EXPLORING THE DIVERSE BEAUTY OF SWITZERLAND’S LAKES BY SUP

Switzerland is known for its towering mountains, stunning alpine lakes, diverse cultural heritage, and a precision that makes travel easy. With Airboard’s new, smaller, lighter, and more compact stand up paddleboards, the team at PlanetVisible couldn’t resist going on the ultimate urban to rural SUP adventure: four days traveling by train to discover the diverse beauty of Switzerland’s lakes.

Words: Justin Hession

It feels like we are paddling through a Swiss fairy tale; the Alps tower overhead and little villages cling to the cliffs as the lake presses in from all sides. However, it is the castle that demands all of our attention. It sits alone on the shore no more than a kilometer away. With each paddle stroke, the distance between us remains, as if the castle lies suspended on a gigantic canvas. This is one of the luxuries of Stand Up Paddling: nothing moves fast. Everything slows down; there is time to look around, to feel nature and count one’s blessings. SWITZERLAND : A LAND OF PRECISION AND BEAUTY Switzerland is known for its precision, and nothing exemplifies this more than its train system. As we depart Zurich main station…

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Kayak Session (Digital) - 1 Issue, SUP World magazine 2019

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