Professional

Lukas Loibl

From Austria | 26 years

When someone hikes back down because of poor conditions, that should be celebrated more than the risky jump.

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Profile and Experience

Lukas Loibl smiling in a yellow jacket outdoors

Austrian professional BASE jumping instructor and coach. With thousands of skydives and BASE jumps, he represents a fully professional approach to the sport and works closely with multiple industry sponsors.

Profession
BASE Jumping Instructor / Coach
Role
Professional

Primary Disciplines

  • Slider Down
  • Wingsuit

Lukas Loibl reports sponsorship relationships with Atair Canopies, Squirrel, DJI and Moreboards. These partnerships are documented here as part of the athlete's professional context within BASE jumping.

BASE since
2021
BASE jumps
3,000+
Skydives
3,500+
Audience
200,000+
Sponsorship
Yes

(as of Spring 2026)

Where It All Began

From motorcycle racing to the mountains

  1. 01 — Movement First

    Speed, control and early risk

    Lukas Loibl’s path began long before his first skydive. As a child he was drawn to movement-based sports, spending years riding motocross and later working in motorcycle racing environments.

  2. 02 — A Break

    An accident changes the direction

    After an accident interrupted that path, skydiving moved into focus. It was something he had wanted to do for years, but it was never the final goal on its own.

  3. 03 — Wingsuit Images

    A mountain dream appears

    Around 2013 and 2014, Lukas discovered wingsuit videos. The idea of one day flying through the mountains became the image he wanted to work toward.

    Skydiving was part of the path, but the mountains were the goal.

  4. 04 — Full Commitment

    Everything into progression

    To progress quickly, Lukas invested everything he could into the sport. He moved abroad, completed hundreds of skydives in a short time and transitioned into BASE jumping soon afterwards.

  5. 05 — Into BASE

    Rapid progression into BASE

    The intense period of skydiving gave Lukas the experience to enter BASE jumping quickly. Flying in mountain terrain became the centre of his athletic path.

    Wingsuit flyer passing through a rocky arch

  6. 06 — Today

    Pursuing the dream full time

    Today, Lukas has quit his job to pursue that dream full time: coaching at his own wingsuit school and working as a wingsuit pilot for sponsored projects.

Decision Making

Planning Comes First

Every jump begins long before standing at the exit. Weather, conditions, equipment and personal limits determine whether a jump should happen at all.

AUDIO STORY

Social Media and Sponsorship

Lukas Loibl smiling in a white shirt in a sunlit forest
Internal reflection

Jumping for the camera?

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Current Project

World Record

Lukas Loibl became the first wingsuit pilot to fly through ten natural rock formations across ten flights in the European Alps, setting a world record built on technical precision, planning and commitment.

More about the project
Lukas Loibl flying in a wingsuit near a steep alpine rock gate

A line years in the making

At roughly 200 km/h, the openings become less like landmarks and more like decisions. Each gate asks for the right weather, the right angle, the right body position and the discipline to step away when one element is missing.

Natural rock opening in the European Alps used for Lukas Loibl's wingsuit record

Ten flights. Ten formations.

Progression before spectacle

The record was not a single leap into the unknown. It was the visible result of thousands of jumps, repeated alpine preparation and a team that made the margin around the flight as deliberate as the flight itself.

The achievement sits at the edge of ambition and restraint: a world record measured not only by speed, but by the patience required to make the line possible.

Choosing Not to Jump

The Mountain Will Still Be Here

Not every summit ends with a jump. Sometimes the safest decision is to hike back down and wait for another day.

Research Findings

From Profile To Findings

Explore how Lukas' perspective relates to the wider research findings.

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