Parkour Article in the Columbian
Mary Anne Albright of the Clark County Columbian newspaper has just written a great little article on parkour in Vancouver and surrounding areas.
Traceurs say parkour is more than a hobby or sport. It’s a lifestyle and culture, and the problem-solving skills practitioners hone in the physical world transfer to their professional and personal lives.
The story focuses on a new parkour group at Skyview (my old highschool) calling themselves “The Pack.” It covers how they started, what in general parkour is, and what some of the people who have come from that region are doing now (Janine and I mainly).
She goes farther than that though, and even interviews people in the Police Department, Parks and Recreation, and Southwest Washington Medical Center. Something most journalists we’ve worked with have never done.
None of The Pack has ever needed stitches for parkour wounds, and local emergency room doctors say the growing popularity of the sport hasn’t resulted in a noticeable number of patients with injuries from parkour moves, said Ken Cole, spokesman for Southwest Washington Medical Center.
Nor is it a concern for police.
As long as traceurs don’t trespass, damage property or endanger others, they’re not doing anything illegal, said Kim Kapp, public information coordinator for the Vancouver Police Department.
With those same caveats, traceurs are welcome in area parks, said Brian Potter, resource program manager with Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation Department.
“As long as it’s done respectfully, we’d probably just shake our heads and giggle a little. It’s all part of the park experience,” he said.
Read the full article here
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my mom sent me that article in the mail. Do you want to see it in the flesh? I could drop it off to you or we could go do something EXCITING. up to you though.
Heh, my mom does the same thing! I get snippets from any article that has anyone I ever knew in it.
I’m up for doing something EXCITING anyway though