| Escape to Cloud Nine was a Guinness World Record attempt performed by Scott Hammell. Scott went up to an altitude of over 7 200 feet in a hot air balloon and was suspended by his ankles. Hanging upside-down, he released himself from a regulation straight jacket and over 50 feet of steel chain secured with four pad locks. All of that and he is afraid of heights
This escape was seen
internationally on the popular television
show “Ripley’s Believe it
or Not” and led to several other
television appearances. This also gave
Scott the story he needed to break into
the motivational speaking circuit.
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This large task wasn’t
manageable by Scott alone. He had a dedicated
team behind him. The team consisted of
the following people.
Financial
and moral support: The Hammell
Family
Method:
Dan Truesdale
Balloon Pilot:
Steve Davis
Arial Rescue
Fire Fighter and Safety Expert:
Richard
Head Videographer:
Justin Vail
Videographer:
Adam Francis
Pre photographer:
Jonathan Bielaski
Photographer
of the Escape: Chuck Hammell
Documentary
Director: Scott Boyd Boydcott productions
Scottboyd@mail.com
To fundraise for this
event, Scott sold 1 inch pins made by
Crucial
Pins to view a complete list of
those who helped out click
here. |
