2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 10 Monday morning 29th July: Gyronde With an early morning start, we headed up the valley for the first of three paddles today. We parked at the campsite on the Gyronde for an early morning paddle back to the campsite. The river was running fast and cold but the floods earlier in the year had changed the channel in several places and if anything… Read More »2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 10 Monday morning 29th July: Gyronde

2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 09 Sunday afternoon 28th July: Upper Durance by Amy After the morning paddle, we headed up to the upper Durance leaving a shuttle car at the get-out near the tunnel above Prelles Barrage (Dam). We were soon on the water and paddled down the torrent and took a look at Roy’s “new river” (La Cerveyrette) which joined soon after the start. There seemed plenty… Read More »2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 09 Sunday afternoon 28th July: Upper Durance by Amy

2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 09 Sunday morning 28th July: Lower Guil to St Clement`s A group of us headed back down the valley to Clara`s favourite river, the Lower Guil. After shuttling a car to the get out at St Clements white water centre we carried the boats down to the footbridge and small beach. The clear waters from the dam above proved a good level again and… Read More »2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 09 Sunday morning 28th July: Lower Guil to St Clement`s

2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 08 Saturday 27th July: Summer Luge by Sarah Gille It was forecast to be 30 degrees centigrade today. A group of 8 had set off to walk the glacier while we decided to take in the summer luge in the nearby ski resort of Puy St Vincent. https://www.puysaintvincent.com/en Please see the TicTok video of our afternoon below….

2024 LCC River Karnali Trip – Nepal Day 16 – Extra days and flights home We all headed off that morning to fly back to the UK via our various routes. Martin and Nikki were on a budget airline for one of the legs while the others enjoyed premiere flights as we had booked early! We are back home with the Eden project (DOH Hamad International Airport) Last call for… Read More »2024 LCC River Karnali Trip (Nepal) Day 16 – Extra days and flights home

2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 08 Saturday 27th July: Glacier Blanc by John Cooke Saturday was an early start for the group that was going to trek up to Glacier Blanc, the idea being you avoid the heat later on. We set off as a group of 8 and as the winding twisty paths started climbing Poppy was stretching out in the lead. There was a lot more water… Read More »2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 08 Saturday 27th July: Glacier Blanc by John Cooke

2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 07 Friday afternoon 26th July: Lower Durance by Nick Coughlin Friday afternoon and it was decided we would paddle the Lower Durance or “Sunshine Run.” After a slightly delayed start, nearly the whole group of paddlers set off down the wide, fast-flowing river from St Clement. We paddled through lots of big bouncy wave trains putting large smiles on everyone’s faces. Like all the… Read More »2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 07 Friday afternoon 26th July: Lower Durance by Nick Coughlin

2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 07 Friday morning 26th July: Lower Guil to St Clement`s by Clara Clews At the start I was quite nervous but when we got on the river it was very fun. We did it the day before, but this time we got on part-way down and missed some of the larger waves which was good as I was scared the day before. I enjoyed… Read More »2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 07 Friday morning 26th July: Lower Guil to St Clement`s by Clara Clews

2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 07 Friday morning 26th July: Gyronde by Poppy Clews It was an early 9 am get-in for 8 keen paddlers running the grade 3+ section that finishes back at the campsite.  The water was fast, and I was a little tense as I’d swam on this section last time I was here.  Not many eddies meant a quick run-down today. We split into 2 groups… Read More »2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 07 Friday morning 26th July: Gyronde by Poppy Clews

2024 LCC River Karnali Trip – Nepal Day 15 – Everest and Durbar Square We had a very early start with a taxi collecting us at 5.20 am to take us to the airport for our Everest flight. It was a small aircraft with only window seats occupied, so everyone got the view. We were barely 15 minutes from take-off when the mountains came into view rising from the clouds.… Read More »2024 LCC River Karnali Trip (Nepal) Day 15 – Everest and Durbar Square