Paradiski Gravity - World first in highline 16th December 2013
Paradiski Gravity - World first in highline 16th December 2013
Published : 28-Nov-2013 01:00
To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Paradiski, the ski domain located in the French Alps [Savoie region] will host "Paradiski Gravity" a world first in highline, comprising a mainline suspended between the void of two cable cars, 380 metres high.Paradiski Gravity will take place on the 16th December 2013.
A unique world event
On the 16th December, Paradiski will present a challenge to two of the world's best highliners, Julien Millot and Tancrede Melet. These two highline experts who have spent many years travelling the world, will deliver a unique show between the two cabins of the Vanoise Express which has been given a make-over for the occasion by fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac.
The two highliners will attempt to walk on the mainline which is 2.5 cm wide and 60 metres long and suspended between the two Vanoise Express cabins: the Vanoise Express is the world's biggest cable car.
To celebrate 10 years of Paradiski
This record attempt will take place in the ski domain of Paradiski, which was created on the 20th December, 2003, in celebration of its 10th Birthday. Paradiski is the second biggest interconnected ski domain in the world.
The Vanoise Express links the stations of Paradiski in just four minutes, at a speed of 45km/h or 12.5 metres per second, over a distance of 1824 metres. It comprises two, double storey cable cars, each car has the capacity to carry 200 people at a time.
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