2023 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 07 Thursday: Middle Guil and Château Queyras by Oliver Murphy Thursday offered one of the most challenging rivers of the trip so far: a relentless grade 3 paddle down the Middle Guil amongst some…

I decided that I needed an activity at my own speed on Sunday, so I decided to forgo the potentially windy sea kayak trip round Shuna and hike up the north side of the Leven Valley from the hostel to…

2023 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 06 Wednesday: St Clements to Embrun by John Cooke Day six started from the White Water Centre at St Clement, after a quick shuttle down to Embrun we were all on the water heading…

Sad news – Some of you will remember and may have paddled with Colin Fletcher in the past. Colin Stanley FLETCHER 25th July 2023 Aged 73 Years Devoted Husband to Iris. Much loved dad to Neil and Andrew, cherished grandad…

2023 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 05 Tuesday: l’Argentière la Bessée to St Clements by Steve Hitchin For anyone who has never been on the LCC France holiday, this 19 km paddle may sound far, but it’s an absolute joy.…

Results of the 2023 July Photo of the Month Competition – Congratulations to Paul Goetzee for his winning July photograph. Please send any photo for next month`s competition to website@liverpoolcanoeclub.co.uk

2023 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 04 Monday: Le Vénéon by Roy Mc We planned to travel across to l’Argentière la Bessée via Grenoble so that gave us a great chance to paddle the Vénéon again. This was only about…

July 2023 Sea kayak and wild camping trip The weather forecast for the week was constantly changing with wind speeds which varied from easy paddling to not leaving the beach conditions, so we decided to head to the Sound of…

2023 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 03 Sunday: Espace Eau Vive de l’Isle de la Serre by Fiona B With everyone now at the White-Water course the warmup paddles could really start. Most now new the course and made several…

2023 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 02 Saturday: Espace Eau Vive de l’Isle de la Serre by Kirk W The advance party were up at first light to take advantage of the white-water course. Well, it was light anyway, and…

2023 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday This year was to be a four-campsite, more mobile trip with paddlers dropping at different times. We started at Isle de Serre White Water Centre which is just outside Lyon and breaks up the journey…

Nikki and the Sea Arch with Porth Wen Brickworks behind.

Anglesey Weekend #3 – Stormy Saturday photos by Andrew Broddle We had a few drop outs but the campsite is great and so friendly with Alison and David welcoming us. It is an ideal location in Trearddur, quiet and secure…

From Source to Sea (well, almost) A 135-mile Canoe Trip Down the River Thames. (Andy Garland and Linda Smith) “This tarp is really good, innit?” I said, for the umpteenth time. Linda and I were lounging around, in the pouring…

France 2023 Day 13 – Friday 9th June Allier – Prades to Langeac by Ruth A Due to the logistics of wanting to move slightly further north (to reduce the drive home to Calais on the Saturday) after Thursday’s paddle…

On the weekend of the 1st & 2nd of July, we attended the Joy Davis Hull International Polo Tournament with 2 teams. Div 3 Write-up by Norman Cook: After losing two players late on Thursday evening we were always going…