French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 8 The Upper Durance by Stephen Hitchen 9am start for day one, week 2 of LLC’s Alps Kayaking trip saw 19 of us enjoy the upper Durance, which is a grade 2 river and perfect for the newbies who arrived Saturday to stretch their legs and also the for… Read More »French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 8 The Upper Durance by Stephen Hitchen
French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 7 The Durance by Helen Siertsema Sunshine was elusive for our run of the Sunshine run today despite promises of sunny weather by the Meteo. Previous rainfall had kept levels nice and bouncy as we had a lie down and snooze in our boats. Some of us were hitting… Read More »French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 7 The Durance by Helen Siertsema
Nepal Sun Koshi Expedition – Day 4 (4th April) by Darren Bohanna It was easily the trickiest day of the expedition. The Harkabur rapids awaited. The day started out much like the others with a generally pleasant bob down the river up until the river bent sharply round to the left with the volume of… Read More »Nepal Sun Koshi Expedition – Day 4 (4th April) by Darren Bohanna
French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 6 Middle Guil by Ron Wood 9am sharp off to the Middle Guil, an Alpine classic 3-4 run, the merry band of 13 were excited but also maybe a little nervous that this was going to be a more challenging day. The easier “warm up” initial section proved interesting,… Read More »French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 6 Middle Guil by Ron Wood
French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 6 Via ferrata at Château-Queyras by Michael O’Rourke and Trevor Strain We turned up after our mornings paddle and had a walk to do a recce of Chateau-Queyras gorge at Via ferrata. After seeing the raging running torrent through the gorge five of us decided we really wanted to… Read More »French Alps 2018 paddling trip Via ferrata at Château-Queyras by Michael O’Rourke and Trevor Strain
French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 6 Château-Queyras by Ron Wood Once we had picked up everyone from various lay-bys along the side of the road we made our way up to Château-Queyras. People quickly found their needs for the afternoon, ice-cream for some, a classic gorge Via Farrata for others, and a small team… Read More »French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 6 Château-Queyras by Ron Wood
French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 5 Upper Durance by Kirk Williams We decided to return to an afternoon stalwart, the Upper Durance, with only a few of the team deciding to give it a miss for different reasons (done it, no boat & tired). We set off without our intrepid shuttle cyclist who was… Read More »French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 5 Upper Durance by Kirk Williams
French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 5 Upper Guisane by Kirk Williams The 9am departure was a bit of a shock after yesterday’s leisurely departure, but we managed to get everyone loaded and up to the get in, after a quick stop for a view of the S Bends rapid, highlight of the Upper Guisane.… Read More »French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 5 Upper Guisane by Kirk Williams
Tuesday saw a flotilla of 32 juniors and parents paddle around the docks. It was great to see paddlers sat waiting patiently on the beach the full length, and more, of the compound despite the hot sun, though the more enterprising worked out how to keep cool. A little delay before paddling off as a… Read More »Junior paddle every Tuesday evening by Craig Ford
French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 4 The Ubaye Race Course by Stuart Conway Today’s river was one of the best white water race courses in Europe, a variety of large rapids separated by calm pools, well that what the guide book says. We reached the get in at Le Martinet after a 1.5… Read More »French Alps 2018 paddling trip Day 4 The Ubaye Race Course by Stuart Conway
