ASCENSION 2 / Parkour Speed Climbing - Tom Coppola

Four years after the first instalment, Ascension 2 features Tom Coppola who spent 2 years planning, training, filming, and editing this project. Inspired by the rich history of urban climbing and buildering at the University of British Columbia dating back to the 1960's, Tom joins the UBC tradition to leave his mark on the urban landscape with his parkour influenced speed climbs and unique ascents.
View the original Ascension here: • Tom Coppola / ASCENSION
Tom's Instagram: / tomjumps
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[@dannys7773]

3:38 wow, i thought you will stop at the second floor, respect

[@hanswoast7]

This last part is really dang dangerous. The rest was fine safety wise, but that leap of faith in 5m height. Nope!

[@lazyarmwrestler]

Brave

[@Gardener7]

@@hanswoast7 If his fingers had slipped on that last bit, or if he didn't jump high enough, he would have fallen down 15m onto concrete. Pretty crazy!

[@josephjasonsantiagolacour]

Career choices include: stuntman, cat burglar, sneaker tester, drone catcher, kite retriever, extreme HVAC tech, assassin's creed motion capture model, relationship advisor, super soldier, lab rat, band-aid salesman, birdman, monkey whisperer and ringleader for a full-size flea circus.

[@ManishVIBES]

🤣

[@Smiley957]

Relationship advisor 🔫 😂

[@ugne6144]

band-aids?

[@andreferrer9350]

@@ugne6144 He certainly need a lot of those, with these stunts

[@edi9892]

Man the kite retriever got me. LOL. Two years back, I saw an old dude, probably 60 climbing a tree at stunning speed to do just that! Most people I know couldn´t climb that tree in their 20s! We went far down from what we used to be capable of and a few people remind us of what we´ve lost.

[@timchampion5294]

Rapid, technical, beautiful. Incredible stuff Tom.

[@marciabraga5422]

Cara não polícia é muito arriscado

[@rajivkothur6407]

in the end when he's running it looks just like a video game

[@gothamgymnast4638]

I know right

[@LucasDimoveo]

Okay, not to be a muggle, but this really reminds me of some of Jackie Chan's stunts from his older movies. These climbs are so technical! I hope this starts a new movement to inspire people to do more ascents

[@TomCoppola]

Lucas Dimoveo Jackie chan is a massive hero from my childhood. I hope I can have even a small effect on people training more vertically :)

[@patrickfuckingdavis]

I felt like the editing had a little to do with that as well. Where it would show a stunt over again from another angle.

[@96ekaitz]

not sure about what you mean? look at all of the european style...

[@gamiboy5381]

Lucas were are you from

[@lordofgraphite]

He moves like he weighs nothing. Incredible.

[@bobbyfrai6745]

This is real parkour, no gymnastic boring mooves 😂 love it, subscribe

[@MiklasKuoppala]

Ahh, such clean movement. The ideas and the execution tingle my pk bones

[@TomCoppola]

Miklas Kuoppala thank you! I really tried to make something I could be proud of that had a good amount of variety while staying in the theme of ascents

[@EDUTAMARIU]

Dude love your style, hate the "nosense let's flip all the time parkour" , this is the pure free running style in my opinion, feels like a chase all the time, love it 👌

[@kajetanmlynarczyk3345]

Freerunning is flips and parkour is faster way from point a to b

[@EDUTAMARIU]

@@russ7009 I am not an expert on terminology just saying I appreciate this style of chase and efficiency rather than flipping for no reason

[@Hyzic]

You guys should read up on the definition as it stands for Parkour. It does include freerunning,vaulting,etc. Sometimes performing a particular flip, vault or "flashy" acrobatic, is the most efficient way from point a to b for the situation. Stop being elitist idiots about something so silly as terminology.

[@Yotanido]

@@Hyzic Nobody said Parkour does not include flips. Parkour is getting efficiently from point A to point B. If a flip is the most efficient way, then that is parkour. Freerunning uses the techniques of parkour but is not concerned with moving efficiently from point to point - it's more about showing off and having fun. As such, you see far more flips in freerunning. Parkour and freerunning use similar techniques, but are different in how those techniques are used. This video is parkour, not freerunning.

[@Gfcp100]

@@russ7009 the activity or sport of moving rapidly through an area, typically in an urban environment, negotiating obstacles by running, jumping, and climbing Parkour

[@Simonskistunts]

wow a real pk video not containing freerun, i love it

[@yaro96]

Damn, these are seriously mental! Would love to see some BTS

[@TomCoppola]

Yaroslav Bershadskyy May try to put something like that together, but no promises :)

[@gracefool]

It already has interwoven BTS

[@Eisenbieger1986]

Good to see oldschool parkour alive.

[@sightfire]

Such a varied set of lines, especially for all being based around climbing. You did a great job showing the intricacies of the climbs without losing that intense pacing

[@TomCoppola]

Colin MacDonald thank you! Definitely wanted to show variability of challenge while staying in the theme of ascending. Plus shooting all in one location made for a great challenge

[@wesrundle6326]

So happy for you Tom! A lot of hard work put into this! Look forward to whats next my man!

[@TomCoppola]

Wes Rundle maybe something less ascendy?

[@shabirvalli8646]

Next? Man...it could be the end... I hope not

[@JewJitsu22]

It’s 2020 and Tom Coppola is still a witch

[@TomCoppola]

JewJitsu22 🤫

[@sleepycatgamer]

That last one was deadly!

[@RyanM-ke2gu]

Huh... Guess I'll tighten the bushings on all the exterior conduit I install. Didn't realize some nutter was trusting his life to it ;-)

[@wwfera00]

You are a madman Tom Coppola...a gracious, efficient madman.

