Everyone involved with these guys would be wise to just stay out of their way. Those two would-be balloonists are too stupid to talk sense into them. Let them float away and never be heard from again. We'll all be better off in the end.
When did the Darwin awards add a Doubles category?
The article does not mention whether they are taking oxygen with them to 18,000 feet. On Top Gear they drove up 17,000 feet into the Andes without oxygen and nearly died.