Vjosa, Europe's Last Wild River - A Riverwalker Story

12 day trip with two inflatable kayaks in Albania to paddle Europe's last free wild river the Vjosa in April 2019. As mentioned in the Video the Vjosa (and many other beautiful rivers on the Balkan) are highly threatend by hydropower plants. Organisations like Riverwatch (https://riverwatch.eu/en/balkanrivers/background), EuroNatur (https://www.euronatur.org/en/what-we-do/campaigns-and-initiatives/save-the-blue-heart-of-europe/what-is-the-blue-heart/) and others fight for free rivers on the Balkan. Just take a look if you got curious. You can also help to protect these rivers if you just go there and paddle and therefore show locals that ecotourism is also an option. But you don't need to spend money to help to protect these rivers. Just talk to people and tell them about the beautiful nature and how hydropower would destroy that. Many of those hydropower plants are not conform with EU law and it's really questionable to build more hydropower plants in Albania given that they already produce their whole electricity just from hydropower. It's even dangerous to just rely on a single energy source. It is expected that the water amount on the Balkan will decrease over the next decades due to clima change and therefore hydropower plants will be much less efficient. For Albania it would be better to invest in other renewable energy sources like solar power. I really hope that we can save the Vjosa and other great rivers on the Balkan for future generations! Travel report (german, Reisebericht bzw. Kilometrierung): https://www.riverwalker.info/touren/restliches-europa/vjosa ❤️ You like my videos and you like to support my production of new videos? Then I would be very happy about a small donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/simonriverwalker Gear list (German) 🚣🏼‍♂️ Kajakausrüstung Gumotex Framura* https://www.arts-outdoors.de/gumotex-framura-luftboot-tourenkajak-seekajak?aff=19 Gumotex Helios Framura Spritzdecke, CL87* https://www.arts-outdoors.de/hiko-basic-pu-fitflex-spritzdecke-spritzschutz-black?aff=19 Helios Spritzschutz Teil 1* https://amzn.to/3be59xs Helios Spritzschutz Teil 2* https://amzn.to/395U009 Schwimmweste Astral Green Jacket Trockenhose' https://kanu-online.at/produkt/hiko-bayard-trockenhose/ Neoprenanzug*' https://www.arts-outdoors.de/hiko-river-long-john-neopren-hose-paddelanzug-neoprenanzug?aff=19 Neoprenschuhe*' https://amzn.to/3nxyO0d Neoprensocken* https://www.arts-outdoors.de/hiko-neo-30-socks-neoprensocken-wassersport-socken?aff=19 Trockenhose*' https://www.arts-outdoors.de/hiko-bayard-air4-dry-paddelhose-wassersport-hose-mit-cordura-fusslingen-schwarz?aff=19 wasserdichter Packsack* https://www.arts-outdoors.de/extasea-expedition-packsack-wasserdichte-packtasche-schwarz?aff=19 wasserdichte Innensäcke* https://www.bergfreunde.de/sea-to-summit-ultra-sil-dry-bag-packsack/#Q0C16532 1. Hilfe Set* https://www.arts-outdoors.de/tatonka-fa-basic-waterproof-first-aid-kit-erste-hilfe-set?aff=19 Wurfsack* https://www.arts-outdoors.de/hiko-throwline-cone-rettungs-wurfsack?aff=19 🏕️ Campingausrüstung Zelt für 2* https://amzn.to/2Ey9ZHn Schlafsack* https://amzn.to/2MkjcHZ Isomatte (M/Regular)* https://www.bergfreunde.de/exped-synmat-7-isomatte/#Q0C16532 Kochtopf*' https://www.arts-outdoors.de/arts-nature-titanium-kochtopf-pfanne-ultraleichtes-2-teiliges-outdoor-kochset?aff=19 Kühlrucksack* https://tidd.ly/3smpw3H * Affiliate Link: Für euch gibt es keine Nachteile oder Mehrkosten beim Kauf über diese Links. Ich erhalte jedoch einen kleinen Anteil an den Einnahmen. ' Hier hab ich den Artikel aus dem Video inzwischen durch einen ersetzt, der mir besser taugt. #Riverwalker #Vjosa Maps created with the help of Google Maps. Soundtrack: 1) Song: End Game Artist: Per Kiilstofte Music used: End Game by Per Kiilstofte https://machinimasound.com/music/end-... Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...) 2) Song: KSMK - Forget All (Vlog No Copyright Music) Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music. Video Link: https://youtu.be/7rkO5DyLoTE 3) Dawn By Sappheiros https://youtu.be/5n5s3uz_xZg Artist SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music Promoted by https://goo.gl/5NfMV4 4) Music: Whitesand - Melody Of My Dreams Link: https://youtu.be/OP5dEffqnpQ Music provided by: MFY - No Copyright 5) Song: Fredji ft. Arcade - Ocean (Vlog No Copyright Music) Music promoted by Vlog No Copyright Music. Video Link: https://youtu.be/5JpC2-8ZqUg 6) Brian Rian Rehan: https://soundcloud.com/brian-rian-rehan http://www.youtube.com/brianrianrehan https://www.instagram.com/brian_rr_23 Music from Soundcloud Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/IQ-rJmxmQHI 7) Music: Keys of Moon Music - The Epic Hero Link: https://youtu.be/Cjqu_PhncYU Music provided by: MFY - No Copyright 8) Infraction - Epic Cinematic Trailer (Royalty Free Music) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3yIOwZeVjM