Robin Steiner flew higher than anyone on a blob jump during Windweek 2026 on Lake Lucerne. His launch reached 28.2 metres, a height that earned a new Guinness World Record.
On 9 August, three teammates locked arms and dropped from a 16-metre scaffold onto the far end of a giant airbag. The impact shot Steiner straight up, where he stayed airborne for five full seconds before hitting the water near Brunnen. A Swiss surveying firm certified the height with high-speed cameras and motion-tracking gear.
A fourteen-year standard crumbles
The old record of 22 metres had been untouched since 2012. Steiner’s jump added more than six metres, lifting him to a level that matched the roof of a nine-storey building. The feat required no engine, only a crew of friends and a fast drop from a tall platform.
Saturday gave Steiner the Swiss blobbing title. Sunday, he returned and broke a mark that no one had moved in over a decade. He came to the sport late, discovering blobbing just four years earlier after training in trampoline and cliff diving.
A quiet Sunday, a permanent mark
Steiner later shared his own summary. “5 seconds of airtime. This is the closest you can get to skydiving without a parachute,” he told followers on Instagram. Clips of the jump gathered nearly 35 million views within days.
Four people, one airbag and a calm Swiss afternoon produced the highest blob launch ever measured.
