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…

2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 06 Thursday afternoon 25th July: Middle Guil by Stuart Toulson A smaller group of 5 paddlers now headed up the Guil Valley to paddle the middle section. The Guil is a 32-mile-long river, that…

2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 06 Thursday morning 25th July: Lower Guil by Sue Lowndes Lower Guil down to St Clement’s – “the most beautiful and tranquil river out here”.  Although only our third day on the rivers from…

2024 LCC River Karnali Trip – Nepal Day 14 – Monkey Temple We had a lie-in! We slept through our alarm and didn’t get up until 7.30 am! After breakfast in the hotel, we (me, Martin, Keith and Stuart) headed…

2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 05 Wednesday: Upper Guisane by Stuart T It had been decided the previous evening that Roy would take charge and decide today’s paddle. Within an instant, it was announced to be the Upper Guisane.…

2024 LCC River Karnali Trip – Nepal Day 13 – Pokhara – Kathmandu Once again we were in our minibus at 6.45 to head back to Kathmandu. Fortunately, the road back was not as bad as the road there and…

2024 LCC River Karnali Trip – Nepal Day 12 – Pokhara We arrived back in Pokhara around 7 am and said our goodbyes to everyone before checking into our hotel. After showering, we headed out into Pokhara for the day.…

2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 04 Tuesday: Camping Le Ecrins slalom site to St Clements, Slalom site, Middle Durance River by Roy M The drivers did the shuttle at 9 am and at 10 am everyone was ready for…

2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 03 Monday: The Veneon Valley access road was closed by Kirk Williams Our moving day got off to a bright start thanks to my red wine overindulgence the previous evening. After some slightly disorganised packing,…

2024 LCC River Karnali Trip – Nepal Day 11 – to take out at Chisapaani Paddling day 8 Despite being the latest we had gotten up (at 7 am), we were now so slick that we were all on the…

2024 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 02 Sunday: Espace Eau Vive de l’Isle de la Serre by Colin L On our first visit to La Serre and Eau Vive we were greeted with a thunderous storm at 3 am but…

SEA  PADDLE  –  PORTH DAFARCH  &  Penrhyn Mawr –   Sunday  21st  July  2024 After a great rescue session yesterday, it would be fair to say I was somewhat achy this morning.  In an attempt to revive myself, a ‘Full English’ (breakfast)…

2024 LCC River Karnali Trip – Nepal Day 10 – Camp at Kuine Paddling Day 7 After the previous day’s very short paddle, we now had a long paddle of approximately 45km ahead of us. After another delicious breakfast, we…

Sea Kayak Safety and Rescue Coaching Session On Saturday, 10 club members and four club coaches assembled at Porth Dafarch for an opportunity to get some valuable coaching on Sea Kayak rescue techniques. The pre-ordered sun decided not to turn…

Windermere (Fell Foot) Sunday 21st July by Allan B 6 of us had a great day paddling on Lake Windermere, a great 14.6 mile trip from Fell Foot (national trust) to Bowness and return. We met at 0930, on the…

2024 LCC River Karnali Trip – Nepal Day 9 – Short day and Swimming Paddling Day 6 One of the cool parts of this trip was seeing the occasional local kids come by to see what was happening, whether they…