The Balloonists

In the winter of 1999, Swiss explorer Bertrand Piccard and British flight instructor Brian Jonesembark on an attempt to complete the last great aviation challenge of the 20th century – tocircumnavigate the globe, nonstop in a hot-air balloon. Rival teams are lifting off across the worldand the race is on to be the first to write their name in the history books. Working together,Piccard and Jones must overcome extreme weather conditions, survive potentially fatal technicalfailures and endure increasing mental and physical exhaustion if they want to make it.DocumentaryPT1H26MPG2026-05-22
Bertrand Piccard
John Dower
Teddy Leifer
Guy Horlock
The Balloonists"The Balloonists"

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