#267 Bivvy and Adventure Flying by HANG GLIDER with Emi Carvalho

About this episode

Emi Carvalho discusses his experience with bivvy flying and short-pack hang gliders.

Portuguese pilot Emi Carvalho got into hang gliding over a decade ago. Now living in Switzerland Emi is fully bi-wingual, and has instructed both hang gliding and paragliding. His passion these days is bivvy flying and depending on the weather will pick the kit that fits the mission, but more often than not the kit that fits the bill to have more fun is a short-pack hang glider. It's a bit heavier (similar to a light-weight paragliding tandem set up) and a bit more bulky, but you get to fly prone! In this fun talk Emi shares his expertise with short pack hang gliders, their development, and their application in adventure flying and bivvy trips.

People in this episode

Host: Gavin McClurg

Guest: Emi Carvalho

Topics covered

• bivvy flying
• hang gliding
• adventure flying
• short-pack hang gliders
• paragliding

Keywords

• bivvy flying
• hang gliding
• short-pack hang gliders
• adventure flying
• paragliding

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Portugal, Switzerland

More episodes of Cloudbase Mayhem Podcast

• #274- Breaking Barriers: Fatemeh Eftekhari’s journey as Iran’s “Queen of the Skies” and the Power of Aviation · June 5, 2026 · 57 min
• #273 Elite performance, Flow States and Mindset with NBA coach and author Bret Burchard · May 23, 2026 · 1h 35m
• #272 From Zimbabwe to China to the Alps- a Paraglider’s Journey through Adventure, Trauma and Healing · May 11, 2026 · 55 min
• #271 Why the Sports Racing Class (SRS) is taking the Paragliding world by storm with Brett Janaway · April 25, 2026 · 48 min
• #270 From the Czech Mountains to Kenyan Volcanoes: Jakub Rott’s Flying Journey · April 10, 2026 · 59 min
• #269 Navigating Doubts with Violeta Jimenez · March 30, 2026 · 1h 4m