2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday This year was to be a three-campsite, trip with paddlers dropping in and out at different times. We started at Isle de Serre White Water Centre, just outside Lyon, which breaks up the outbound journey. We then moved on to l’Argentière la Bessée to camp next to the Durance River. There is a lake and White Water course next door. At the end of the… Read More »2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 01 Friday: Espace Eau Vive

2024 LCC River Karnali Trip – Nepal Day 8 – Camp before Seti-Karnali Paddling Day 5 This morning at breakfast we found a very large fish in the bucket that had previously been occupied by the eel – tonight’s dinner? Except that Govi, Calu and Dipesh left early with a gear raft and a kayak to go to a village downstream to try to obtain a pig for dinner. Yes,… Read More »2024 LCC River Karnali Trip (Nepal) – Day 8 – Camp before Seti-Karnali Paddling Day 5

2024 LCC River Karnali Trip – Nepal Day 7 – Gods House, Juicer and Strip _n_ Flip Paddling Day 4 This was set to be another big water day but only a half-day paddle today. Whilst getting ready in the morning, we spotted an eel in a bucket, seemingly captured the night before. We had great amusement while watching Govi and Dipesh trying to clean down the eel and go… Read More »2024 LCC River Karnali Trip (Nepal) Day 7 – Gods House, Juicer and Strip _n_ Flip

2024 LCC River Karnali Trip – Nepal Day 6 – Paddling Day 3 After breakfast and rafts loaded, we set off for our third day on the river. This day brought with it a little more trepidation as this was where the big rapids started. There was one rapid early on where I was caught out by a wave and capsized and rolled back up (yay!) just in time to… Read More »2024 LCC River Karnali Trip (Nepal) Day 6 – Paddling Day 3

2024 LCC River Karnali Trip – Nepal Day 5 – Barahatal to Scorpion Beach Paddling Day 2 Having been told we would be on the water at 9.30/10.00 this morning, there was no need for an early start but we were all up anyway before 7.00 am. This was our first full day on the river and our first morning in camp to get to know the routine. It was… Read More »2024 LCC River Karnali Trip (Nepal) Day 5 – Barahatal to Scorpion Beach

2024 LCC River Karnali Trip – Nepal Day 4 – Kohalpur – Dungeswar – Paddling day 1 Today we were on the coach for 5.45am. We stopped for breakfast en-route and we encountered another landslide on a bend where big boulders on both sides of the road made for a gap just a little too narrow for our bus. After much manoeuvring, we finally got through without a scratch. Just… Read More »2024 LCC River Karnali Trip (Nepal) Day 4 – Kohalpur – Dungeswar – Paddling day 1

2024 LCC River Karnali Trip – Nepal Day 3 – Pokhara – Kohalpur Another early start (6.30 am) found us on a tourist bus loaded with 13 kayaks on the roof, 3 rafts somewhere on board and tonnes of kit on the back seats. The 6 of us plus 4 or 5 of our guides and 2 bus drivers set off for what was set to be another long day’s… Read More »2024 LCC River Karnali Trip (Nepal) Day 3 – Pokhara – Kohalpur

2024 LCC River Karnali Trip – Nepal Day 2 – Kathmandu – Pokhara We had what we naively thought was an early start on Day 2 with our taxi picking us up at 6.45 am to take us the 200km to Pokhara. Now 200km doesn’t seem so bad right? 2-3 hours drive at most? Ha! There is only one road between Kathmandu and Pokhara and they are in the process… Read More »2024 LCC River Karnali Trip (Nepal) Day 2 – Kathmandu – Pokhara

A Weekend on St Kilda by Tim Haines St Kilda is a dream location for many sea kayakers, but not many people get there as it’s fairly remote and quite exposed. I got very lucky, and was able to make the crossing from North Uist, circumnavigate the islands and then paddle back. My plan was simple: book cheap accommodation on North Uist for a fortnight, arrange to work remotely, and… Read More »A Weekend on St Kilda by Tim Haines

For Sale – Werner 2-piece paddle £50.00 Werner 2-piece paddle with carbon fibre shaft, excellent condition, paid £160.00, will accept £50.00 Kayak trolley as new, paid £90.00 will accept £30.00 Philip Lawton 07931 387964 philip.lawton@gmail.com