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How to learn the art of vol-bivouac

Start small and the world of sky camping soon opens up, says Jake Holland

20 January, 2025, by Jake Holland

It’s a beautiful thing when two activities work in harmony, creating a symbiotic relationship that is more elegant than its individual components. Vol-bivouac, aptly named by the French, is the wonderful mix of paragliding and camping (spoiler alert: usually mixed up with a fair bit of walking).

The ability to travel over terrain, camp and continue the next day must be an activity as old as humankind itself, which is why I believe it has such a soul-fulfilling enchantment attached to it. Combine it with human’s oldest dream and you are opening up a very special kind of adventure.

Like in many aspects of paragliding, vol-biv can be...

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