Day 4 Wednesday Torr Mor, Sandaig Bay to Eilean a Mhuineil by Dave Brown A beautifully, sunny morning on Sandaig Bay. I had just 1 question to ask today – do you wear a cag? All of us opted for the no-cag deal, it was that hot, what a start.  Gliding along the flat calm sea was just so good, blue skies. It’s all going well when Ian asked the… Read More »Day 4 Wednesday Torr Mor, Sandaig Bay to Eilean a Mhuineil by Dave Brown

2023 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 09a Saturday: Slalom Course by Cameron Fletcher Adjacent to the campsite at l’Argentière is the l’Argentière la Bessée Slalom course. Early on Saturday morning, a number of us got up early and went to paddle it. We walked up alongside the water to the get-in at the top of the course. We got on and did some ferry gliding across the top flow before… Read More »France Day 09 Saturday: Slalom Course, Glacier Blanc and Flea Market

2023 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 08 Friday: Lower Guisane Harry R After the Upper Guisane, the A team decided to tackle the Lower Guisane. Keith and Roy led the way for Harry, Lewis and Ollie.  The first crux of the river, “Shelob’s Weir”, was no trouble for such a talented team. In lower water, it was easy to navigate but with a syphon on the left and large pinning… Read More »France Day 08 Friday: Lower Guisane Harry R

2023 Scottish Sea Kayak Week from Mallaig Day 3 South East shore of Loch Nevis to Torr Mor, Sandaig Bay by Catriona Hare We had rain overnight and woke up to a damp campsite. Following a blissfully short carry we were on the water for a relaxed 9:30 start. The conditions were benign as we paddled through the narrow part of the Loch to the former Tarbet church bothy. Some… Read More »Day 3 South East shore of Loch Nevis to Torr Mor, Sandaig Bay by Catriona Hare

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Trearddur Bay to Rhoscolyn Sea kayak paddle 06/08/2023 by Catriona Hare Martin Paige and I took up Adya’s suggestion of a peer paddle on Anglesey. The wind had finally died down enough to venture out for a sea trip, who knows when the opportunity might come round again. We met at Bangor Services to have final review of the weather forecast and to agree a trip we would all be… Read More »Trearddur Bay to Rhoscolyn Sea kayak paddle 06/08/2023 by Catriona Hare

2023 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 08 Friday: Upper Guisane by Chris Murphy On Friday morning we all set off for the river Guisane and the put in at Le Casset, on the way up to the Col du Lautaret.  This is a pretty river that winds its way down the valley towards Briancon, through the different villages that make up the Serre Chevalier ski resort. We put on in… Read More »Day 08 Friday: Upper Guisane by Chris Murphy

2023 Scottish Sea Kayak Week from Mallaig Day 2 24/07/2023 Ian Bell Long Beach camp site to Ruin via Sourlies bothy. With the weather for the latter part of the week still looking uncertain we decided to spend the next couple of days in Loch Nevis, which would then give us a choice of what to do later in the week. Packing this morning was far less challenging than the… Read More »Day 2 Long Beach camp site to Ruin via Sourlies both by Ian Bell

2023 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 07 Thursday: Middle Guil and Château Queyras by Oliver Murphy Thursday offered one of the most challenging rivers of the trip so far: a relentless grade 3 paddle down the Middle Guil amongst some of the best scenery the French Alps have to offer. Although more attention was paid to the many rocks along the riverbed, navigating around was challenging. We set off from… Read More »Day 07 Thursday: Middle Guil and Château Queyras by Oliver Murphy

I decided that I needed an activity at my own speed on Sunday, so I decided to forgo the potentially windy sea kayak trip round Shuna and hike up the north side of the Leven Valley from the hostel to Blackwater Reservoir; follow the route of the pipe linking Loch Eilde Mor (It would be hard to get lost) to the reservoir and then descend back to Kinlochleven. The moss… Read More »Kayaking is not the only activity from Kinlochleven by Catriona Hare