Mamet
Cave in Croatia is 675 feet deep and has an opening 200 feet across.
Ivan Trifonov, a master balloonist who holds five Guinness World Record
for ballooning,
piloted a ballon into the interior of the cave. He used a balloon designed for this stunt, which took him about 25 minutes to complete.
On September 18, Ivan Trifonov, 70, descended into Mamet Cave on Velebit Mountain and came back up about 25 minutes later.
Using a specially designed balloon, Trifonov was able to navigate the
cave, which is 675 feet deep and 200 feet wide at the top. Instead of a
basket Trifinov sat in a small steel frame, perched above twin gas
tanks.
"It was very hard and I don't think anyone else will ever repeat this venture," he said.
Trifonov is expected to submit it into the Guinness Book of World
Records.
He has already established Guinness World Records as the first to fly a
hot air balloon over the Mediterranean Sea, in 1989, over the North
Pole, in 1996, and over the South Pole, in 2000. He was also reportedly
the first to fly over Jerusalem, the Great Wall of China, and the
Kremlin in a hot air balloon.
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