Alps Paragliding VolBiv 2019: Nice to the Dolomites

[@infinityfumble]

This is one of the best videos i`ve ever seen on KZbin. I watched the complete hour. Congrats man, what an adventure and what a well made video to savor it.

[@dougieswanson-low8192]

That's very kind of you to say, especially because there are so many good videos!

[@kellyrmerrill01]

my feelings exactly

[@anilthapa2227]

@@dougieswanson-low8192 \twg

[@piezoelectric627]

Agree, I just loved this video. Amazing adventure

[@valtinhocarinhoso]

I found this video inspirational and it has motivated me even more to start in this sport. I can't wait. All the very best.

[@SkywalkerPaul]

I can assure you it's going to one of the best adventures in your life. Warning: Paragliding can get highly addictive!

[@soaring.passioninstagram5716]

Best hour I've ever spent on KZbin. Great editing, well done shots and good storytelling In between

[@darsch5367]

42:55 - That feeling when it begins to rain and you move inside to finish up coffee and cake... ;-)

[@diarshow86]

hahahahaha :D

[@903lew]

Been flying for a few years now and never seem to find the time. Then this came on and I watched it with the boy (who’s now three). “Dad, they’re flying like you!” “Where are they flying?” “Can I fly with you like that?!”. Well, if he wants to when he gets bigger this looks like a fairly decent goal with my flying. Thanks for giving me something to aim for!

[@pvilleneuve78]

WAOW!!! I've been watching paragliding videos for a while.... But this is not a video, but a true captivating full movie! Definitively one of the best (or the best) paragliding film I've never seen... Everything that makes paragliding a fascinating activity is inside. + Excellent music, excellent story and fantastic views of the alps! You spent probably a long time to produce it, thank you very much for that Dougie, it's a so great pleasure to watch it !!! Please continue !

[@guppyfisk]

What a good story, thx a lot for sharing it! Andermatt, our lovely winter paradise, so well known, so missed in this covid-winter. Great to see very well known places from another perspective! Looking forward to see more films from you. Cheers Frank

[@user-sq1fe3ku5m]

this is not just a flight - this is a dream...second time i watch it again and more emotions that at first are covered my mind. Amazing!

[@halinabemben9932]

What I would not do to experience paragliding. Just once in my life time. Beautiful views, must feel incredible being up there and just flying. Like a bird. Thank you for this video. Stay safe and live your life to the fullest.

[@paweljasinski4703]

I know someone who knows someone who like to smoke, and he said that he has never been that high. Incredible hobby. Wow. Inspirational.

[@fronwaldy]

A wonderful lovingly made documentary catching you off guard because it really *gets* you on a personal level. It's honest & not hiding anything. Watched the whole thing. Completely different from those 0815 paragliding self jerking "feel the freedom" videos.

[@robertpeters5278]

Really top rate, enjoyed every moment of a great adventure. Loved the Google earth type visualisations of your journey. ( and the video of course ) Something to remember for ever, and thanks for sharing.

[@More-Space-In-Ear]

What a fantastic trip, (enviously typing)…one for the memory bank 🍻👍🏼😊

[@LaurenMartins]

Amazing video, thanks for sharing your experience with us. I can't wait to try something similar myself. I know good flights and misery awaits... :)

[@buchercast]

Epic. Just epic! I know some of these flying regions, but to connect them like that is something else. Congratulations for a marvelous adventure, and thanks for taking me along like that.

[@dougieswanson-low8192]

It was all new to me and it has made me I wish for all that on my doorstep! What an amazing place to explore. Thank you!

[@marvel4528]

Absolutely amazing!! Thank you for sharing your adventure!!

[@CoIoneIPanic]

This is a genius film here. For all of us who maybe can only dream of soaring over mountains day after day, roosting at night in beautiful alpine sunsets, walking through quaint villages way off the main path, you've done it mate, and taken us all with you. Thank You.

[@felixschreiber4293]

wow, an outstanding adventure you will probably never forget! Reacheing the Dolomites after that long and difficoult flight must have felt georgous. I nearly got to teers, cause i ve made some nice flews there more than 10 Y-years ago. Nice Video, nice Music... i ve had a good time watching!!

