Author Archives: Jordan

Inspiration comes from the truest souls. I’d heard of chase Armitage before as a 3run athlete from the UK. He is a popular Freerunner and Traceur but I had recently seen much more to him then his tricking tutorials on YouTube. I watched a behind the scenes video of 3run’s trip to Cambodia and I was blown away by the boys in the video. So used to the confident and fast moving flips it was weird seeing Chase sit still. The way he talks about his travels, the way it has made him grow, not only in his training, but as a person in general is incredibly humbling. He is definitely some one to look up to as a parkour athlete and as a human being. Humble and full of heart. Got a new inspiration to look up to.

Ifugao, Mountain Province, Philippines. During my stay in the Philippines we had the choice to either stay an extra day at a beach resort under the sun or take the journey up the mountains to find the Banaue Rice Terraces. The group was split down the middle, but after some convincing the rest of the group agreed to go. It had been one of my dream destinations long before traveling there. These rice terraces have been used for centuries, the patties carved uniquely into the mountain sides. The 8 hour car ride seemed well worth it to me, my choice was clear. Once into the mountains the road narrowed to barely a lane wide. A rocky cliff face to one side and a steep drop off on the other. Passing was slow and nerve racking. But it all added to the adventure. Loose rocks and falling dirt showered the road ahead at one point, we waited patiently for it to settle before going on. At one point we passed a jeepney (in the photo) packed to the limits. People were hanging off it and riding on the roof, and we squeezed by them sharing what ever space we could. It was all nervous laughter and smiles until we hit the top. The view was picture perfect everything I could have wished for. The rolling mountains, the carved country side. Well worth every hour of travel. By far the most beautiful sunrise I’ve ever seen in my life. It’s those little things I can look back on with out regret. If I hadn’t gone I would never had known the beauty first hand. There’s moments were you have to push forward take that risk, go the places you’ve dreamed of. If it’s something you want you won’t regret it. Even as time goes on you’ll look back with memories and stories to share. These adventures will last me a life time.

On or off the stage, you have a voice. I got this pic of Mark Brusegard, aka the front man of The Treble, right here in winnipeg. They we taking part in a fundraising benefit concert at Burton Cummings theater. That night we raised hundreds of thousands of dollars with the help of the community to send to tsunami relief efforts in the Philippines. It was an amazing show for and amazing cause. I hope I can part of more things like this in the future!