#50: BIVOUACKING PROHIBITED: Free camping and bivouacking, a right or a public problem?
Is your right to camp freely in nature at risk, and the fragility of the site?
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Today @eduazcona talks to us about the controversial ban on bivouacking and free camping. You will discover the reasons behind this measure and how it affects the mountaineering community. Do you want to know more about cases like the young people who bivouacked on the summit of Mont Blanc and face harsh financial penalties? Are you surprised to learn that there are thousands of people protesting in places like Dartmoor to demand their right to free camping?
👉 ARTICLE: https://travesiapirenaica.com/prohibido-acampar-o-hacer-vivac/
CONTENTS:
- What this is about.
- Controversy over an illegal bivouac on the summit of Mont Blanc
- Fashion: bivouac at the top.
- Free camping in the UK in danger: Dartmoor, the last redoubt
- And nearby: the updated regulations prohibit free camping (with one exception) in the Ordesa sector of the National Park.
- Billy Richomme and his adventure of secretly camping on roundabouts in every town in the UK.
- Final reflections (we got wet... or not).
- YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN: https://travesiapirenaica.com/equipamiento-vivac/
VIDEO REFERENCES:
- Video of the French fined on Mont Blanc: https://youtu.be/-tLrWgyrbgk
- Thousands march across Dartmoor to demand right to wild camp:https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/21/thousands-march-across-dartmoor-to-demand-right-to-wild-camp
- Secret (stealth) camping in a roundabout in every town in the UK: https://travesiapirenaica.com/billy-richomme-acampar-en-una-rotonda-en-cada-ciudad-del-reino-unido/
