‘World’s Most Intrepid Twins’ Break World Altitude Record Flying Over The Alps at 8,000-ft in Electric Paraglider

nnThe ‘World’s Most Intrepid Twins’ announced they’ve broken a world record, by flying a tandem electric para-motor 8,000ft over the French Alps.nnRoss and Hugo Turner, known as the Turner Twins, took the custom-made aircraft 2,438 meters high, floating over the mountains.nnThe British siblings have submitted the information on an application to FAI—the World Air Sports Federation—to claim a world record for tandem electric altitude.nnThe brothers based in Devon, England, have already set a world record while becoming the first twins to row the Atlantic Ocean.nnFor this recent flight, the twins had to wait months for the “perfect weather conditions.”nn”It was great to get the weather we finally needed for the record and having waited months for perfect conditions we had the perfect flight,” said Hugo.nn“The flight was smooth, which was surprising as we were expecting turbulent conditions, and the battery lasted much longer than we expected—probably due to the colder conditions keeping the battery cooler.”nnRoss said their official observer for the record didn’t think the electric battery would be able to do it.nn“He said we won’t have enough power, this won’t work. Thankfully, we proved him wrong.”nn

nnTheir quest for adventure was born following a terrible auto accident in which Hugo broke his neck at age 17 and narrowly missed paralysis. In the mix of heightened emotions came a drive to follow their passion for exploration—always guided by their values and “always doing them together”.nnThe daring duo made headlines at age 21 when they rowed the Atlantic in just 41 days. They also helped set a world record as part of the youngest crew ever to complete that challenge.nnSince then they have climbed Mt. Elbrus and they cycled 1,550 miles (2500km) across South American to reach another goal, traveling through deserts and jungles in the searing heat. The pair also used bikes to ride 2.6K across North America, cycling across mountains, desserts, and national parks.nnThey also attempted a hike across the Greenland and Iceland wearing kit and clothing worn by early polar explorers like Sir Ernest Shackleton.nn

nnDuring many of their missions they’re testing new technology, like driving the Cyberster EV car from MG Motors on a 10,000-mile drive from London to China, posting videos about their adventures in the red convertible electric sports car.nnLOOK: 102-Year-old Woman Becomes Britain’s Oldest Skydiver–to Inspire People in Their 80s or 90s ‘Not to Give up Anything’nnCheck out their website to follow more expeditions and adventures—and watch the video below as they describe the EV motor built for the Alps, and their preparations for testing…nn[raw][/raw]nnSEND THE HIGH-FLYING EV SUCCESS To Motor Heads On Social Media…