1,000 Feet In The Air

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 Moment daredevil answers mobile… 1,000 feet in the air By Emma ClarkDespite precariously balancing above a breathtaking 1,000 foot drop on a narrow high line, the brave Frenchman was happy to answer the badly-timed call and even stopped to chat for twenty minutes.Vertigo free Mr Melet was caught on camera during the dizzying stunt to cross a 20 metre gap between two cliffs, with just a harness around his waist attached to a small rope to keep him safe



 Tancrede Melet stops to chat with a friend despite being nearly 1,000 foot high off the ground in the Dalles Grises sector of Frances Verdon Gorges

Alexandre, 26, said: 'I have climbed all over the world, but when I tried highlining I nearly soiled myself, to answer the phone when you're up there shows incredible guts.

 The highliner is well-known in France in for his breathtaking stunts and has even featured in a film about the sport


 'Obviously the position of the person is very exposed which just adds to the sense of danger you get from this, all they have keeping them on the rope is a little piece of wire.'