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The scientist Dr. Henschel grew up in a tiny village on the north coast of Germany, where the streets still consisted of sand, then; - with plenty of farms in the neighbourhood, meadows with orchids, many cows, forests with abundant wildlife and a lot of fish in rivers and the sea - and the customary law of the jungle for survival in the surrounding nature. His normal life could therefore safely be compared to the New Wave of today's outdoor and survival existence, since there was no Internet, Facebook, iPhone, WhatsApp or Netflix etc.
When Dr. Henschel visited the secondary school in the nearest town, the discovery of Asian martial arts in the early seventies of the last century changed his life dramatically. Even more he wasn't interested in shows like Sesame Street or Dallas this fact alone denounced him as a nerd.
Back then you had to join the Army and make an apprenticeship as a good German before you check in at the University. But after this unedifying experience, especially that of the banking industry, Dr. Henschel preferred to the way of science in different faculties and various countries in order to answer his own questions about nature, society and the martial arts that represented his now very life.
After a few years of work experience in a managerial position (environment sector), he lost interest in it, e.g. to spend most of the day with people who held positions, because they wanted to have it and not because they possessed the qualifications for it. This perception did not change during a guest professorship and so he did not respond to other offers even from abroad.
His path was another, as he claimed. It was not the theory, but the practice - the acid test - that appealed to him. Nothing is more fascinating than to experience nature in nature: 'Applied Philosophy' he called it. He went on a kayaking expedition from Flensburg to the Arctic Circle (2,500 clicks - Going solo on the Baltic Sea; 'Marathon Man', KANU magazine) in order exclusively to live by nature. There he wrote his first book about edible wild plants, which became a bestseller immediately (Eat or Die! Edible Wild Plants – Mother Nature’s Delicacies).
Expeditions of thousands of kilometres in a kayak around Lake Baikal in Siberia followed (Kayak-Adventure in Siberia) or by bike through Europe (7,000 clicks - North Cape - Cape Vincente), tens of thousands of kilometres on hikes across North America (8,000 clicks - Los Angeles – Newfoundland, book in prep.), the polar Scandinavia, the Via Alpina (2,000 clicks and 65,000 meter in altitude - Slovenia - Nice) and in Japan (3,000 clicks - Kyushu – Hokkaido; 日本の田舎-南, Japan's Hinterland; Japanese - German) and hundreds of thousands of kilometres in an off-roader through Africa and Australia (Africa off the Road; Im Herzen Australiens. Abenteuer Outback: im Offroader, im Kajak und zu Fuß. Hinterland Trilogie. Band I. Westaustralien [Australia's Hearth, Adventure Outback: off-road, in a kayak or by foot. Hinterland Trilogie. Part I, in German so far]).
An invitation to prove his knowledge as a coach (process enhancement - Kaizen), he took eleven years at because the smart money corrupted him, as he stated, before he completely dropped out and focused on outdoor life.
He wrote his first article in 1982 after a 10,000-kilometer trip hitchhiked through the USA in his quest for Jack Kerouac's America about the Grand Canyon he hiked: Wanderlust ‘The crack’. Anyone who knows Jack Kerouac, knows why Dr. Henschel then had to go so its way. Dr. Henschel lives with his long-time life partner alternately in different countries - but always on the sea.
‘DINK’, he says, ‘Double Income No Kids’ and we shot the dog and ate it (grinning!).
Fernweh "Der Riss".
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Kanu Sport Heft 03 |
März 2013 |
„Sapphire Blue“ Teil 4
MVP: Auf der Ostsee von Timmendorfer Strand bis Rerik |
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Kanu Sport Heft 02 |
Februar 2013 |
„Sapphire Blue“ Teil 3
Schleswig-Holstein: Ostsee |
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Kanu Sport Heft 01 |
Januar 2013 |
„Sapphire Blue“ Teil 2
Nord-Ostsee-Kanal |
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Kanu Sport Heft 12 |
Dezember 2012 |
„Sapphire Blue“ oder vom „Winde verlegt“ Teil 1
Niedersachen: „Sapphire Blue“ oder vom „Winde verlegt“ |
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Kanu Sport Heft 10 |
Oktober 2012 |
Die Grosse Wümme-Runde |
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Kanu Sport Heft 9 |
September 2012 |
Die Jahrtausenflut 2002 |
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Kanu Sport Heft 7 |
Juli 2012 |
Einmal Neuwerk seh'n im blauen Meer ... |
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Kanu Sport Heft 2 |
Februar 2012 |
"Kayaking Beyond The Behind" |
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4-seasons Das Portal für Globetrotter |
2010 |
Via Alpia: Auf der Such nach vergessenen Delikatessen |
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The Republican Journal |
September 19, 2007 |
Newspaper Belfast, ME German adventurer crosses U.S. to Belfast |
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The Village Soup |
September 20, 2007 |
Newspaper Belfast, ME German couple walks in Americans' footsteps |
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The Peotone Vendette |
August 02, 2007 |
Newspaper Peotone, IL Man walks from sea to sea |
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The Daily Journal |
July 30, 2007 |
Newspaper Peotone, IL Couple makes cultural cross country trek |
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The Register-Mail |
July 19, 2007 |
Newspaper Galesburg, IL German couple touring back roads |
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Memphis Democrat |
July 19, 2007 |
Newspaper Memphis , MO German Travelers Stop in Scotland County on Walk Across America |
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McPherson Sentinel |
July 6, 2007 |
Newspaper McPherson, KS Germans enjoy Kansas journey |
