Lunatic Fringe with Marat Leiras

About this episode

Marat Leiras shares his journey in skydiving, discussing his experiences and adventures in the sport.

At 17 he knew. Well, he knew after he talked his mother into signing the release anyway. Marat Leiras showed his dedication to the sport of skydiving almost right away with a 400 kilometer drive one way to the dropzone just to get through AFF. With some serious skill, some wonderful luck and a whole lot of great timing, Marat managed to travel the world, train and jump with some of the best the sport had to offer and even marry the Iowa girl of his dreams; all without ever overstaying his visa! join us as we talk about everything from wind tunnels and BASE jumps to what a crowd of 70,000 looks like from above. All on this edition of Lunatic Fringe Into the Void.

People in this episode

Host: The Pilot

Guest: Marat Leiras

Topics covered

• skydiving
• AFF
• BASE jumps
• wind tunnels
• travel
• sports

Keywords

• skydiving
• Marat Leiras
• AFF
• BASE jumps
• wind tunnels
• travel
• sports

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Iowa

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