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First flight

9 km

The first people to fly drifted across Paris.

Run 9 km. About as far as the balloon flew.

It stands on
Mawson's last miles
An engraving of the first manned balloon drifting over Paris in 1783.
Premier voyage aérien, engraving by Nicolas de Launay after Étienne de Lorimier. Musée Carnavalet, Paris. CC0.

What it takes

Before you go.

Recommended first
Mawson's last miles
Weekly distance
About 9 km of running a week on average over 6 weeks

The story

On 21 November 1783 Pilâtre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes made the first free flight by people. Their hot-air balloon drifted about 9 km across Paris in 25 minutes. Source: Guinness World Records.

The ladder

  1. 5 km
  2. Forager's day
  3. Mawson's last miles
  4. First flight