Name: Liftoff Season 1
Genre: Documentary, Sport
Released: 2016

S01 Episode 1

Introduction

Introduction to Jokke Sommer and Niccolo Porcella; an overview of wing-suit piloting and big-wave surfing.

23 mins · Sat, 28 May 2016

S01 Episode 2

Paddle Surfing & Skydives

Specialised gym training; introduction to personal/relationship struggles of pro athletes; Jokke practices paddle surfing; Niccolo performs a tracking skydive; visit with Maui local Rodney Kilborn.

22 mins · Sat, 4 Jun 2016

S01 Episode 3

Tow Surfing & Wingsuit Flight

Training intensifies for athletes; tow surfing practice; cliff diving; wingsuit flights; discussion of special equipment for each sport.

22 mins · Sat, 11 Jun 2016

S01 Episode 4

Jokke Tows Jaws

Niccolo trains Jokke in free diving; Niccolo travels for the holidays; Jokke gets equipment for big wave surfing; Jokke goes out to windy Jaws with with Anthony Tashnick.

22 mins · Sat, 18 Jun 2016

S01 Episode 5

Niccolo's First Base Pull & Proximity Flight

Jokke and Niccolo travel to Oahu and attempt to find helicopter pilot for heli BASE jump; the logistical challenges of pulling off heli BASE; Niccolo's first BASE opening; Jokke trains Niccolo with proximity flight.

22 mins · Sat, 25 Jun 2016

S01 Episode 6

Tangled

Jokke and Niccolo discover a Jaws swell on it's way; a record-breaking swell hits Hawaii; Jokke and Niccolo go to Jaws; Jokke tows in to big waves at Jaws; Jokke and Niccolo celebrate their achievements.

22 mins · Sat, 2 Jul 2016

S01 Episode 7

1st Base Jumps and Training

While training in Dubai, Jokke, Niccolo and Felix hear about Ludo Woerth's death; Niccolo and Jokke head to Europe to begin BASE training; Jokke and Niccolo meet up with Dominik Loyen, a BASE instructor out of Switzerland, Felix Lorentzen.

22 mins · Sat, 9 Jul 2016

S01 Episode 8

Norway Base Jumping

Niccolo gets married in Sardinia, Italy; the team regroups in Norway; legendary wingsuit pilot, Tom Erik Heimen; the team gets started with some tracking BASE jumps; weather issues come into play.

22 mins · Sat, 16 Jul 2016

S01 Episode 9

Wingsuit Flyby & Danger

A team of highly trained physical therapists and nutritionists come to meet Jokke and the team; Jokke and Tom Eric decide to treat Niccolo and the crew to a wingsuit flyby; Niccolo makes a dangerous mistake on a routine jump.

22 mins · Sat, 23 Jul 2016

S01 Episode 10

Jokke Film Project & Cat Hammer

Jokke is called on to work on a film project with Espen Fadnes; the team sees Jokke and Espen perform some revolutionary stunts; an intense line twist causes one of the athletes to have to cut away; the team goes to a legendary base exit.

22 mins · Sat, 30 Jul 2016

S01 Episode 11

Imax Shoot and Training in Switzerland

The team travels to Switzerland to resume training; Jokke gets a job working on an IMAX movie with some renowned wingsuit pilots; the team meets up with Petter, who does his first BASE jump in 4 years.

22 mins · Sat, 6 Aug 2016

S01 Episode 12

Chamonix

The team arrives in Chamonix late in the night; Jokke flies his infamous Rockstar line; Jokke flies Aguille du Midi for the first time; the team visits Magland, where Ludo used to live; the team does a heli wingsuit jump over Mont Blanc.

22 mins · Sat, 13 Aug 2016

S01 Episode 13

Heli Wingsuit in Switzerland

The team travels back to Lauterbrunnen; the team visits the site where Ludo, Brian and Dan died; the team plans and executes a heli wingsuit jump; Jokke and Niccolo reflect on the past year of their lives.

22 mins · Sat, 20 Aug 2016

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