Alicia Hempleman-Adams reaches the altitude of 4604m in a hot air balloon
Alicia Hempleman-Adams, 30, from Bath, England, flew her hot air balloon (Class AX-04: 600 to 900 m³) to the remarkable altitude of 4604m. The FAI is waiting for the record file to ratify this performance as a new world record. If ratified by FAI, she will have broken the female world altitude record currently held by Pauline Baker since 2008 (4272m).
The flight took place in Calgary, Canada, on 7 February 2020. To achieve this height, she was in the air for 1 hour and 46 minutes, and had to endure temperatures of down to -30 degrees Celsius.
