, the spirit of adventure is alive in you. Thank you for sharing the vid.
13:05 Ahh, good to see the traditions of the old seamen are held high by having a popsicle in the water lock! ⚓🚢
What a confident guy
Fairplay that looks super tough but at times so peaceful too well done
A beautiful adventure! Thank you so much for sharing!
You are amazing 🙂🤟🏼 Thank you for taking us on this journey 👏
Man, beautiful journey!!! Thank you for capturing this and taking us with you!! Loved every second of the video!
Geweldig man erg leuk om je video uit te kijken 😊
Brilliant workmanship and trip!
So glad to live and sup in North America where our waterways are still pristine.
Nice job and what an adventure! Thanks for sharing
Hey Josua, nice Video 👍
Great effort - great video
Well done! Bravo!
real nice shots, also the mining eara. Im glad to hear you had a good experiment with our water police. We 3 suppers on the wadden 50m near the cost at kneedeep water, had a fine for 285 euro each, for not having a radar or a secend shipsman on board, beach the fog was less than 1000m ... we felt so fokked. still supping a lot. greats from supstagram
Der Biesbosch ist natürlich cool. Auf beiden Seiten der Maas. Die rechte Seite von der Mündung aus gesehen ist größer und es gibt da viele kleine Flussarme, manchmal nur drei vier Meter breit. Aber mit unseren kleinen Segelboot , Neptun 22, und 50 cm Tiefgang kommen wir überall hin, wo die die großen Boote nicht hinkommen. Die Biber können einem allerdings schon mal dem Weg versperren.