I think Steve did not make his attempt yet, but the French adventurer Michel Fournier attempted to set the new record yesterday in Canada. He planned jumping from 130,000 feet (40,000 meters). Unfortunately, the helium filled balloon left without his capsule
This was his third failed attempt to set the record. In 2002 and 2003 winds shredded his balloon before it became airborne.
globeandmail.com: Balloon leaves Fournier behind, soars into sky on its own
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