FMO Crew: French Alps 2014 - Day 3 (Upper Guil / Upper Guil Gorge / Chateau Q )

French Alps 2014 - Day 3 (Upper Guil / Upper Guil Gorge / Chateau Q )

We left the accommodation by 10.00am to drive to the Upper Guil. When we arrived Conor realised he had left his shoes back at the accommodation, so Charlie kindly lent his.

After the shuttle, we split into groups. Group 1; Rob, Charlie, Rich & Sophie in the duo, Conor & Marshy. Group 2; Danny, Molly, Steve, Katie, Charlotte, Mat, Dan (Dan and Tim, Dan) and Tim (Dan and Tim, Tim).

Group 1 lead the way and set off down the river, with group 2 following shortly after. Conor had a swim fairly early on (he should know better), followed by Charlotte (the hot girl of the group) demonstrating her swimming lessons. Both were back in their boats quickly and off paddling again on the river, no dramas :-).

Down to the next set of rapids, and Charlotte got pinned on a rock, she managed to stay upright until Danny got to her, once freed she immediately capsized so Danny who attempted to upright her accidentally stepped into a deep section and swam too.

Charlotte caught Tim’s eye, but why wouldn't she! Grabbing his line but unfortunately Danny did too. by his helmet Go Pro and that dragged him down the river head first. The river was deeper than we thought so tried to stand up but it pushed them both further under the water, preventing Charlotte from rolling. She eventually bailed out of the boat and swam a little further until she caught Molly’s line and got to the bank.

Back in the boat, we headed off down the river again without any more mishaps, and got out before Chateau Queyras. We scouted Chateau Q, the only people that didn't run it were Katie, Charlotte, Matt, Sophie, Marshy and Conor, who sat on the bank and took photos. Everyone who ran this made it through without any mishaps. Meanwhile, we realised that the baguettes had been left in the accommodation, so we had nothing to make lunch with. Conor went out looking for baguettes while the others made a base in the sun to catch some rays.

After lunch, we decided to head over to Le Lac for a swim and an ice cream. Rich and Sophie headed off on their own (to go for a walk?) hmmmm… By the time we set off it was getting late, but following Danny, we thought we would be there in no time…after driving through very narrow streets and then a bit of off-roading up a gravel, tight road, where Conor’s car got stuck, we decided to reverse back down the mountain and follow Conor, eventually ending up at Le Lac, too late for a swim, we decided to have a pint and a chat as the sun had disappeared up the valley.

Back at base, we had a lovely dinner cooked by Charlie, with assistance from Marshy and Danny. Danny was fiddling with the french jugs and they were too much to handle so he slipped on the stairs and pulled his calf muscle.

The night finished with drinks in the living room.

Written by Katie B with input from everyone!

Upper Guil Gorge