Jamie Leibert and Sandra Zinovyev - Captain Manicorn and Ladycorn - appeared together on Episode 126 of The Adventure Podcast to tell the full story of their Battling Monsters mission to do air sports in 80+ countries. Two people. A three-legged rescue dog. One of the most logistically complex adventure missions attempted.
This episode covers the addiction, the alcoholism, managing these challenges daily, and what launching the Battling Monsters mission actually requires - the paperwork, the permits, the politics, and the relentless problem-solving that keeps the mission alive.
The Mission Explained
What does it actually mean to fly a parachute across 80+ countries on earth? The Adventure Podcast audience tends to understand adventure travel - but the level of complexity in this mission goes beyond what most people assume. There are countries where air sports are heavily regulated or outright banned. There are countries with no existing skydiving infrastructure. There are countries where getting a permit requires navigating government bureaucracy in a language neither Jamie nor Sandra speaks.
This episode gets into the mechanics - how they plan each country, how they find local contacts, how they manage the legal exposure, and what happens when it goes wrong. It's one of the more operationally detailed conversations they've given.
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Listen: Acast - Episode 126