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# Richard Branson

Virgin Group founder — serial bucket-lister who chases world records

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3 of 4 completed  75%

> “You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and by falling over.”

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### Cross the Atlantic Ocean in a hot air balloon

Adventure

Float from mainland to mainland across 3,000 miles of open ocean in a balloon.

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Completed in 1987, setting a Guinness World Record for the fastest Atlantic crossing by balloon.

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### Cross the Pacific Ocean in a hot air balloon

Adventure

Cross 6,700 miles from Japan to Canada at speeds up to 245 mph.

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Completed in 1991 in 47 hours — another world record.

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### Go to space

Adventure

Leave Earth's atmosphere and see our planet from the void of space.

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Flew aboard Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity in July 2021, beating Jeff Bezos to space by nine days.

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### Climb Mount Toubkal in the Atlas Mountains

Adventure

Summit the highest peak in North Africa outside Marrakech.

Sources

- ·  [Virgin Galactic – first fully crewed spaceflight (Jul 2021)](https://www.virgingalactic.com/articles/virgin-galactic-completes-first-fully-crewed-spaceflight/)

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