Parkour Camp!!??!!

Ok, here's an idea, might sound a little far fetched but it's actually quite a possibility...

I'm really keen to apply for some funding to establish a Parkour Camp, a space fitted out with obstacles, ropes courses, forts, natural runs through forest/creeks etc as well as wood ovens and shelter structures. It would be a back to nature style camp for youth groups, schools, the Pk club, youth organisations... even corporate retreats...

I'm completely open for ideas/suggestions so hit me!

Are you being serious !
That would be sooo cool to get a bunch of people together and head-out into nature for a few days. We can learn so much in the wilderness

Places could practically be anywhere but Rollingstone, Paluma, Mt Elliot, Peenuts ect. all have Shelter, BBQ's, Crystal clear (freezing) water, Lots of natural urban environment that would seem to be 'grown' for parkour & heaps of other things for swimming, games, fires, story's, meditation, using our parkour ability's to chase wild turkeys lol

This could turn out to be a very good way of spreading the word of parkour throughout the local younger generation & even simply a fun get-away for youth/adults that want to try something new

Really interested to see if/how this turns out so keep us posted dave

Also we would have to sit down and have a fair talk about rules and 'stuff' like that as in having boys & girls area's/tents/cabin's.
( Also relationships within camp )

Since we will be dealing with a lot of younger people I think were going to have to put a fair few rules up for ourselves as in. . .

Smoking area's - I would suggest no smoking at all as it could encourage others, but some parents/traceurs/kids do smoke and telling them not to smoke for a few days wouldn't go over to well
( maybe if they just go off into the bush or we make a Designated Smoking Area well away from the others? )

Swearing - Not to sure on your thoughts guys but if we will be having school kids/young kids we would have to try our best not to encourage the younger people ( some parents go right off about people swearing in front of there kids )

I'm sure you will have a fair few things already worked out regarding rules and stuff but i thought i would throw them 3 out

well it depends on how many come.. if it ends up being focused on already existing traceurs, then most of the morth queensland crew know eachother anyway, so we wont have to worry too much about rules. but if this does evolve into another path to bring more people into this discipline then yeah definitely, we need to lay some ground rules.

hey guys yeah this sounds really really intresting... but im sure i could prob get a couple guys that would like to come... not making promises tho... but yeah u guys should like make up some posters or something to take to schools or something and talk to schools would be freaken awsome as!! and if its during school ill see if i can take off.... btw i think we shouldnt really... hve a smoking area... becouse the kids (the old me coming out ) will try to show off or something and could 'accidently' burn someone or something so... yeah... other then that the ropes and maby like logs cut in positions would be really awsome as..

i can try my best to get some money or maby funraise? its actually up to u guys so just putting idea's out there the boys and girlz area mite be good aswell.... mite get some hanky panky lolz... so yeah splitting them up mite be a good idea... swearing i dont kno... couse my school grade 8 and 7er's (13 and 14's i think ) allready kno how to swear.... trust me.... so yeah...
thats all i got to share atm ill be trying to get the guys to come i dunno tho..

I'm not sure if this needs to be turned into a excursion kind of camp with children and guardians. I thought of it more as a camping trip among colleagues, rather than a school trip. But i suppose if we do get many younger traceurs and schoolkids into this then there will have to be some rules. It would all depend on how many come. If the number of people does stay lower, say under 15ish... then it should be fine that we all know we come at our own risk, and it's not more than close friends going together for a learning experience.

yeah i get what u mean but i got a couple guys that are intrested the youngest is 14 i think... so yeah... i didnt mean it as that tho i meant it as like year 10+ but yeah i understand what u mean.

i myself is 15 so yeah i get wht u mean by gaurdians and stuff..

This sounds like a really good idea, im probaly posting to late, but i think its a very good idea, will need medical kits tho, snakes and spiders but other than that im looking forward to see what happens.


Tezza

we really need that shadow because we need the whole crew to geather and get to know each other and see what thier difficulties and strenghts are so we can practice

and we need a shirt logo ( image number 3 with your name on it)