Independent reporting on American politics
STATE BEACON

Daredevil Takes Balloons and Lawnchair up to 8,000 Feet

Extreme sports athlete and daredevil Erik Roner is no stranger to extreme stunts. His latest adventure includes a large amount of helium, giant balloons, a lawn chair, and a shotgun.

By Stephen Gutowski·
Daredevil Takes Balloons and Lawnchair up to 8,000 Feet

Extreme sports athlete and daredevil Erik Roner is no stranger to extreme stunts. His latest adventure includes helium, giant balloons, a lawn chair, and a shotgun.

After filling 90 balloons with 50 tanks of helium, Roner put on his parachute, strapped himself into an old lawn chair, and took off.

He made it up 8,000 feet before shooting the balloons with a shotgun, cutting himself free from the lawn chair, and plummeting back down to earth with shotgun in hand.