{"id":17509,"date":"2019-01-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skydivemag.com\/new\/?p=17509"},"modified":"2019-05-10T17:41:50","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T17:41:50","slug":"2016-11-09-the-flying-frenchies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/2016-11-09-the-flying-frenchies\/","title":{"rendered":"Catching up with The Flying Frenchies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Surf a highline with the Flying Frenchies&#8230;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Surfing the LIne\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/190877475?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Interview by Dom Granger<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong> The Flying Frenchies, thinking out of the box isn\u2019t a choice \u2013 it\u2019s a way of life. This video from the multi-talented collective sees them head to the Vercors mountain range in their homeland, where they slice through the air on a 600m-high highline, reaching speeds of up to 75kph zipline-style before using their BASE-jumping skills to dismount with impressive grace and style.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/\/f9ca57aa-705f-4dd5-a1ae-e1561fe9ce2d.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the kind of thing that makes you wonder, \u201cWhere in the world can they get ideas like this?\u201d To find out, we spoke to&nbsp;Anicet Leone, the technical expert and one of the brains behind the fantastical Surfing The Line project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/\/10592196-0aed-4e13-8998-5a480ff49806.jpeg\" alt=\"Anicet Leone\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hello Anicet, can you tell us about The Flying Frenchies?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Flying Frenchies are a group of buddies who like to do aerial activities. The core is composed of five to six people who do BASE-jumping, mountaineering, climbing, alpinism, speed riding \u2013 pretty much all the sports that include flying, climbing and the mountains. But we&#8217;re also artists, comedians, clowns, acrobats and musicians. It\u2019s a big mix of it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our wish is to turn the values of the profit-driven society upside down to replace them with the beauty of the non-useful, to give a sense to our lives, beyond what is expected. We want our lives to be a music that leads us through our hearts. We want to be open to the unknown and to the wish to discover the world, as much outside than inside of us. We are clowns, gentle fools and we throw ourselves in the empty spaces, surfing the air to provoke and to be seen, representing the atypical dreamers&#8217; minority. \u2028<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Life is worth risking so that the message we transmit is intense, and so our existence is beautiful. Fear slowly becomes our friend: it\u2019s not about eclipsing it but to understand what it has to say.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Life is worth risking so that the message we transmit is intense and our existence is beautiful<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/\/38239063-6279-4ed2-b68e-08c37ebc7aa9.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The notion of \u2018playing\u2019 seems to be what sets you aside from others who do the same kind of sports. Does it come naturally?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think it\u2019s pretty natural in our group. We have this light-heartedness, this desire to enjoy everything when we have ideas, or think of funny things. It comes from a universe of cartoons and frenzies, really. You know, you talk about something and you&#8217;re kind of giggling about the idea, thinking it would be too funny if it could happen for real \u2013 so then we actually start thinking about how we can make it happen. Then we enter in the more serious part where we have to calculate things, do technical research, request authorisations. It takes a lot of work to be able to come up with something that&#8217;s funny, beautiful to watch, and enjoyable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/\/c6528496-6e45-44de-8f7f-f4322dde0b47.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is that how you came up with the idea of surfing a highline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes. For me, it really was when I met <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RsJewBo0j9I\">Tancr\u00e8de Melet<\/a> [the French tightrope walker who died in January 2016 while preparing for a show]. When I met him, I was just starting to learn how to BASE-jump and he was doing a lot of highline and skydiving. He had more of a sport-oriented approach, but was multidisciplinary, a bit like me. So when I came in to his group, I brought the scenarios and characters layer. In this whole mix of sports, I added a cartoon-ish universe, creativity and a will to try to not only use sports that already exist, but to try to invent things to have fun with it. So an idea like this one and the catapult (see end of article video ) actually happened during frenzies, in the car and such.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When The Flying Frenchies are all together, how do you divide the work when an idea pops up?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Up until now, it was personal ideas that are shared with the group. But for Surfing The Line, I was the one who did the whole project from A to Z, from its conception, to all the authorisations, etc. Once on the spot, we share the work, but the project is lead by one person. That\u2019s also why we have projects that have different colours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/\/5fca6f21-2779-411c-bada-7914f33b7aed.jpg\" alt=\"Anicet Leone\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><!-- Squirrel Large Leader BASE [async] --><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">if (!window.AdButler){(function(){var s = document.createElement(\"script\"); s.async = true; s.type = \"text\/javascript\";s.src = 'https:\/\/servedbyadbutler.com\/app.js';var n = document.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0]; n.parentNode.insertBefore(s, n);}());}<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nvar AdButler = AdButler || {}; AdButler.ads = AdButler.ads || [];\nvar abkw = window.abkw || '';\nvar plc356733 = window.plc356733 || 0;\ndocument.write('<'+'div id=\"placement_356733_'+plc356733+'\"><\/'+'div>');\nAdButler.ads.push({handler: function(opt){ AdButler.register(175942, 356733, [860,248], 'placement_356733_'+opt.place, opt); }, opt: { place: plc356733++, keywords: abkw, domain: 'servedbyadbutler.com', click:'CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER' }});\n<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is that the signature style of each person?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s it. It\u2019s all included in The Flying Frenchies, because we do like being a group. But within the group, I can imagine that people will recognise the work of one or the other, little by little. But normally, even if it\u2019s one person\u2019s project, all the others are still quite motivated, even if it\u2019s not their own style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Was it important for you to continue the project after the death of Tancr\u00e8de?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2028Yeah, very important. It was very important for me, and for him too I think. He supported me a lot when he was still with us. He was a very determined person, very efficient and an important driving force. He transmitted that to me, even if I was already a bit like that before. It\u2019s something that gave me a lot of strength throughout the project, because it was really hard to get to the end of everything that had to be done on this project. So yeah, he supported me a lot: I felt it inside of me. For me as well, it was important to do all of this, to really realise all that there is to be done in such a project, and it will now be much easier to delegate for the next one. But for people to follow you, they have to trust you. So if they never saw what you are able to do, it\u2019s not necessarily easy to gain their trust from the first attempt. This time, I was really able to show that I could do a project like this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What was the most beautiful thing about this project for you?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was all the thanks from friends who came and who admitted that they didn\u2019t believe in it so much at the beginning. But then they tried it and loved it. Others thanked me for the investment in the project and for sharing it with everyone. The project in itself too: it was so crazy to surf like that, after two years of dreaming about it. It was insane to be on a board at that speed, at a height of 500 to 600 metres. It was awesome. And the fact to be two people together, you&#8217;d land and you could really share that with someone. That was also great.&nbsp;But aside from that, I learned so much about my own capacity to do things, on a lot of technical , research and logistical aspects. It gives me a lot of self-confidence for future ideas \u2013 I know I can bring them to reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/\/9d31cf02-7e74-44c0-bd95-2ad7ff52cdc4.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do you feel when such a big project is finally completed?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, I eased off a lot: the whole thing was so much work! Once it was done, once I saw that it was working, I felt one weight was off my shoulders. Then, during the whole month where we were actually on site, doing the project, there was also the &#8216;Zero Accident&#8217; goal. I don\u2019t want to add risk to risk. The activity we do is already a bit risky, but that\u2019s normal when you jump with a parachute off the mountains. It\u2019s of course not a risk-free activity. But I\u2019m not there to add some more: I really want to create fun, extraordinary and inventive projects, but not things that necessarily have very high risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Original idea: Anicet Leone and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RsJewBo0j9I\">Tancr\u00e8de Mele<\/a>t\u2028<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Video realisation: J\u00e9r\u00e9my Frey for Hello Emotion<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Want to know more about The Flying Frenchies? 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