Hong Kong Parkour: Freerunners Storror Leap Buildings, Blow Minds
Afraid of heights? Then you’re going to be terrified by British parkour group Storror, who’ve been gracing the city’s skyscrapers.
Don't like heights? Then stay away from British parkour group Storror, who have just wrapped up a two-week shoot in Hong Kong. After a video of one of the team leaping from one skyscraper to another went viral—and attracted some police attention—the group of eight tells us about their Roof Culture Asia tour and how they conquer fear.
Max, do you know your leap went viral in Hong Kong?
Max: That was quite a small jump! That’s like a warm-up of what we’ve been doing. Callum jumped a gap that’s double the size. It’s one of the biggest gaps we ever did—25 feet. That’s the roof of Chungking Mansions—it’s where we’re staying, so we just went up.
Could you tell us about your “Roof Culture” project?
Callum: The first [“Roof Culture” video] we did was in England. We thought, what’s the next level? So we’ve come to Asia—Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul—to do it on a bigger scale for six weeks.
Toby: So we’re just leveling up and try to make something that we’re proud of, create something we can look back on.
Why Hong Kong?
Callum: Lots of highrise buildings, the environment, the architecture. We’ve never tested ourselves in a “super-city” before. It’s something we’ve never done before.