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 skateboarding to the mountains

  1. 01 — Shared Videos

    A dream watched with a friend

    Lukas Loibl grew up watching wingsuit videos on YouTube with a close friend. The idea of flying through alpine terrain quickly became more than a passing interest.

  2. 02 — Skateboarding Years

    Progression before the sky

    His friend entered skydiving first, while Lukas initially stayed with skateboarding and other teenage pursuits. The drive for progression was already there, even before he entered aviation sports.

  3. 03 — Skydiving

    The same intensity, fewer injuries

    Two years later he followed the same path. In skydiving, he found the intensity and progression he had known from skateboarding, but with fewer injuries.

    Skydiving gave him the progression he was looking for.

  4. 04 — Commitment

    Working to keep jumping

    The sport soon took over more of his life. He worked alongside school to pay for jumps and put most of his time and energy into becoming better.

  5. 05 — Into BASE

    A life built around flying

    After three years in skydiving, Lukas moved into BASE jumping with the same commitment. What began with videos and a shared dream gradually became a life built around flying, training and the mountains.

    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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