由Jon Montgomery代表Movember发起的世界纪录挑战，涉及通过高空气球发射人类胡须，该气球于2024年9月22日达到了35,237.62米的高度。经世界纪录认证机构验证，此次挑战成功创造了“人类胡须通过气球达到的最高高度”世界纪录。纪录编号：WRC240910M
高空挑战实施过程与技术方案
2024 年 10 月，加拿大奥运冠军、电视主持人约翰・蒙哥马利携手加拿大 Movember 公益组织，策划了将胡须送入高空平流层的创意公益挑战。本次升空任务委托专业太空物品发射服务商 Send My Stuff To Space 执行，约翰・蒙哥马利的胡须被妥善封存于亚克力密闭容器内，随高空气球升空，最终抵达海拔 116000 英尺，折合 35000 米左右的平流层空域，实测峰值高度 35237.62 米，创下同类物品气球升空高度全新纪录。整套升空流程全程配备定位设备、高清摄像装置，完整留存飞行轨迹、高度数据、升空全过程影像，为世界纪录认证核验提供完整可信佐证材料。
挑战者发起挑战的初衷与公益目标
约翰・蒙哥马利开展本次高空挑战，源于自身家庭真实经历，他的父亲曾在 2016 年确诊前列腺癌并完成治疗，这段经历让他深刻意识到男性健康科普的迫切性。他希望借助极具话题性的高空胡须挑战，大范围提升大众对男性健康议题的关注度，同时为 Movember 公益活动设立最低 3000 美元筹款目标，筹集资金用于男性疾病相关研究与帮扶项目。在蒙哥马利看来，这场兼具创意与传播性的高空挑战是自己义不容辞的选择，能够借助自身公众人物影响力打破大众对男性健康话题的回避心态。
Movember 公益活动背景与社会意义
Movember 是每年 11 月定期开展的全球性公益活动，核心宗旨是呼吁社会重视男性健康，重点覆盖前列腺癌、睾丸癌防治以及男性心理危机、自杀预防等关键议题。参与活动的爱好者被称作 “Mo Bros”，大家会在整月蓄留胡须，以此作为标识带动公众讨论男性健康，同步募集善款投入医学科研、公益帮扶、健康科普工作，多年来在全球范围形成广泛影响力。约翰・蒙哥马利把个人胡须送至平流层的创意行动，跳出传统线下宣传模式，以新奇的高空纪录挑战吸引全球媒体与网友关注，用新颖独特的传播形式扩大 Movember 活动声量，为男性健康公益事业赋能。
The world record attempt, spearheaded by Jon Montgomery on behalf of Movember, involved launching a human mustache via a high altitude balloon, which reached an altitude of 35,237.62 meters on the 22nd of September 2024. Verified by the World Record Certification Agency, the attempt successfully set a world record for the “Highest Altitude Reached by a Human Mustache Using a Balloon”.
In October 2024, Canadian Olympic champion and TV host Jon Montgomery, in collaboration with Movember Canada, sent his mustache into space to raise awareness of men’s health issues. With the help of the company “Send My Stuff To Space,” which specializes in launching personal items into space, Montgomery’s mustache was sealed in an acrylic container and lifted to an altitude of 116,000 feet (about 35,000 meters) into the stratosphere.
Montgomery noted that participating in this campaign was an obvious choice for him, especially after his father successfully underwent treatment for prostate cancer in 2016. He emphasized the importance of raising awareness about men’s health and set a goal to raise at least $3,000 as part of the Movember campaign.
Movember is an annual campaign held in November to raise awareness of men’s health issues such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and suicide prevention. Participants, known as “Mo Bros,” grow mustaches throughout the month to stimulate discussion on these topics and raise funds for relevant programs and research.
Jon Montgomery’s initiative of sending his mustache into space became a creative way to draw attention to important men’s health issues and support the Movember initiative.
