2025 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 12: Wednesday, Rafting the Lower Durance by Terry S Today I really enjoyed an organised commercial raft trip that was filled with laughs and spills, along the Durance River. We enjoyed several grade three…

Worse Things Happen at Sea. This is difficult to write. I normally enjoy writing up expedition reports because they are an opportunity to reflect on how things went, review the photos, and re-live some of the highlights of the trip.…

The Unforgettable Journey by Jacki Jenkins From Widnes to Folkestone is where it all started, In Folkestone, we met, and the Alpine convoy departed.From Calais to Troyes, Dom, John, and Jacki rested,Then embarked on the journey, in which we were…

Day 14, Friday, Isere by Stuart T Having arrived at the Bourg St Maurice campsite the previous evening, we had unpacked and set up the LCC campsite. The campsite is fantastic, based next to the river.  Featuring its immaculate shower…

Day 13, Thursday, Veneon by Roy M The mighty Vénéon delivered a truly Alpine experience – glacier-fed, fast-flowing, and unmistakably cold! We put on just below the Via Ferrata, beneath towering cliffs and snow-dusted peaks, and paddled down to Le…

Day 12 Wednesday, Lower Durance After a week and a half of Alpine adventure, Day 12 brought the group to the Lower Durance for a second time – a refreshing change of pace after the steeper and splashier rivers of…

Day 11 Tuesday Middle Guil by Nikki A The second river of the day, and we were upping the ante. We drove up the Guil valley, stopping to inspect the get-out, the get-in and Tunnel Rapids. After much discussion and…

Day 11 Tuesday Lower Guil by Martin A After some confusion over shuttles, we arrived at the get-on and were soon unloaded. As we prepared to launch, Keith stole Roy’s small Firecracker (which was practically underwater – squirt-like), so Roy…

Day 10 Monday Mountain Kart by Ste H Serre Chevalier Vallée Mountain Cart and scooter experience  On a day off, 6 of us decided to head up to Serre Chevalier, up the valley through Briançon and try some downhill summer…

Day 10 Monday, Argentiere Stadium by Sarah G In the afternoon, some went on the Lake on paddle boards while others used their kayaks to try out the slide down into the lake. We also did some rolling practice.

Day 10, Monday Glacier Blanc by Keith The 4 of us got up early to miss the extreme heat of the day during the climb. Terry drove us up past Ailefroide climbing centre and parked at Refuge du Pré de…

7 adventurers visit the Small Isles (well, half of them) All the weather forecasts we checked were consistent and showed low wind (less than 10mph) for the next 6 days for plan A, a trip to the Small Isles. We…

A Team: Keith, Martin, Nikki, Terry, Sarah, JohnB Team: Stuart, Kurt, Roy, Jackie, Dom, Stephen  Swim Tally = 9 (no names shall be mentioned) As we were staying at our usual base camp in L’argentière la Bessèe, we had an…

2025 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 8 Saturday: Upper Durance by Dom In the afternoon, we loaded up and headed up the valley towards Briancon and put in at the third layby opposite the helicopter landing pad. The river was…

2025 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 8 Saturday: Durance to Lac de Serre-Ponçon by Terry Smith What a memorable day paddling with peers in the French Alps. We launched our kayaks onto a gentle, grade one stretch where the Durance…

2025 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 8 Saturday: Slalom Site by Sarah G In the afternoon, some of us went to play on the Slalom course next to the campsite. This year, it has changed after the floods, with a…