Just curious, how high is really too high? I've done 9 feet on a fall once (horrible landing though, I was glad I was in grass), but I'm pretty sure I can do 10.

Main question, how high do you drop from before it is too high?

If my feet are 6' up, no worries. anywhere between 6-9' and i start to get nervous, but thats cause im a wuss. I did do 8' onto coarse stone (read: softball sized rocks) last weekend, but I left my hands on the ledge to guide myself down most the way. I was scared at the beginning when I started sliding towards the edges out of control (dirt on 25-40* slanted rock face).

But to answer the question, running tops at 5', standing-crouched drop from ~ 7 feet, hang + drop from a max of 9+6+2=17', but only if theres a good reason.

Except on sand dunes. Then all bids are off, and 20-25 is fun, and your left wanting more.

[edit: years of english classes are getting to me]

Sand dunes are amazing. Snow drifts are also good.

With proper landing (including roll) You should be able to easily Jump from 10-20 feet high...easily. If anybody needs help learning how to land and roll properly, Just ask any of us over at http://www.winnipegparkour.com and we'd be glad to help

I jumped from 12' and broke my ankle, but thats cause I landed funny. My foot landed on one of those small black sprinklers, and bent about ninety degrees. It was pretty damn painful, and I heard the bone snap.

i've jumped 20 before and i didn't roll though wow that really fucked up my leg. After 5 days and a couple trips to a chiropractor i could walk again

Posted by DrranXCore i've jumped 20 before and i didn't roll though wow that really fucked up my leg. After 5 days and a couple trips to a chiropractor i could walk again

you an idiot

19 and a half is my record. Its amazing what you will jump off when running from security and/or police.

that a different story though...because your full of adrenaline. If you just jump off of it and your a beginner, your asking for it.

First try 10ft to grass with roll

I can now do 13ft to cement with roll no problem(enless it it that gravely concrete which hella hurts)

And I've only been Freerunning for less than two weeks. haha
being a Freeride mountain biker probablly helps

try not to do any sort of jumps from height very often unless you've trained for a while--you can really mess up your legs and do a lot of long term damage

Yeah, wow, all this 10-20 foot business is pure bs. Do NOT do jumps like that without YEARS of training. Just because you can do a jump like that and walk away doesn't mean youre not hurting yourself. Things like that add up over time, and trust me, without a good couple years (at LEAST) under your belt anything over 10 feet is doing bad damage to your body, 6-8 feet should be the max for beginners.

i agree.

does 1.5 years of gymnastics count....?

Posted by Ranar does 1.5 years of gymnastics count....?

Count for what? To do huge jumps? First, if you can't answer this yourself it's very probable it doesn't count. By that I mean that you should take it slow with tiny jumps but wich you repeat over and over until you can asses your own capability. If you're asking somebody else if you're ready it definitely means you're not.

Second, every sport has it's specific type of movement/impacts/strains and for that specific type of movement/impacts/strains you have to condition your body. If you do karate you will have a extra and will be able to progress faster because your bone density is higher, your muscle mass above average or normal, your proprioception is better developed but to progress in one direction (parkour) you have to condition for that direction (train for parkour).
Train to become efficient in movement even if it's simply running or passing simple obstacles.

You do any physical contact sport your bone density becomes thicker..since I started playing rugby I've found it much easier to jump from heights (I've also lost about 15 lbs, and built up my legs a decent amount)..

Gymnastics would probably help more than Karate...however,you have to continually do it over time, not just do a year and a half when you were 6. (Not saying this is what happened, just providing an example).

If you are standing around doing nothing then put some extra stress on your joints. It helps buildup tolerance, and makes them more flexible. Stand with you're feet bent at an angle > 45 degrees.

17 is my personal record. i actually did it about 5-6 times for fun. i was jumping of of my grampas horse trailer that was elevated. the roll hurt tho because i rolled over a tree root. i also did a karate kick in mid air=]

Another thing to consider is the density of your landing area. Playgrounds with mulch are a good area to practice jumps of a higher caliber heightwise as you take less shock on landing and are also able to get the fear of jumping out of the way more easily. You have to understand that transitioning from mulch to a harder surface takes time as well. So don't get complacent after landing on a surface that absorbs much of your impact. Rolling should be instinctual before you really try for over 10 or 12 feet. If you don't feel comfortable with your rolls or doubt yourself in any way practice them on low jumps. even if it's from 3 feet, get the roll down. Forward motion is also something to consider. If you don't have enough forward momentum to transition into an effective roll, you won't be dispersing as much of the energy.

That's my 2 cents.

Im sorry but to people saying 20ft and they only been doing it for a few weeks?
BS and if you really did your going to kill yourselves in a year because your joints can't take that type of shock.

Gradually build up to big jumps dont think that you can do them right off the back. Start with some rolls on grass from a 5 foot drop then maybe work up to a seven foot drop onto cement, 12 feet onto roofs (because certain roofs are pretty soft)

so to all you people out there sayin' "I JUST JUMPED 9001 FT OFF A skyscraper"
calm down and tell us about something you really did.