"A months-long effort to restore Munich's famous "Eisbach" wave is being disbanded, the Surf Club Munich has announced. The group cited excessive red tape and a lack of enthusiasm for the project from the city government. "The administration does not want to regulate surfing on the Eisbach, but to prevent it," the association said in a statement. They pointed to "administrative obstruction" in their mission to bring the wave back after it disappeared in October during a routine cleaning process."
"The Eisbach is a small tributary of the Isar river that flows through Munich's famous English Garden city park. A series of concrete reinforcements underneath the stream in the 1970s led to the creation of a strong current near a bridge in one area of the park. Local surfing legend Walter Strasser has been credited in local media with coming up with the idea to place a plank at a specific angle where the current was strongest, creating a wave large enough for surfing."
"Earlier in December, Strasser told local newspaper the Munchener Abendzeitung that he had tried to work with Mayor Dieter Reiter to restore the wave, but had been met with ambivalence. "I have so much experience with the Eisbach. I know exactly what the problem is. I could have fixed it within weeks, with very little funding," he told the paper. "But the city told me they didn't need me.""
Months-long effort to restore Munich's Eisbach wave ended after the Surf Club Munich cited excessive red tape and lack of city enthusiasm. The association accused the administration of seeking to prevent surfing and pointed to "administrative obstruction" after the wave vanished in October during a routine cleaning. The Eisbach is a small tributary of the Isar River running through the English Garden; concrete reinforcements in the 1970s and a plank placed by surfer Walter Strasser created the standing wave. Strasser said he offered quick, low-cost repairs but the city declined. The wave had been closed earlier following a fatal April accident when a surfer became trapped and drowned.
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