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This Russian Parkour Climber Does Stunts on High-Rises That Will Terrify You

If you thought the “hard core parkour” you saw on the NBC hit “The Office” a few years ago was awesome — or at least hilarious — this official parkour daredevil will amaze and terrify you.

Watch his stunts on top high-rise buildings in Russia:

If you hadn’t seen the infamous intro to “The Office” from Season 6 that I referenced at the beginning of this post, check it out:

As Jim Haplert in The Office explains parkour is simply finding creative ways to get from one place to another. According to How Stuff Works, parkour was invented in France by as a form of movement that “emphasizes the integration of the human mind and body to overcome obstacles through running, jumping, leaping, walking on all fours and climbing.”

Here are some sequences from the Russian parkour artist’s endeavors:

Russian Does Parkour Stunts on High Rise Buildings

Yes, that's a man scaling the side of this building.

Russian Does Parkour Stunts on High Rise Buildings

He flips onto hard to land on surfaces, like this round barrel.

Russian Does Parkour Stunts on High Rise Buildings

He flips onto very tiny ledges several stories high.

Russian Does Parkour Stunts on High Rise Buildings

Here he is from another angle about to land on a ledge.

Russian Does Parkour Stunts on High Rise Buildings

He begins to walk to the edge of the arm of a construction crane.

Russian Does Parkour Stunts on High Rise Buildings

When he gets to the end of the crane, he dangles off the edge.

So, if you thought parkour had been replaced by fads like planking and base jumping, clearly this video shows otherwise.

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