When Dubai resident Dani Afiouni couldn’t fulfil his dreams of being a pilot, he learnt how to skydive instead. When being in the special forces didn’t work out, he trained to become an endurance athlete. And the pivot to extreme sports, he tells The National, is one of the best decisions he’s ever made.
The penchant for adrenalin is a family thing, says the Lebanese wellness entrepreneur. “I come from a family of military people,” says Afiouni, who eventually also took on a corporate job. “But I committed myself from a passion…

