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Subject: Balloonist Sets New World Record
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/07 at 9:02 am
Adventurer David Hempleman-Adams has successfully flown across the Atlantic in a helium balloon.
The 50-year-old from Wiltshire flew over the coast of Brittany, France, in the balloon four days after leaving Canada.
The completion of the 2,100-mile (3,379km) journey is thought to have set a new world record for the longest distance flight in a helium balloon.
The balloon is no bigger than an average living room.
On his online blog, Hempleman-Adams said: "We've done it! I've just passed the distance I needed to get the world record for the class of balloon I'm flying.
"I can't believe it. We've done it. I'm so pleased, thank you everyone."
In 1998 Hempleman-Adams became the first person to reach the geographic and magnetic North and South Poles as well as climb the highest peaks in all seven continents.
Subject: Re: Balloonist Sets New World Record
Written By: whistledog on 07/06/07 at 12:58 pm
Quite an achievement 8)
Didn't Richard Branson do something along these lines? I know he likes to do these record breaking adventerous things as well
Subject: Re: Balloonist Sets New World Record
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/07 at 1:13 pm
Quite an achievement 8)
Didn't Richard Branson do something along these lines? I know he likes to do these record breaking adventerous things as well
Without checking, and from what I remember Richard Branson always failed at his attempts at record breaking balloon flights.