Matthias Weger is an impressive multi-sport athlete, skiing, climbing, paragliding, and kayaking in locations around the world. On August 19 of this year, Weger took it to another lever, kayaking what might be the largest waterfall ever descended in Europe, the Bad Gastein Waterfall.
The Bad Gastein Waterfall (wasserfall) drops three levers across 300 meters right through the center of a stunning Austrian mountain village (Bad Gastein). It descends over 180 meters, with the largest drop for Weger reaching 112 feet. If you’re looking for a stunning mountain town to visit in Europe, make sure you consider Bad Gastein.
“Matthias plan was to rapel from a rappelling station which he had set up the day before in to the eddy above the lip whilst already sitting in his kayak. He had Mario Leitner to help him to hit the right spot. Adrian Mattern, Marinus Bauer and Felicitas Grabner where waiting in the pool for safety and David Sodomka, Kristof Stursa, Simon Hutter and Martin SÃ lek where behind the camera. The Impact was hard, but no bones have been broken. At 112 ft, this might be the highest waterfall ever run in Europe. Matthias thinks that linking the two drops above with the main waterfall, as Bren Orton envisioned, is potentially possible but would require a high level of commitment.“