Alpine Adventures

I’ve just finished 4 weeks of coaching and guiding in the French Alps. I met some lovely people, paddled some great rivers and generally had a lot of fun. Here’s a few photos:

Jon Warwick paddling the Fournel with a back brace on. Gnarly.

Nick Pearce and I on his virgin mission into Chatau Q. Photo: John the open boater

Nick immerging from Chatau Q with a big grin!

A week with Leeds and Regents Canoe Clubs

The CC bus overheating on the Col de Var

Surfing at St Clement

During the past month I’ve also witnessed a lot of carnage, here’s just some of the boats we retrieved!

This belonged to Cambridge Uni and was one of the many Gyronde casualties

 
This fortnight old Jefe was forming a nice boof ledge of the exit rapid of Durance Gorge

We pulled it out and found the contents of the drybag to be still dry, including the condoms and throwline(?!)

Half a Mystic on the banks of the Durance Gorge, which was littered with boat bits!

More photos from the last month can be found here. Thanks to everyone I’ve hung out with and paddled with this month

I’m now on my way to Lyon for one week of training on Hawaii-sur-Rhone and the nearby White Water Course in Sault Brenaz; before flying over to Spain for the European Freestyle Champs!

See you on the water,

Lowri