[@corjp]

Amazing trip, many great views. Me scared of heights and still enjoying this. Thanks for telling the story and sharing. 👍👍👍😉😉😉

[@mashtrupeppi1610]

Best thing I watched in years. Thank you for sharing this amazing journey

[@conradobuhrer7916]

I must have watched this five times already. Certainly still one of the most epic paragliding videos around

[@highhuber]

Bravo, really enjoyed your sharing this epic adventure with the world. Well done. Thankyou

[@MountainManJohnFilms]

Totally spot on, awesome film. I dont fly but maybe one day. Such a great film and adventure. Well done...loved it

[@pablofermandois8031]

Lo mejor que he visto. Te felicito por la aventura y el excelente video

[@ChrisStoneFilm]

amazing film, really enjoyed it ,what an incredible adventure, great flying.thanks

[@Graham_lee]

Watched this video 3 times now very inspirational, full of great info and edited really well, thankyou for sharing

[@kibu44]

Couldn’t stop watching til the end, best compliment you can get. Great spirit of adventure and true emotions. Thx for sharing and always happy landings.

[@SteveSalisbury]

This is incredible. I think the most imporessive thing is still filming at the low moral points. Interesting inclusion at 42:56. Had a double take! Awesome video!

[@GHUTORC]

BEST VIDEO ON YEARS!!!!!!!!!!! PURE PARAGLIDING LOVE!!!!

[@ptodd1306]

Wow Dougie. Great video, great adventure. Glad you were safe. Subscribed and looking forward to seeing more 👏🏼

[@lesvolsrandodadri584]

After having seen a looooooot of videos of volbiv I can tell this is the best on KZbin !!! You fly more than you walk or take a car :-D

[@EnriqueGonzalez-iu3so]

Is very difficult to express the emotions once I saw the full vídeo, is fantastic !! As a paraglider and páramotor pilot, I can say that you did a tremendous Job on the trip and the edition of the video, I only can dream in an adventure like yours, thank you very very much for let us see from your view (without the cold 😁) is a once in a lifetime trip, after I survived to Covid Neumonia (and 2 accidents before ) your adventure give me more strength to keep moving forward and fly again, thank you very much!! 😃👍

[@lpblewis]

Wow! That was awesome and very inspirational! Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@황영숙-v8z]

You are a hero...I applaud your amazing flight.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@scottrights1235]

Full movie! Absolutely fantastic…. Editing, music, and story. Great. Now I want XC! Ha… thank you for sharing this.

[@hansruys1466]

Man this video makes me so much willing to make my first hike and fly trip!! Thank you very much for the inspiration 🙏

[@brucebogstrotter1796]

Amazing adventuring. There are people in cities who experience less beauty in their whole lives than you guys saw that week. Top tunes playing too!

[@stefanomadeddu1259]

Beautiful experience. Long video, but worthwhile. The landscape and your sympathy make it short to watch. Thank for sharing Dougie!

[@dewibermingham816]

Thanks lads for a fantastic video. Just in time for my return to paragliding after a thirty year break. Yep! I did say "thirty". My last flight was likely done in Kenya's Rift valley when records were for the taking. Back then "hike and fly" was just being invented and was called "migration" . A better term by far 🙂. St Audra was one of my hang glideing adventure, so great to see you doing that area. Best wishes to you both.

[@zeljkokumer223]

I've stumbled upon this video in the vastness of KZbin and at first, it seemed like just another paragliding video. boy was I wrong :D without exaggerating I can honestly say that this is the best paragliding video I have ever seen. superbly done, wonderfully edited, not too much of anything. the music is expertly chosen. the Dolomites part is simply stunning. this is a better video than most professionally done paragliding documentaries. well played sir. my hat off to you.

[@simonpickering3272]

Absolutely amazing filming and great music and narration to accompany the film. Well done Dougie..

[@hobbygalleryTR]

This video has triggered me to learn paragliding. Thanks for sharing us these amazing views.

[@kylewolfman]

Liked subscribed and reminders on! Amazing adventure from a gifted pilot. Stay elevated stay safe

[@ATP-qh5ub]

Beautiful film, photos, music and editing. Thanks to this film, I was able to experience it with you. Incredible adventure. I fly a little too, but it's still early days. Have you ever thought about illustrating your films with classical music?

[@dymeks87]

Congratz! I do fly a paraglider but that kind of trip is still just a dream... Awesome film!

[@notafanatic]

I would just like to reiterate most of the comments below, this is a fantastic video and gives a great sense of the flying and overall experience.

[@dougieswanson-low8192]

Thank you!

[@jonathanpope81]

Salute you for living the dream . Like your choice of music. Thanks.

