Palestinian parkour: Meet the Gaza wall runners who climbed, jumped and flipped their way to freedom
Some walls are fashioned of brick and mortar, while others exist only in the mind. For Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip, the wall […]
Fire Sport: Firefighter challenge includes ludicrous ladder climbing, Herculean hose pulling
Sports from cricket to soccer hold World Cups every four years to determine the ultimate team. Even bakers have the Coupe du Monde de […]
Freerunning with Jason Paul from Santorini, Greece to Tel Aviv, Israel
Jason Paul’s love affair with freerunning began in 2005 when his best friend introduced him to the sport via a parkour documentary. From that […]
Drew Drechsel, Lance Pekus and Grant McCartney added to ANW’s Mega Warped Wall of Fame
The Warped Wall has been a staple of American Ninja Warrior obstacle courses from the show’s inception, where it has served as the iconic […]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Parkour (and how Batman broke his leg)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice may have been reviled by movie critics (it has a tepid 27% rating on Rotten Tomatoes), but that […]
Ninja warrior chicken, cat, dog and mouse could give Isaac Caldiero a run for his money
In 2015, Isaac Caldiero became the first official American Ninja Warrior (and an overnight millionaire) when he completed the Vegas Finals Course just seconds […]
Jukka Dudeson, Jesse La Flair play parkour-flavored ‘Hole in the Wall’ at Tempest Freerunning Academy
What happens when YouTuber Jukka Dudeson and freerunner Jesse La Flair get a hold of large sheets of styrofoam and meet at a Tempest […]
Carts of Darkness: High-speed shopping cart racing down North Vancouver’s steep hills
If you’ve ever ridden a shopping cart like an unwieldy scooter to get to your car in the parking lot, then you’ve tasted a […]
Queens of Instagram: Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark, T’ea Cooper tops among women hoopers
Candace Parker twice won Gatorade’s National Girls Basketball Player of the Year award while attending high school in Naperville, Illinois, then went on to […]
Daniel Gil, Ryan Stratis, et al. inducted into ANW’s Mega Warped Wall of Fame
The Warped Wall has been a staple of American Ninja Warrior obstacle courses from the show’s inception, where it has served as the iconic […]
Jason Paul relies on parkour skills to evade angry samurai and ninjas in medieval Japan
Jason Paul’s love for freerunning adventures has compelled him a become a frequent traveller to parts far and wide, but recently — with some […]
Zombie Parkour: Freerunning proficiency may help you survive the undead apocalypse
If there is anything to be gleaned from the plethora of zombie-themed movies, tv series and video games, it’s that the ability to run, […]