Trapeze artist performs with paraglider: Spectacular images show tricks performed at 2,000dt
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Sara Smyth
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These are the incredible images of a daredevil boldly gliding with a trapeze artist dangling from his parachute.
The professional circus performer and paragliding pilot performed gravity-busting acrobatics over the Lake Annecy in Geneva.
The astonishing act sees fearless trapeze entertainer Roxane Giliand take to the skies before dropping down 12ft below pilot Gill Schneider with no shoes or helmet on.
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Flying free: A trapeze artist extends her arms and is suspended in air above a picturesque French lake
Trapeze artist Roxanne Giliand and paraglider Gill Schneider soar against a blue sky, creating stunning shapes in the air
Doing the splits on solid ground would be impressive but thrill-seeker Giliand does the move with panache 600m in the air
Giliand crouches 12ft below the paraglider with no shoes or helmet on. She dangled from the parachute while she performed
She is held on by one safety tie as she swings in the air 600m above ground.The nail-biting actions were captured by adventure filmmaker Adrien who paraglided alongside the pair to have a close up view of the remarkable flight.
And despite having to combat blistery winds and lethal heights, the duo insisted that their moment must be captured perfectly – so demanded the film crew record them doing it again.
Outdoor enthusiast Adrien, 31, said: ‘I was shooting the video with the trapezist and it was the last sequence to shoot before ending the video.
Professional trapeze artist Roxane Giliand was connected to the apparatus with just one safety tie
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