Throwback to 34-Day Canadian Paraglide Expedition

Vol biv, or fly camp, is the next frontier in paragliding and is being pushed across North America.

Will Gadd and Gavin McClurg took the sport to a whole new level with their 34 day, 800 kilometre flight along the Canadian Rockies from McBride, B.C. to the U.S./Canada border a few years ago.

“It’s been months and my blood pressure still elevates [when] thinking about it,” said Gadd after their trip.

“The coolest things aren’t defined by numbers or geographic lines; they are defined by what’s going on in the landscape. We could triple the length of the flight we just did, but I don’t think it would be any cooler.”

When asked about the future of paragliding, McClurg said, “The lines we have available for us to fly in the American West are pretty much unlimited.

“It’s like big-wave surfing 30 years ago or alpine climbing in Jeff Lowe’s days. This line we just did—it wasn’t even on my radar. This is a new frontier, and it’s just happening in paragliding.”

Watch trailer below and the full video here.