Adventure Magazine

FLYING THE HIGH LIFE

Remy and Arthur are part of a company which specialises in grand scale performances with most of the cast coming from backgrounds in the outdoors industry – ropes specialists, caving and canyoning instructors, climbing experts, paragliders and base jumpers.

Suspended 50 metres above the crowd, Arthur Meauxsoone spreads his angel wings and soars along the zipline strung between towering cranes. Below him, thousands of people turn their faces skyward, the joy evident and reaching up in wonder and delight. Feathers cascade around him and the feeling is “magic.

“It’s incredible,” he says. “This is why I

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