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Boise City News |
13. June 2007 |
Newspaper Boise City News German couple crosses North America |
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crazyguyonabike.com |
May 17, 2007 |
Online News Grants to Albuquerque: A Nice Day Despite the Weather Forecast
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Route 66 News |
21. April 2007 |
Online News, AZ Trailer walker makes it to Kingman |
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Kingman Daily Miner |
19. April 2007 |
Newspaper Kingman, AZ Couple leaves the corporate world behindon venture into 'simple' life
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Mohave Valley Daily News |
15. April 2007 |
Newspaper Bullhead City, AZ German pair set out to discover the real America via Route 66 |
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Desert Dispatch |
02. April 2007 |
Newspaper Barstow, CA Henschel makes cross-country journey on foot |
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Footwear News |
Vol63 No12 2007 |
Breaking News - Insider (Page2) Travelin' Man |
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OFF Road |
11 / 06 |
Buch Tipp Namibias vergessene Welt Der Brandberg |
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Jeetze-Kurier Salzwedel |
24.10.2005 |
"Japan ist ein Entwicklungsland" Detlev Henschel berichtet von einem 3.000 Kilometer weitem Fußmarsch |
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Jeetze-Kurier Salzwedel |
13.10.2005 |
Zu Fuß durch Japan - Detlev Henschel erzählt |
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Weser Kurier (Bremen) |
14. August 2005 |
Zu Fuß durch das "lauteste Land der Welt" Der Bremer Biologe und Autor Detlev Henschel ist 3000 Kilometer durch Japan gewandert |
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Weser Kurier (Bremen) |
2005 |
Heiße Quellen, Grizzlys und viel Freundlichkeit Nach 3200 Kilometern zu Fuß durch Japan wird Detlev Henschel Ende Juni nach Bremen zurückkehren |
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Weser Kurier (Bremen) |
7. April 2005 |
In schnelllebiger Zeit ganz langsam reisen Detlev Henschel wandert 3200 Kilometer zu Fuß durch Japan |
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Altmark Zeitung Salzwedel |
02. November 2004 |
1.700km Einsamkeit |
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Altmark Zeitung Salzwedel |
01. November 2004 |
Einsame Seereise ans Ende der Zivilisation |
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Weser Kurier (Bremen) |
8. August 2003 |
Da kommt der Verrückte aus Deutschland Detlev Henschel aus Bremen umrundet den Baikalsee |
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Weser Kurier (Bremen) |
8. April 2003 |
"In 90 Tagen einmal um den Baikalsee" Kajaker Detlev Henschel sucht den unmittelbaren Kontakt zur Natur |
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Magazine Carnets d'Aventures, le Voyage Nature |
04/2007 |
Se nourrir dans la nature |
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LFI Leica Foto International |
04/2006 |
Detlev Henschel: Namibias Vergessene Welt |
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Kanu Sport |
11/2005 |
Paddelparadies an der Skelettküste |
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OFF ROAD |
10/2005 |
Stille, Staub und Sterne Auf Schleichwegen durch die Namib |
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Kanu Magazin |
Mai/Juni 2005 |
Der Marathon-Mann |
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Kanu Sport |
Januar 2005 |
Abenteuer Baikal Russland: Erstumrundung des Baikal-Sees |
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Brüel & Kjaer Magazin |
Dez 2004 |
Weisst Du, Dass Die Bäume Reden? |
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tv14 |
Dez 2004 |
Der See der Geheimnisse |
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Kanu Magazin |
Juli/August 2004 |
Solo um den Baikalsee Leserbrief
Zitat: »Es gibt viele Reportagen dieser Art, aber diese Geschichte ist außergewöhnlich.« |
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Sea Kayaker Magazine |
April 2004 |
Solo On The Baltic Sea |
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Kanu Magazin |
April/Mai 2004 |
Solo um den Baikalsee |
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Natur Erleben |
Frühling 2004 |
Kulinarisches aus Wildkräutern |
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Natur Erleben |
Sommer 2004 |
Wildbeeren - Leckerbissen der Natur Essbare Wildbeeren und Wildpflanzen |
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Kanu Magazin |
Dezember/Januar 2003 |
Paddler helfen Paddlern Im Urlaub vom Elbe-Hochwasser überrascht |
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Kanu Magazin |
April/Mai 2001 |
Der Löwenzahn-Feldzug Teil 4 2800 Seemeilen-Reise rund um die Ostsee |
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Kanu Magazin |
Februar/März 2001 |
Der Löwenzahn-Feldzug Teil 3 2800 Seemeilen-Reise rund um die Ostsee |
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Kanu Magazin |
Januar 2001 |
Der Löwenzahn-Feldzug Teil 2 2800 Seemeilen-Reise rund um die Ostsee |
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Kanu Magazin |
Oktober/November 2000 |
Der Löwenzahn-Feldzug Teil 1 2800 Seemeilen-Reise rund um die Ostsee |
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Trafik & Motor |
5/2000 |
En färd på vattnet genom fäxtriket 2.500 sjömil i kajak |
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Sea Kayaker |
February 2000 |
A Fight to the Finish Crossing Danish Straits. A Diary of an Adventurer |
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sjö rapporten |
August 2000 |
Östersjön runt i en kajak |
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Die Orchidee |
1987 |
Die Orchideen am Uthleder Berg Detlev Henschel und Gerd Gebauer |
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Alpin |
1984 |
Der Fluch des Zeus |
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Fernweh |
1983 |
Der Riss Grand Canyon |
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