Day 5 Wednesday: Upper Durance by Oscar We were floating down the river When Oscar became all of a tither. On a water flow ever so flat A very sneaky rock made him go splat. Embarrassed by the pin he…

2022 LCC Alpine Holiday to Durance Region in France: Day 12 Wednesday: Romanche by Graham Devaney Day 12 Wednesday: Romanche by Graham Devaney Wednesday morning 5 of us got up early and left the site at 8.30 to head around…

Tips and tricks to help you navigate the club website. 1/ Too many google group emails – you can ask to reduce the frequency of these to 1 a day. All emails are rolled up into one. Downside – you…

Paddler of the Year Award 2022 Nominations for our Paddler of the Year Awards are now open – If you would like to nominate a fellow paddler please send an email to: website@liverpoolcanoeclub.co.uk with a brief (no more than 60 words) summary of…

2022 LCC Alpine Holiday to Durance Region in France: Day 12 Wednesday: Lower Durance by Nikki Aldridge Day 12 Wednesday: Lower Durance by Nikki Aldridge After a leisurely morning we made our way to St Clement for a late elevenses.…

2022 LCC Alpine Holiday to Durance Region in France: Day 11 Tuesday: Upper Guisane (take two) by Steph Blissett and lower Guisane Day 11 Tuesday: Upper Guisane (take two) by Steph Blisset We had pre paddle lunch at the get…

2022 LCC Alpine Holiday to Durance Region in France: Day 10 Monday: Château Queyras Via Ferrata by Keith Bold, Upper Gyronde by Steve Hitchen and Lower Gyronde by Elliot Bold Day 10 Monday: Château Queyras Via Ferrata by Keith Bold…

2022 LCC Alpine Holiday to Durance Region in France Day 9 Sunday: Lower Durance by Nick Coughlin Another lovely day here in the Southern Alps and while there is a bit less water than usual the lower Durance is always…

Day 8 Saturday: Option A Glacier Blanc by Oscar Kelly Day 8 and the mountaineering stage of the LCC Alps trip was upon us. A merry band of intrepid explorers set out at 0700 from base camp at L’Argentiere la…

2022 LCC Alpine Holiday to Durance Region in France Day 7 Friday: Gyronde by Roy McHale Whilst the rest of the group paddled the Durance down to Saint Clement, Stu and I decided to run the upper Gyronde from the…

2022 LCC Alpine Holiday to Durance Region in France Day 7 Friday: Middle Durance by Helen Siertsema After a leisurely lunch, and once the shuttle was completed, with the cars going down to Embrun, we set off down the Durance…

Saturday morning beginners/confidence booster session TNR Outdoors by Chris Marsden We arrived at TNR for our session around 9.30. The weather was dry but a bit overcast but quite warm. I was joined by Eamon and Dave. It was Eamon’s…

2022 LCC Alpine Holiday to Durance Region in France Day 6 Thursday: Slalom Course and Rescue Sessions and the delightful Upper Guisane by Keith Bold The morning saw the majority transporting kit to the top of the slalom course next…

2022 LCC Alpine Holiday to Durance Region in France Day 5 Wednesday: Lower Gyronde by Elliot Bold Yet another day on the rivers in The Alps. Today we had a change of pace as we went from larger volume, wide…

2022 LCC Alpine Holiday to Durance Region in France Day 4 Tuesday: Lower Durance to Embrun by Andy Garland Another glorious day of paddling big and bouncy Alpine rivers. Today we returned to the Durance to run the section from…

2022 LCC Alpine Holiday to Durance Region in France Day 3 Monday: Gyronde to the campsite by Stuart Toulson Roy and I decided to head up to this section for a quick blast down at the end of the day…