Battling Monsters
Battling Monsters is the movement that uses adventure and extreme sports as a tool to fight for mental health, confronting addiction, PTSD, trauma, and the monsters inside that keep pulling you back down. Founded by Jamie Leibert (Captain Manicorn) and Just Care More, Inc.
The Film
El Monstruo, a Battling Monsters Film
In Chilean Patagonia’s Valley of the Beast, Jamie and Sandra BASE jump in and climb out the same way they rebuilt their lives: pitch by pitch, truth by truth.
Watch the Film: El Monstruo →
A Glimpse Into What’s Coming...
Our raw-select reel offers an intimate preview into the adventure, impact, and possibility that the full Battling Monsters documentary will deliver.
Inside the Story of Battling Monsters
Battling Monsters is not a story about a jump or a climb. It is the story of a spark - a quiet, unexpected spark lit in Patagonia last year - that grew into an obsession, a calling, and ultimately a reckoning neither Jamie nor Sandra could ignore....(Read More)
The moment Jamie first learned of El Monstro, something inside him shifted. The idea of being the first to wingsuit and climb this 1,635 m Patagonian granite giant rising from the Valley of the Beast infected his mind - not because of its scale, but because of what it represented: a mirror for every monster he had carried since prison, addiction, violence, trauma, and years of running from himself.
When Jamie shattered his shoulder helping another climber reach his dream - as part of a pact that they would attempt Monstruo together afterward - the spark didn’t die. It grew. It consumed him. The injury happened just two weeks before his own planned attempt, and losing the chance to touch his dream because he kept his word became the wound that made one truth impossible to escape: until he returned to Monstruo, he could not move forward in his life, his purpose, or his identity.
That truth placed Sandra at a crossroads. She saw the weight this unfinished story held over Jamie - the PTSD, the spirals, the identity fracture, the emotional fallout of a dream undone. And she made the ultimate sacrifice possible in a marriage: she chose to confront her own deepest fears so he could confront his.Sandra’s journey - battling addiction, anxiety, institutional trauma, and a fractured relationship with flight - becomes the emotional backbone of this film. Learning to climb, learning to BASE jump, learning to stand in the arena beside Jamie wasn’t adrenaline. It was love. It was purpose. It was transformation.
The wingsuit BASE jump and the climb are not the story - they are the crucible where the story unfolds.
Their return to Patagonia is not about proving anything to the world. It is about:
•confronting PTSD that never healed
•facing the addictions and identities that once defined them
•breaking survival patterns forged in prison and institutions
•letting go of the versions of themselves they can no longer carry
•and choosing, together, to climb toward the future instead of repeating the past
The valley and the wall are metaphors - but they are also real, unforgiving, and remote. Jamie's wingsuit BASE jump and Sandra's planned BASE jump place them both inside the Valley of the Beast, and the climb out becomes the path forward. But the physical stakes are only the backdrop. The emotional stakes are the film.
The monster on the wall is the least dangerous one they face.
The monster inside is the one they can no longer outrun.
Integral to the story is Jamie’s return to the prison where those monsters first took shape. Inmates ask the questions. The contrast becomes unavoidable: the wall he climbs now and the wall he once lived behind are the same - only one is made of granite.
This is not a climbing film.This is not a BASE jump film.
This is a film about confronting the monsters we all carry inside - the ones that pull us down, hold us back, and whisper old stories - and choosing, again and again, to climb out of them.
Meet Jamie
Jamie Leibert is a former inmate turned professional adventure sports athlete who uses purpose as a survival tool. His arc follows a man repeatedly broken by addiction, prison, and serious injuries, forced to confront whether facing what he left unresolved can finally quiet the monsters that shaped him.
Meet Sandra
Sandra lives on the opposite side of danger, shaped by anxiety and a lifetime of managing fear through caution. Her arc follows the tension between safety and growth, questioning whether she can confront fear in her own way, meeting Jamie where he is without abandoning herself, and evolving beyond the life she’s used to protecting.
Why This Documentary Matters
Battling Monsters exists because there are people still living where Jamie once lived: in prison, in addiction, in trauma, in the dark.
This film is not entertainment. It is a blueprint for confronting the parts of ourselves we avoid.
Jamie andSandra return to the prison where Jamie’s internal monster was first formed. They speak directly to inmates, not with polished speeches, but with lived truth. What unfolds becomes a bridge between who we were and who we can become
The climb out of the Valley of the Beast mirrors the climb out of addiction, violence, and fractured identity. The mountain is not the triumph, the decision to confront what lives inside is.
People in the dark don’t need inspiration. They need proof and this film gives them that.
"One day in a my prison cell, I decided I didn’t want this life anymore. That lightbulb moment saved my life, and now I want this film to spark that for others."
-Jamie
Your Support Brings the Film to Life
Filming is underway, but with your support we can take it to the next level, funding equipment, editing, and a film festival tour to build real distribution and reach. Every contribution helps bring this vision to life.
Phase 1 (Current Phase)
Complete filming of Battling Monsters with professional equipment, travel support, and production crew.
phase 2
Fund professional editing, sound design, color grading, and scoring to ensure the documentary reflects top-tier production quality.
phase 3
Submit Battling Monsters to leading film festivals worldwide to build momentum, credibility, and visibility with distributors.
Phase 4
Pursue distribution through film festivals and streaming platforms while funding promotional campaigns to reach global audiences.
Phase 5
Bring the documentary directly into prisons, rehabs, and group homes with live speaking engagements and screenings that spark transformation where it’s needed most.
El Monstruo is in production. Two attempts filmed. The third attempt is February 2, 2027.
We are seeking a production partner aligned with character‑driven, emotionally grounded storytelling. For partnerships, collaborations, or production inquiries, click below.
