2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday
Day 10 Monday morning 29th July: Lower Guil to St Clement`s
After returning to the campsite for a late breakfast we headed up to Clara`s River again to paddle down to the usual get out at St Clements. This is a beautiful river with very clean water that flows from the Snowmelt from snowmelt from high in the Queyras Regional Natural Park.
The grade 2 river runs down and joins the larger Durance where the two contrasting water colours meet. The undercut limestone outcrop is on the river right but most prefer to paddle the middle channel and avoid any chance of a pin. The river then flows down through many large gravel islands and multiple braided channels.
Just above the slalom course paddlers are encouraged to practise their rolling by an enthusiastic Clara. This often proves to be an ideal warm-up as the three large “surf” waves often catch out the unwary.
