Jonathan Trappe, an IT manager, is trying to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a basket carried by 370 helium-filled balloons. If that sounds a bit familiar, this was the mode of transportation used in the Pixar-Disney film "Up" a few years ago. (Xinhua/CFP)

Jonathan Trappe, an IT manager, is trying to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a basket carried by 370 helium-filled balloons. If that sounds a bit familiar, this was the mode of transportation used in the Pixar-Disney film "Up" a few years ago. (Xinhua/CFP)

Jonathan Trappe, an IT manager, is trying to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a basket carried by 370 helium-filled balloons. If that sounds a bit familiar, this was the mode of transportation used in the Pixar-Disney film "Up" a few years ago. (Xinhua/CFP)

Jonathan Trappe, an IT manager, is trying to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a basket carried by 370 helium-filled balloons. If that sounds a bit familiar, this was the mode of transportation used in the Pixar-Disney film "Up" a few years ago. (Xinhua/CFP)

Jonathan Trappe, an IT manager, is trying to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a basket carried by 370 helium-filled balloons. If that sounds a bit familiar, this was the mode of transportation used in the Pixar-Disney film "Up" a few years ago. (Xinhua/CFP)