What is Height Drop?

Created in 2014, Height Drop is perhaps the world’s first podcast hosted by and directed towards parkour athletes worldwide.

As it has grown, Height Drop has expanded to include and embrace any sensible topics, content mediums, and guests.

I aim to emphasize a path of truth-seeking, joyful spiritedness, and keen awareness. I have found these qualities to be fundamental to life, and of course to parkour.

‘Height Drop’ as a term or phrase can be used in a number of different ways. Originally, it was meant to describe a large downward change of elevation in parkour training, and the corresponding impact dictated by the drop. I.e. a big ass drop. These heavy impacts can be deliberately and beautifully absorbed by an alert and competent parkour practitioner, and they can also brutally maim the unwilling, incompetent, and unfortunate. At a certain size, they become what’s known as a ‘death drop.’

I’ve since come up with two more interpretations that I like...

The first reflects a very simple story of life — how we have all dropped into this realm from some higher dimension. In other words, every human takes our biggest height drop the day we are born. If you prefer, you could say the drop happens when you die. Either way, this metaphorical landing and its impact on us is the deepest and most pressing mystery of life.

The second interpretation reflects my purpose — to express what is no doubt a tiny drop in an ocean of creation, and realize some infinite height in the process.

Thanks for your attention.

Much love,

Brandon Douglass