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Adventurer’s real-life ‘Up’ quest

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Published Sep. 12, 2013, 11:30 a.m. ET
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Jonathan Trappe is surrounded by balloons that will he will use to float across the Atlantic Ocean from Caribou, Maine.
Jonathan Trappe is surrounded by balloons that will he will use to float across the Atlantic Ocean from Caribou, Maine. Alexandre Ayer / Barcroft
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Jonathan Trappe is surrounded by balloons that will he will use to float across the Atlantic Ocean from Caribou, Maine.
CARIBOU, ME – SEPTEMBER 12: Masses of balloons have been inflated by Jonathan Trappe and his volunteers to be used to transport him across the Atlantic on September 12, 2013… Alexandre Ayer / Barcroft
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Jonathan Trappe is surrounded by balloons that will he will use to float across the Atlantic Ocean from Caribou, Maine.
***WORLD EXCLUSIVE*** CARIBOU, ME – SEPTEMBER 12: Masses of balloons have been inflated by Jonathan Trappe and his volunteers to be used to transport him across the Atlantic on September… Alexandre Ayer / Barcroft
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Jonathan Trappe is surrounded by balloons that will he will use to float across the Atlantic Ocean from Caribou, Maine.
***WORLD EXCLUSIVE*** CARIBOU, ME – SEPTEMBER 12: Masses of balloons have been inflated by Jonathan Trappe and his volunteers to be used to transport him across the Atlantic on September… Alexandre Ayer / Barcroft
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Jonathan Trappe is surrounded by balloons that will he will use to float across the Atlantic Ocean from Caribou, Maine.
***WORLD EXCLUSIVE*** CARIBOU, ME – SEPTEMBER 12: Jonathan Trappe prepares to take to the air in his balloon cluster system on September 12, 2013 in Caribou, Maine. A fearless adventurer… Alexandre Ayer / Barcroft
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Jonathan Trappe is surrounded by balloons that will he will use to float across the Atlantic Ocean from Caribou, Maine.
***WORLD EXCLUSIVE*** CARIBOU, ME – SEPTEMBER 12: Jonathan Trappe reaches incredible heights in his balloon cluster system on September 12, 2013 in Caribou, Maine. A fearless adventurer has taken to… Alexandre Ayer / Barcroft
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Jonathan Trappe is surrounded by balloons that will he will use to float across the Atlantic Ocean from Caribou, Maine.
***WORLD EXCLUSIVE*** CARIBOU, ME – SEPTEMBER 12: Jonathan Trappe reaches incredible heights in his balloon cluster system on September 12, 2013 in Caribou, Maine. A fearless adventurer has taken to… Alexandre Ayer / Barcroft
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Jonathan Trappe is surrounded by balloons that will he will use to float across the Atlantic Ocean from Caribou, Maine.
***WORLD EXCLUSIVE*** CARIBOU, ME – SEPTEMBER 12: Jonathan Trappe reaches incredible heights in his balloon cluster system on September 12, 2013 in Caribou, Maine. A fearless adventurer has taken to… Alexandre Ayer / Barcroft
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The floating balloon house from the Pixar movie "Up"
The floating balloon house from the Pixar movie “Up” Disney/Pixar
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Jonathan Trappe is surrounded by balloons that will he will use to float across the Atlantic Ocean from Caribou, Maine.
***WORLD EXCLUSIVE*** CARIBOU, ME – SEPTEMBER 12: Jonathan Trappe reaches incredible heights in his balloon cluster system on September 12, 2013 in Caribou, Maine. A fearless adventurer has taken to… Alexandre Ayer / Barcroft
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