Gabriele Steindl: Professional Kitesurfer & Freelance Writer - Action, Lifestyle & Travels
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Swell hitting Austria
Woooooooooooooooooow, THE greatest fun I’ve had in Austria in a loooong time! S i c k feeling: wakesurfing. This was my first go at it ever and I simply couldn’t stop laughing, giggling, screaming out loudly h o w much fun this was! Thanx to my main sponsor O2alive, I had endless power 🙂 What […]
Austrian Championships, 20-22 June 08
This weekend the first part of the Isuzu Austrian Kitesurf Championships took place at the beautiful lake Traun in Upper Austria. The Austrian kite-scene united and put up a great event which forms the first part of the National Championships, that are held in 2 disciplines – freestyle and race – second part in September […]
Yet again a Kitegabi-headline
Nice, the leading national news-platform published a feature about me challenging monster-waves. Check it out on oe24.at !
Kitegabi on TV!
‘VERA Exklusiv’ is Austria’s most popular ‘Personality & Lifestyle’-TV program. Hosted by superstar Vera Russwurm, the show is about ‘unique’ people who decided to step out of the ‘normal’ and to live the life they chose … and of course are successful in what they do ! I had the privilege of being invited to […]
Sensational Kitegabi-feature in the KURIER
The Kurier counts amongst the TOP-2 newspapers in Austria. Reaching a wide percentage of the whole population, I’m thrilled about this beautifully written article about me by Peter Karlik, one of Austria’s highly regarded sports-journalists! Read the feature in my publications-archive!
O2alive Pressconference, Vienna, Austria
Just in time back from Western Australia, I was part of O2alive’s pressconference in Vienna. A cometogether of o2alive’s athletes – the beachvolleyball team gosch & horst, check out www.gosch-horst.at and of course Kitegabi – and Austria’s media marking the start of a new season full with action: the beachvolleyballers will participate in the Olympics […]
Margaret River, the Hawaii of W.A.
I’ve been waiting for this day for a loooong time, F I N A L L Y I am in Margaret River! Margaret River and sourroundings offer certainly some of Australia’s best waves and thus surfing mit almost uncountable breaks, crystal clear blue waters and white beaches. The climate is pleasant all year round, which […]
’The Zoo’ – one of the locations in ’Spare Change’
Wow, dudes, just came by ’the Zoo’ one of the locations in ’Spare Change’, THE kitewave-movie featuring Ben Wilson, Jeff Tobias, Martin Vari and more great waveriders!! Gulp, this spot is S I C K … a truly gnarly wave, shorebreak from hell, in fact I simply CANNOT understand how somebody can actually ride this […]
Esperance, South Western Australia
After almost two days driving (yep 800km in Western Australia is a bit further than on European highways…especially due to the wildlife here and the consequent always present risk of some kangoroo or emu or… crossing the road!), we finally reach our target destination. Esperance is a super chilled little beachtown with about 14.500 residents. […]
Photohoot with Top-Photographer Ian Trafford
Fianlly the day has come. Top-photographer Ian Trafford from New Zealand – check out www.iantraffordphotos.com – is on the plane from Christchurch (New Zealand) to Perth, where I will be picking him up. I cannot wait to meet Ian personally as up to now I’ve only had the pleasure via email and webchat. Ian has […]