September 2, 2026 — Today is Jamie Leibert's birthday. For him, it also marks the beginning of something new.
TESSAN today officially announces a brand partnership with professional adventure athlete and filmmaker Jamie Leibert, alongside the release of the teaser for their first collaboration: Jump Into The Unknown.
Meet Jamie Leibert
Jamie Leibert — known as Captain Manicorn — is a professional adventure athlete and filmmaker who climbs into the world's most remote places and flies out by wingsuit, across more than 90 countries. Across YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook, he has built an audience of over 570,000 followers, with cumulative video views exceeding 500 million.
But Jamie's story is about more than flight.
He is the founder of the Battling Monsters movement, run through his 501(c)(3) nonprofit Just Care More — using the power of adventure to open conversations about mental health. For Jamie, standing at the edge of a cliff isn't only a physical act. It's a confrontation with himself.
"There were a few years of my life where I wouldn't see the sky for weeks. You learn what you're missing when it's taken away from you."
— Jamie Leibert
30 Days in the Swiss Alps
Jump Into The Unknown begins in Switzerland.
Jamie and Sandra gave themselves 30 days — one van, a few good friends, and the Swiss Alps ahead — to find what they called the perfect adventure.
But journeys rarely unfold the way we plan.
Weather windows closed. Routes changed. Challenges appeared without warning. They climbed, waited, explored, laughed, and tried again.
When it was over, Jamie said he had arrived in Switzerland looking for an Adventure. He left calling it a Journey.
"The perfect adventure is a journey made up of a series of events. You will constantly face obstacles, and you must rely on your own ability to overcome them."
— Jamie Leibert
Fear Is the Fuel
In the teaser, Jamie stands at the edge of a cliff.
Before every jump, he runs through the same familiar sequence: check the pilot chute, zip the wingsuit, confirm the goggles, then lift his gaze from the rock beneath his feet to the horizon ahead.
He can still hear his own breathing. His own heartbeat. After years of jumps across dozens of countries, the fear hasn't gone away.
Then he steps forward.
Jamie doesn't believe courage means the absence of fear. His answer is something else entirely:
"Courage is taking the first step into the unknown."
That line sits at the heart of this entire project. Because the unknown isn't only the air beyond a cliff edge. It can be a place you've never been, something you don't know if you can do, or a moment in life when everything has to start again.
Why TESSAN Chose Jamie
TESSAN's relationship with Jamie began as a content collaboration. After completing the journey together, both sides chose to make it something longer.
TESSAN CEO Alex explains:
"We didn't choose Jamie because he jumps off mountains. We chose him because we saw what it takes for a person to stand at the edge of their life and still choose to step forward. At TESSAN, travel has never been just about where someone goes. What matters is what happens along the way — and who they become because of it."
This Is Just the Beginning
The decision to release the teaser on September 2nd carries a particular meaning for both TESSAN and Jamie. Today is his birthday.
Jump Into The Unknown is the first story from this partnership to reach the public. It won't be the last. TESSAN will continue to travel alongside Jamie and Sandra — new peaks, new challenges, and the kinds of decisions that don't happen at the edge of a cliff, but require just as much courage.
Because this is the question TESSAN keeps coming back to:
When we face the unknown — what makes us willing to take the next step?