[@benjohnson5960]

Great video Dougie :-) such a cool trip with Tony. Both great pilots, really enjoyed watching your trip. Looking forward to having you up for X-Scotia.

[@GabriGlider]

15:57 PLEASE LOOK AT THAT! thats an incredible ability to fly, how each one take different routes and they meet together in the same point. Gorgeous. Fantastic!

[@gta1300]

Fantastic film, I was trapped in it and could not stop until it ended. Very well done!

[@wanderflieger]

Inspiring!!!!! I have a dream now. ;-) Very very very very good video! Brilliant choice of music. Perfect! Thanks a lot!!!!! And you seem to be a very nice guy!

[@diseasefire]

I`m from the dolomites and since i live abroad, it`s now been a year i haven`t seen them because of covid. Thanks for taking me back there from the best possible point of view! Amazing job with the paraglider!

[@suboptimallife]

Bread. Pancakes. Tent repairs. Tony may be the best vol-biv companion ever.

[@dougieswanson-low8192]

I KNOW RIGHT?! He certainly was!!

[@tsh3828]

Watched the ending twice 🤔 … absolutely epic x

Hi, This epic journey was so nice to watch! Very inspirational, and with my son, Lino we are already planing our own VolBiv adventure, but it's a pity that he is only 6 years old yet. :) So, I guess we need to wait a few years to do that! best of luck to in your next trips!

[@shaunholliday7055]

Fabulous. A trip like this is now solidly featured on my bucket list. Many thanks!

[@marcinmorris]

Wow...niw thats what I call an adventure. Its a dreams come true

[@badacat73]

Nothing but admiration for what you have done on this trip. It must take a great belief in your abilities as a pilot and a true adventures spirit to achieve something like this. A great video and beautifully edited.

[@clanculo]

Impressive, I use it to share my goals/dreams with my family who can't understand what I'm doing up in the sky ;-)

[@GlaucusBlue]

Epic is certainly the right word for that trip. How absolutely stunning. Can't believe the distances of these flights. Can't wait for this lovkdown to end and get on a course. I expect it takes a long time to progress to the ability to do this. But got to start somewhere.

[@bernharddrosba2361]

Best Paragliding Video i have ever seen 👍😎

[@JustxPara]

Wow amazing vol bac trip~ Thanks for wonderful movie~

[@mihca65]

Thanks for that wonderful video, I saw it three times, its incredible. Many memories for me, Aletschgletscher, Furka, Grimsel, Dolomites... A great trip and a perfect video, no boring flight scenes, always inspirational, many emotions. Thanks again!

[@markbooth6471]

What a beautiful video of an epic trip. Really enjoyed watching it, thanks for taking the time to document it.

[@dadscanplay2]

Awesome , just awesome. I agree with @ValterAlarcon, very inspiring video. I did try paragliding 17 years ago, always dreamed about it now I made decision, 2021 is the year of paragliding , full stop. See you in the sky.

[@zerthura8500]

Thank you so much to make me the gift of share your beautifull experience and show it to me

[@Freddy456]

Congratulations to this great adventure! I did a lot of long distance flights in the Alpes, but with high performance gliders. Very good job!!

[@3RDPeakAdventure]

Congratulations for your adventure - very challenging. Awesome video

[@petelacey8418]

Such a great watch. The final tune to bring it all home as well. Bloody great stuff!

[@mrskyl1fe]

What an epic adventure! Great stories, great flying...congratulations. I couldn't stop watching even though it is 2:00 in the morning. Fabulous video! Thanks!

[@norsanglama7619]

Hello sir, I am watching this video of yours from Nepal. It was a lot of fun. Till today, I had never seen anything so expensive on KZbin. I have a dream to fly to Nepal in the same way.

[@lam19bo]

Awesome video.I just got my pg2 and I learned so much from this video . Didn't want it to end

[@harrypemberton4627]

This is KZbin gold. Amazing video and what an adventure. Gunna show my Dad

[@B1ll4b0nG]

Best Paragliding video I’ve seen on KZbin. Congrats and thanks!!

[@lucaparapente2106]

That was amazing! Beautiful flight and video, thank you !

[@BacanaBolinha]

Man qyue cool flight very cool show beautiful flight sensational adventure congratulations I'm starting at Paramotor but nothing compares with this top adventure of Thanks!

