Day 10, Monday Glacier Blanc by Keith The 4 of us got up early to miss the extreme heat of the day during the climb. Terry drove us up past Ailefroide climbing centre and parked at Refuge du Pré de…

7 adventurers visit the Small Isles (well, half of them) All the weather forecasts we checked were consistent and showed low wind (less than 10mph) for the next 6 days for plan A, a trip to the Small Isles. We…

A Team: Keith, Martin, Nikki, Terry, Sarah, JohnB Team: Stuart, Kurt, Roy, Jackie, Dom, Stephen  Swim Tally = 9 (no names shall be mentioned) As we were staying at our usual base camp in L’argentière la Bessèe, we had an…

2025 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 8 Saturday: Upper Durance by Dom In the afternoon, we loaded up and headed up the valley towards Briancon and put in at the third layby opposite the helicopter landing pad. The river was…

2025 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 8 Saturday: Durance to Lac de Serre-Ponçon by Terry Smith What a memorable day paddling with peers in the French Alps. We launched our kayaks onto a gentle, grade one stretch where the Durance…

2025 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 8 Saturday: Slalom Site by Sarah G In the afternoon, some of us went to play on the Slalom course next to the campsite. This year, it has changed after the floods, with a…

2025 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 7 Friday: Lower Durance by Oscar K There was an old man from the MerseyWhose name was Dominic FaheyHe paddled with might, and to his delightThe Rab Wave showed him some mercy

2025 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 7 Friday: Lower Gyronde by Oscar K There was a little river called GyrondeWhich fed a mighty great pondChris came a cropper, but it wasn’t a stopperSo fortunately, he didn’t abscond

Day 06 Thursday Upper Durance by Chris Murphy The previous two days had seen the group complete one paddle a day, so I suggested that we tackle the Upper Durance in the afternoon as it was on our way back…

2025 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 6 Thursday: “Insane Guisane” by Nick Coughlin Today’s morning river was my favourite Alpine run, the Guisane. A group set off from the campsite at 9 am. Some waited halfway up, and eleven of…