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Richard Branson

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

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“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

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    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

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    Summit the highest peak in North Africa outside Marrakech.

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