The summer days of the surfers: water pulls through the lock. Spray glistens in the sun. A hint of afternoon heat.

River surfing on the Aare

River surfing is a modern tradition and is practiced in suitable places in the middle of the urban jungle.

Oahu, Thun

The Scherzligschleuse in Thun is a place where the surf community meets and ventures onto the not-so-harmles waves in almost any weather. Human swimmers have no business there.