French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 12 The Middle Guil by Gareth Jones We arrived at ‘Montbardon Bridge’, unloaded the boats, got out kit together and got on the water. Once on the water we organised ourselves into about four groups. Keith called me over to his group along with Dom, Hannah and Sara. Once… Read More »French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 12 The Middle Guil by Gareth Jones
French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 13 The Durance 39km by the Murphy’s Campsite to St Clements Slalom Course 19 paddlers set out from the campsite at 10:30 some with sore heads after a long night in Briancon. The first stretch of our journey to Embrum was relatively calm except from one incident involving Mark… Read More »French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 13 The Durance 39km by the Murphy’s
French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 12 Lower Guil by Sarah Jones We had an earliest start at 8am and the get in wasn`t far away. It was going to be a busy day with 3 sections of the river to do. I was told it was an easy paddle with good views but still… Read More »French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 12 Lower Guil by Sarah Jones
French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 11 Glacier Blanc by Jane Sheehan Before the crack of noon (7am) we all set off to Pré de Madame Carle with the intention of walking up a mountain to see a glacier. There were 12 of us, Keith, Sara, Hanna h and Mike, Gareth and Sarah, Ciaran, Trevor,… Read More »French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 11 Glacier Blanc by Jane Sheehan
Performance Awards British Canoeing has today announced the launch of the NEW Personal Performance Awards to encourage paddlers to develop their skills and safety on the water, in the craft and environment of their choice. The Personal Performance Awards are designed for paddlers wanting to gain recognition of their learning and development, in the craft… Read More »Performance Awards – News from British Canoeing
French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 10 Upper Guisane by Nick Coughlin Twenty-two intrepid LCC paddlers set off at the leisurely time of 10am to tackle the Upper Guisane. The Guisane is one of my favourite rivers and this was the second time we had paddled it in the past seven days. It is a… Read More »French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 10 Upper Guisane by Nick Coughlin
French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 9 The Ubaye Race Course by Steve Hitchen An early start for LCC saw us setting off just after the bread delivery at 8am. With a second quick pit stop for pastries we were underway. The drive takes us along the Durance which runs past our camp site. We… Read More »French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 9 The Ubaye Race Course by Steve Hitchen
French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 9 The Upper Ubaye by Ciaran Fahey Earliest start of the trip so far for the clubs 2018 Alps trip, at an on the bus time of 8am. The destination for today’s trip was the Upper Ubaye a grade 3, despite the early start the long drive to the… Read More »French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 9 The Upper Ubaye by Ciaran Fahey
Polo Practice Session run by Richie On Saturday I went to canoe polo practice organised by Richie. There were not many people there, probably due to the rain, but we still went ahead with it with only 4 people (Callum, Luke, John and myself). We first did some passing around and then did some dribbling… Read More »Polo Practice Session run by Richie
French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 8 The Upper Gyronde by Stephen Hitchen Lunch over our intrepid LCC members put in just below the barrage at Vallouise. 16 this time, so four groups of four with a skilled leader in each. Group A-with Keith, B with Graham, C with John Cooke while the D’s had… Read More »French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 8 The Upper Gyronde by Stephen Hitchen
