
First person parkour. Still courtesy of Ethan Swanson
Parkour, sometimes referred to as “rooftop running” first came to prominence here in the UK with a BBC advert, but has since grown exponentially both here and abroad with some simply breathtaking videos. What has not been done so often, however, is the athletes themselves filming their stunts and gymnastics whilst doing it. And that is exactly what Ethan Swanson has done here with the help of a “helmet cam” as he scales a building a jumps from one rooftop to another.
yes those are his legs in mid-air you can see in the still above.