The final photo of Pavel Kashin, a free runner and Parkour enthusiast who died when he was trying to back flip and lost his balance falling 16 stories to his death.
Pavel Kashin was a real parkour daredevil, and he lost his life after he lost his footing after doing a backflip on top of a 16-story building. This turned out to be Pavel Kashin’s final jump, and it cost him his life.
Typically, parkour daredevils are always flirting with death. However, this time, Pavel’s mistake proved fatal.
A friend was filming the Russian parkour artist as he was doing a stunt on top of a building, which is why the mistake that took his life was caught so clearly on camera.
Parkour is a word derived from the parcours, a French word that means ‘route.’ Basically, this is the art of moving from one point to another through obstacles by jumping and rolling.
The art has its origins in military obstacle training, and it has to be done without any safety equipment whatsoever. ‘Parkour’ derives from the French word parcours, which means ‘route.’ Developed from military obstacle training, it’s a system for going from point A to point B by rolling, jumping, leaping; Essentially getting around various obstacles likes walls and stairwells in the quickest time possible. Parkour is done without the use of safety equipment. And it has attracted thrill seekers from all over.