[@hetane]

Super fun and engaging video! I've watched the entire thing. Good editing and great narration. I would love to see you make a video about your equipment and packing. I'm sure you've learned few things after the trip. How would you pack differently ? What was missing and what was not needed? How heavy was all of it? Thanks ! :)

[@dougieswanson-low8192]

Thank you. I'll write something about the kit and put it in the description. I got lots of info from other VolBiv videos and from friends. Tony had lots of great little ideas!

[@airmalik]

I balked at the 56minutes at first but after a watching a few minutes realised I needed to set aside an hour and enjoy it properly. Amazing adventure and a great video to tell the story. Thanks for taking the time to put it together and sharing it. Hope to do a similar adventure some day.

[@saidsator]

Complimenti per il voli video e musica Mt bianco .mt viso . E riger 👍💪👋

[@kurthaston3058]

Truly inspiring! Great work flying, filming, and story telling! This is probably the best video on youtube currently.

[@brucehaines2142]

My 9yo and I have just watched that totally entranced Tony and Dougie (seems a long time since the BPCup days Tony!!), that was the most amazing thing you both did, and that last flight on your own Dougie, totally inspiring. I shall not be flying much again but its ignited something in one boy here!! Great story, filming, narration, editing, music, cooking and FLYING!

[@waynemoore7415]

Wow that information showing where you went and where you found the lifts is great for someone like me who’s thinking about joining your sport, I wish every video had that, it just helps to understand what and where you find these thermals, again thanks...✌️

[@andrearaffaelli4584]

He disfrutado tu viaje de11 días contigo. Soy solo piloto local, tengo 74 años y vuelo desde 17 años y te agradezco este video que me ha hecho sentir en vuelo contigo, nunca podré hacer este tipo de vuelo, pero tu me lo has hecho hacer, gracias 😊

[@danielgilber5481]

Congratulations to the pilots for the video. It is undoubtedly the best I have ever seen.

[@colin8110]

Great video. loved the story and the film was well put together. As an aspiring CP pilot who dreams of an adventure like this, I'd love to see a video on your gear list for the vol biv including film equipment and battery charging etc. Thanks for sharing.

[@dougieswanson-low8192]

I'll see what I can do! Before going I had many attempts at mini VolBivs from my local site at home. These generally weren't successful, but I learnt lots and they eventually they got better when the conditions were right. Start small and keep doing them! They force you to think in a different way and are really good practice. They don't need to be epic to be fun!

[@dougieswanson-low8192]

Also, I made sure I used and tested every bit of kit before I left. This was essential!

[@sami141092]

I'm a paragliding pilot.. I want to meet you to try a trip like that.. thanks for sharing your experience 👏👍

[@With_bear_in_the_air]

Just watched the whole video. Thumb up mate! Hope I'll be able to do likewise trip soon too. Thanks for the inspiration and good luck with further projects :)

[@marcosbee4125]

haha that was a nice h&f trip, the video was incredible also, I couldn't believe it at 42:30 how you made to the op right over the clouds haha

[@fergushealy6932]

Thank you for taking the time to give us this. I usually don't get past 10 minutes on youtube, but so enjoyed the full hour of this video

[@dancersys]

A great journey!! It was nice to watch ! :)))

[@matthieuplr2417]

Thanks for your video. Very nice flights to the goal. Hope you plan a next trip 😊. Bye from Nice ( greolieres / Gourdon pilot ) 😉

[@Psykosanostra]

enjoyed every minute of this video, Thanks for sharing.

[@johantoday]

What a fantastic movie! Good music, stable shots, and the part at 25:00 is breathtaking!

[@trin4storm]

Amazing trip and adventure video. I wish there were more of them.

[@robertlettner1771]

What an amazing watch! Just finished the 3rd go and am looking forward to the next one :D! The footage and the music, your comments... everything is just pure hype! Truly epic, I hope one day I can do my own VolBiv adventure.

[@robertbaker1914]

Wow!!!! best video ever amaing thanks for sharing.

[@RobJohnson]

Great video Dougie, really inspiring. Watching during lockdown makes me super keen to get out to the Alps!

[@cooolkumar1309]

Wow. Those red and blue spring thermal coil over peaks are so inspiring!

[@nicolaspedezert5327]

Why English men are so strong, is that because you have a long winter to dream on mountains maps? you and all us dreamed of this and you made it! It' s no more paragliding, it's travelling by the air, it seems to have no limits ! And in addition to that, that english style that makes all elegant . Thanks man!

[@ozoneswiftak]

Thanks for the tutorial. It's such a pleasure to watch and hear the pilots talking/ wind and a narrator.