Name of 'sport' consisting of jumping up and down roofs?

cftranslate · Post by **cftranslate** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 1:56 am

What's the name of this extreme sport or activity: young people jumping off roofs and balconies and in the street.

Thanks

Superhal · Post by **Superhal** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 4:53 am

I tried looking it up for you but I can't find it. All I can remember is that one of those Scion commercials had two guys doing it and it mentioned the name of what they do.

CEJ · Post by **CEJ** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 9:51 am

I saw an entire show on Discovery channel about some people in France who do this. They traverse an entire city without touching pavement. For the life of me, I can't remember what it was called though, but it seems extreme sports and adventuring have invaded the urban life (and a lot of them were born there to begin with). Will keep my eyes open for the term.

JuanTwoThree · Post by **JuanTwoThree** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:04 am

Parkour? Free-running?

Stephen Jones · Post by **Stephen Jones** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 2:10 pm

cat burglary?

Superhal · Post by **Superhal** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:21 am

free-running, or le parkour.

Andrew Patterson · Post by **Andrew Patterson** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 11:31 pm

There was a program called "Jump London" a while back on Channel 4 in the UK. They merely filmed three blokes doing the sport over famous London landmarks. It was surprisingly good TV, actually.

Wikipedia even has an article on it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jump_London

Don't think I'll be taking it up any time soon, though. Just got out of hospital after having a 2nd DVT. At least it didn't give me a pulmonary embolism this time.

fluffyhamster · Post by **fluffyhamster** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 2:36 pm

Sorry to hear about your recent hospitalization, Andy! Here's to hoping you don't have to go back in again anytime soon (unless the Polish nurses are pretty)...