Best Extreme Articles

The views, the thrills and the sheer excitement combine to make this sport one that's loved by people the world over.

When most people think of the beginning of flight, they think of the Wright brothers. But another pair of brothers preceded them by more than a hundred years. The Montgolfier brothers, who lived in Paris during the 1700's, were the first to successfully take to the skies. Their craft was the hot air balloon.