If you thought Parkour was a very recent craze, then this video might come as a bit of a surprise.
These black-and-white clips from the 1930s show the sport's pioneers scaling trees and buildings, and generally entertaining delighted onlookers with their stunts.
The video ends with a man rolling down a hill in a huge tyre before crashing into the sea, proving that Parkour enthusiasts back then were just as mad as their modern day equivalents...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8nnhLSx-UE
H/T Memolition.com / Youtube: Max Pain
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