The 54th Irish Hot Air Ballooning Championships are taking place in Boyle, Co Roscommon, this week and hundreds of spectators have gathered to catch a glimpse.
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Slackliners balance between hot air balloons at height of 2,500 meters in breath-taking world record
On a slackline stretched between two flying hot air balloons at a height of 2,500 meters, the two Germans Friedi Kuehne and Lukas Irmler set a new world record on Saturday.
The largest tethered hot air balloon in the shape of a bottle is 2,882.64 m³ (101,799.47 ft³) and was achieved by Budweiser (Brazil), in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 08 May 2026. The ...
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Balloon pilot breaks record year on from surgery
A hot air balloon pilot who survived a life-threatening twisted bowel has set a Guinness World Record at the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta. Jo Bailey, 65, completed 68 tethered hopper balloon ...
Nothing quite compares to witnessing a mass ascension at dawn, when hundreds of colorful hot air balloons lift off the ground ...
Dominic Bareford says he still doubts his ability to come out on top as the sport is "really tough".
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