Adventure Athlete.
Filmmaker.
Founder of Battling Monsters.
From group homes at 12 to federal prison at 24 to wingsuit flights across 80+ countries, Jamie Leibert uses adventure to prove what's possible when you choose to fight your monsters instead of run from them.
80+ Countries.
4 Years Federal Prison.
One Clear Purpose.
Jamie Leibert (sometimes spelled Jamie Liebert), known as Captain Manicorn, is an adventure athlete and filmmaker most recently commissioned by National Geographic (Disney) for a wingsuit segment over the Swiss Alps. He has climbed and flown in more than 80 countries, took bronze at Norway's 2016 Extreme Games in Voss as the only non-Norwegian to place, and jumped the world's highest bridge at China's 2025 invitational. He spent about 13 years in the system, group homes through four years in federal prison, and beat a meth addiction he still manages every day. With his wife Sandra Zinovyev as director of photography and editor, he runs Just Care More Media House, a film studio whose films have earned 500 million+ lifetime views. Their next production, El Monstruo, is an attempt at a world first in Patagonia. Show up. Struggle. Suck less. Repeat.
He Built It for Kids.
Then Realized He Had to Heal Himself First.
"I built Just Care More to give kids what I never had. Then I realized I was still the kid who needed it."
Jamie Leibert
Battling Monsters
Battling Monsters is the movement Jamie built around one truth: the monsters we carry inside: addiction, trauma, prison, fear, shame. They don't disappear when you ignore them. They grow. The only way out is through. Adventure is the crucible. The mountain is the metaphor. But the work is real, and it's available to anyone willing to show up, struggle, and suck less.
Show Up. Struggle.
Suck Less. Repeat.
Common Questions
Who is Jamie Leibert?
Jamie Leibert, known as Captain Manicorn, is an adventure athlete and filmmaker most recently commissioned by National Geographic (Disney) for a wingsuit segment over the Swiss Alps. He is the founder of Battling Monsters, a mental health movement that uses adventure and extreme sports as the tool to fight for mental health. His signature is climb and fly: climbing into remote places and flying out. He has traveled to and flown in over 80 countries, took bronze at Norway's 2016 Extreme Games in Voss, and reached more than a half million people.
What is Battling Monsters?
Battling Monsters is a mental health movement founded by Jamie Leibert. It uses adventure and extreme sports as the tool to fight for mental health, with programs for addiction recovery, reentry after incarceration, and youth. It is not a game or a TV show. It runs under the nonprofit Just Care More, Inc.
What is climb and fly?
Climb and fly is Jamie Leibert's signature discipline: big-wall climbing into remote places, then flying out by wingsuit or mini-wing. El Monstruo, a Battling Monsters film in production, follows his attempt to be the first to climb and wingsuit a Patagonian granite wall.
What is Jamie Leibert's story?
Jamie Leibert spent about 13 years across the system, from group homes to federal prison, and was deep in meth addiction. He served four years in federal prison, got sober, and built the tools to manage OCD, PTSD, addiction, and a criminal mindset every day. He now fights for mental health through adventure. His framing is not redemption or recovery-complete. It is the daily fight: show up, struggle, suck less, repeat.