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…

2025 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 7 Friday: Lower Durance by Oscar K There was an old man from the MerseyWhose name was Dominic FaheyHe paddled with might, and to his delightThe Rab Wave showed him some mercy

2025 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 7 Friday: Lower Gyronde by Oscar K There was a little river called GyrondeWhich fed a mighty great pondChris came a cropper, but it wasn’t a stopperSo fortunately, he didn’t abscond

Day 06 Thursday Upper Durance by Chris Murphy The previous two days had seen the group complete one paddle a day, so I suggested that we tackle the Upper Durance in the afternoon as it was on our way back…

2025 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 6 Thursday: “Insane Guisane” by Nick Coughlin Today’s morning river was my favourite Alpine run, the Guisane. A group set off from the campsite at 9 am. Some waited halfway up, and eleven of…

2025 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 5 Wednesday: Camping Le Ecrins slalom site to St Clements, Slalom site – Middle Durance River by Sarah Gille After a morning walk to the top of the slalom course, the levels had dropped…

2025 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 4 Tuesday: Lower Guil to St Clements, Slalom site River by Marcus S I am writing about the trip I undertook today.   I have been camping in the French Alps and have also been…

2025 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 3 Monday: The Veneon We decamped and headed over to Grenoble, then up the Romanche Valley, and turned towards the Veneon.  We drove up past the new road and new flood defences following last…

2025 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 2 Sunday: Espace Eau Vive de l’Isle de la Serre by Claire M After a morning run, I was preparing for a chilled afternoon watching everyone kayaking from the safety of the bankside. Then…

2025 LCC Alpine Paddling Holiday Day 1 Saturday: Espace Eau Vive de l’Isle de la Serre This year was to be a three-campsite trip with paddlers dropping in and out at different times. We started at the Isle de Serre…

2025 07 17 SUP Session at the docks Last night was calm and very warm, so we had nine people out on SUPs. After finding a discarded football, we played a little SUP polo before going into the Albert Dock…

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