They say it's good to talk but thrill-seeker Trancede Melet could have been forgiven for letting this call go to voicemail.

Despite precariously balancing above a breathtaking 1,000 foot drop on a narrow highline, 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.

attached to：附在...

Mountaineer photographer Alexandre Buisse looked on in amazement as the professional daredevil crossed the line between two cliffs in the Dalles Grises region of the Verdon Gorges, France, and heard his phone begin to ring.

Expecting him to ignore the call, Mr Buisse was stunned to see him calmly stop and chat, even sitting down and admiring the view as he got deep into conversation.

get deep into：深入

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.

all over the world：全世界

'Tancrede is well known in France as a highliner and has starred in a film about the sport, he just saw his phone ringing and decided to answer it, he didn't mind the fact he was so high up in the air.

star in：参演

'I personally wouldn't have answered it, or maybe put my phone on silent if I knew I was going to do something like this, but not Tancrede.'

Alexandre, who travels the world documenting the amazing high-wire sport, said he loved photographing it because of the contrast between the person and the extreme background.

He said: 'It's good to photograph because you have the line of the wire and the person kept up in the air just by that, and it's all set against some incredible backdrops and some amazing heights.

keep up：保持

set against：与...进行比较

'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.'

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