Topic: climbing

[PROMINENTparkour]

i need tips on climbing things like buildings, and how to get away with it.

[super dude]

go on youtube or tutorials on this site on wall running if you will noteice they yous the balls of there feet to the toes

[PROMINENTparkour]

do you climb buildings? and how do you not get caught?

[Jacob Carter]

theres no need to climb buildings like that. parkour should be practiced at mostly ground level. and if your not allowed to climb the building in the first place you shouldn't. there are other places you can train at. if your still going to do it at least talk to the manager of the building and ask him if you can do it and explain what you are doing. we don't want to give parkour a bad name now do we?

[Hayden Williams]

I disagree..Since Parkour is about moving efficently, I belive climbing a building and taking a direct path to point B is much faster than going around the whole block.  But, i agree with the practice part, the actual jumping from building to building can be practiced pretty easily from the ground. But to actually climb the building, that takes a bit of legit practice, just to familarize yourself with common ways of roof entrance, I usually use drains and pipes.. But after that Yeah ground traiining can probably deliver the same results- pull-ups and  what not to get better arm strength

[Hannah W]

erm... if you're not supposed to be training somewhere, why would you?  we want to build a good reputation for parkour, we don't want to end up being seen as skateboarders tend to be seen now...

[PROMINENTparkour]

I disagree..Since Parkour is about moving efficently, I belive climbing a building and taking a direct path to point B is much faster than going around the whole block.  But, i agree with the practice part, the actual jumping from building to building can be practiced pretty easily from the ground. But to actually climb the building, that takes a bit of legit practice, just to familarize yourself with common ways of roof entrance, I usually use drains and pipes.. But after that Yeah ground traiining can probably deliver the same results- pull-ups and  what not to get better arm strength

thanks

[Hayden Williams]

erm... if you're not supposed to be training somewhere, why would you? 

I never said anything about forcing myself in.. I just said people are curious little guys who are wondering what the hell I'm doing.. NEVER has the manager completely banned me from doing it, I've made a few friends actually, after they know about the whole thing they actually get pretty interested, just the first time people see me theres a little bit of questioning, becuase it is strange to them..

Skateboarders destroy property and leave skid marks half cross the world... We'll never go there ANd, Parkour will only get a bad name If you resist, I always  talk it out and compromise

And anyway... i did explain why you would want to train there for a little bit. there really isn't any gain to training there all the time but, I do simply cause it's fun! What's more BadAss than building jumping?

[super dude]

do i climb building not realy buildings but garages and i have never got cough

[Shadydingo]

I never said anything about forcing myself in.. I just said people are curious little guys who are wondering what the hell I'm doing.. NEVER has the manager completely banned me from doing it, I've made a few friends actually, after they know about the whole thing they actually get pretty interested, just the first time people see me theres a little bit of questioning, becuase it is strange to them..

Skateboarders destroy property and leave skid marks half cross the world... We'll never go there ANd, Parkour will only get a bad name If you resist, I always  talk it out and compromise

And anyway... i did explain why you would want to train there for a little bit. there really isn't any gain to training there all the time but, I do simply cause it's fun! What's more BadAss than building jumping?

Agreed and above you mentioned talking to the manager/owner of the propety, which is a good idea but there is the chance you will obviously get shot down. And if you go and do it anyways, thats bad rep on YOU, not parkour. Also, you only way I can see building climbing/jumping, roof hoping, etc as being a possible 'defacing,' is if the shingles break apart or you bust through the entire freaking roof. I get on buildings a lot, granted no adults/managers/administration see it. I know one time I got caught by a patrolling golf cart lady who barely spoke english, and I beleive that if you get hurt on the property it could be liable on the owners of the building as well. IF that makes sense.

[Scared Doggy]

Listen everyone and listen closely. DO NOT CLIMB ONTO BUILDINGS ITS NOT PARKOUR. Seriously, do not go on rooftops to train. It's ridiculously pointless. When you've been training for 6 years, then maybe go ahead and give it a shot because you know your limits, but until then ground level only.
You guys are acting like climbing on buildings is a part of parkour. It's most certainly not. Any jackass can go onto a f#cking rooftop and dink around up there. Jumping off of things is not parkour either. PROMINENTparkour I'm assuming your new or haven't trained much along with all the other people who are giving advice on going on roof tops. Let me clear up a few misconceptions for you. One, nobody on this board will be impressed with you if you go onto a roof, the responsible members will shoot you down. Two, parkour is the art of movement not the art of breaking the laws and trying to run from cops. If you want to do that than do it but don't call it parkour and don't post it on here. Three, parkour is a discipline that's to be progressed through safely. Rooftops aren't safe. Then four, what do rooftops offer that ground level training doesn't? Hayden Williams, you mentioned that at ground level you could work on pullups. Really? Like, do you have a clue what vaults are, what precisions are? Let me clarify what ground level is. Ground level is anyplace that's not on a roof. Therefore, ground level training offers MANY more options for training than rooftops do. Hence rooftop training is in and of itself pointless. It's really not that difficult to climb a drain pipe. Learn to wall run instead.
Seriously if you guys keep thinking that you need to go onto roofs to do parkour than you're just going to get hurt, and you're going to quit parkour soon enough. Seriously, anybody who's been training seriously will tell you the same thing I told you above. If I sounded mean and a little pissed off then you read this message correctly. I'm not necessarily mad at you guys, I'm more angry that nobody thought to corerect you guys on this earlier.

[Jerald Donald Konkel, aka JDK]

i need tips on climbing things like buildings, and how to get away with it.

Is this a Joke??...... I haven't read what everyone else has said, but I doubt We are going to happily help you to break the law..... and yes, Trespassing is against the law... no matter what my neighbor says...

Stay off Roofs and Buildings that you don't have permission to be on or that you own yourself!

Edit: and not to mention that you might not be expeirienced enough and injure yourself or worst, die..... Listen to everyone when we say to stay on ground level.... or don't call it Parkour, call it "Being an Idiot and jumping off buildings", cause thats what THAT is.....

[Andy Keller]

Yea, this thread kinda fails.

i need tips on climbing things like buildings, and how to get away with it.

Dang. You're bold asking that around here. Go find a climbing/bouldering/urbex site to discuss all that.

Here at APK, we stay off roofs and don't trespass, and we expect you to do the same.

[PROMINENTparkour]

when i said climbing i meant doing stuff like cat leaps, and wallruns. stuff like that. i didnt mean i wanted to go on buildings and screw around like a skater. And also, when i posted this i was just a beginner and i didnt really know what to climb and how to do it, so i just said buildings. Does anybody have any tips for me like this post was for, or do you just want to beat down on me and make me quit?

[Brett Robert]

Parkour requires tenacity and resilience.  If the safety oriented suggestions in this thread are enough to make you quit, then maybe parkour isn't for you.  However, if you find that nothing else matters half as much or makes you feel so alive and you're unwilling to let honest criticism deter you, then I'd suggest reading up on conditioning in the General Fitness Forum and finding some local traceurs with a bit of experience.  Work hard, stay safe and dedicate yourself intellectually and physically to the pursuit of excellence.