[@sirageeddin7360]

Today, I'm 79, but when I was 16, until I got married, at 31, I played that. I regret my young years. I can't play death jump anymore, that's what we called this discipline. You are great. Hello from Belgium

[@christianfairfaxpk]

so sick! the clips just got progressively cooler and that third story on the last one looked so spooky!

[@TomCoppola]

Christian Fairfax thank you! That one took a long time for me to commit to

[@AndrewFoster]

The exposure on that last dyno was gnarly. Wow. SO GOOD!

[@99pncrft]

The way up is only Don't dead Open inside

[@proxyone5019]

Walking dead xD Only recognized it because I saw that episode(episode 1) just the other day, rewatching.

[@hibana364]

@@proxyone5019 Same bruh! lmao

[@DBrown666]

Dont dead open Inside

[@selbz]

Can't wait to get home and watch this on the big screen

[@TomCoppola]

Marc Selby Movement thanks man! I appreciate you :)

[@shabirvalli8646]

I hope you continue to exist

[@Olexxxy]

Crazy! Beautiful! Oldschool vibes :) Greets from Poland.

[@RawBlog00]

so technical! could watch this over and over.

[@mbarnardc1]

The amount of mental commitment in some of those moves is so amazing. Kudos for that as much as the sheer physical skill and talent.

[@dylanparkour]

tom is a superhero

[@TomCoppola]

Dylan Polin 🦸‍♂️

[@archenemy6893]

Dude just got himself a new fan, that was some serious action man manoeuvres imagine miltary personnel with these skills!

[@sparouhuru7204]

Spectacular!!

[@khaleedshaidi1899]

freerunning at it finest. love it so much.

[@patrickfuckingdavis]

Excellent! Great work Tom!!

[@MattMcCreary2]

Incredible skills you've crafted, wonderful video. Thanks for the inspiration

[@denester1]

YES Tom! So technical and some really scary ones too. Had to watch it twice! 1:26 was just perfect footwork. Rapid! The last one was something else.

[@formulaic78]

Really amazing, Mirrors Edge, style stuff. The jumps where you completely take your hands off two stories high near the end, Cliffhanger style, are something else.

[@marksanchez0918]

holy moly Tom! Such incredible speed and technique! Woah!!!

[@xDTxScopeClan]

Bro killed it with this this is crazy sick!

[@cliveandersonjr.8758]

Amazing video! 🔥💪 Your fearlessness is off the charts!

[@theviswaskoundinyan536]

AWESOME! i had goosebumps!

[@NormlBrand]

Soooo good!!

[@JocksanR]

Beautiful and smooth, love it!

[@Benijermin]

Sooo good! New training motivation material right here!

[@Hanuman_]

You moved with the power and grace of a wild animal, amazing to watch!

[@addictedcrisster]

Running to 2020 :)). Nice nice !!

[@Nameless2k6]

Fantastic!

[@t.h.e.b.a.d.s.h.o.w.]

Bravo Tom! Those are some gnnnnnarly sends

[@TomCoppola]

Brandon Douglass thanks B dog. Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@gunter8001]

One of the gratest parkour videos on YouTUbe

[@Paulo-qz5rm]

I wonder how many years of hard training and discipline are necessary to achieve this level of expertise in parkour. Amazing!

[@TomCoppola]

Paulo Henrique this was filmed between 10 and 12 years of experience in parkour

[@janehenry5788]

This is so extraordinary! Wow! Loved every bit of it.

[@TomCoppola]

Jane Henry thanks, Jane. Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@Vyver34]

Wowwww Tom this is soooo good.

[@exystiobis2223]

Very great ASCENCION!

[@JeremeSanders]

Too good, need to get into some climb stuff like this!!!

[@DPudds]

As Colin said, that's an impressive set of intricate climbs. Great stuff!

[@TomCoppola]

DPudds much appreciated:)

[@justbros8045]

Sick video bro, makes fun to watch it 💪💯

[@takoyaki8898]

The mentality is hardcore and the commitment true. Awesome work!

[@CSFREERUNNING]

Love it man!

[@markmcg8309]

Love it!

[@creativ3vision]

That's some serious climbing right there. Respect 💯

[@spinnerboyz]

YEEESSSSS!!!!!!!!!! Great job! Music helps to set the movie tone of a chase. Very impressed so few subscribers... Wish you the best!

[@carguyuk3613]

Crazy video.

[@markmosh3414]

Respect from Spain!!

[@neilreid9005]

I am seriously impressed with his strength, courage, and athleticism. Just...wow.

[@andreferrer9350]

AMAZING!!

[@gavins7542]

omg how did I not see any of these obstacles to climb when I was studying there. UBC actually looks like a fun place now

[@LeBataillon]

That's really a cool video ! Well done :)

[@alvarojosedealzagacabrejos210]

MAGNIFICENT!!!!!!!

[@movemendijs96]

Yooo this a blockbuster :D

[@expandyourcomfortzone7416]

wow. masterpiece

[@BryanGreig]

Yoooo this is class!

[@AiRStrejf]

Beautiful, mate

[@Z3erval]

Is amazing Tom ❤️

[@rishabhranjan8641]

This is insane. It's better than the stunts that people do in many videos.According to me this superb technique will help you to escape or chase easily. Well done brother

[@monitolocko0]

Tom I really enjoy this, you are so great doing this, hope one day learn from you

[@jamesrose2867]

Finally watched it

[@BlueCats27]

Zoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom! Nice stuff, a lot of those look very challenging.

[@michaelhuang614]

Greetings from a ubc student. Instantly recognized the life building! I knew someone would climb it!

[@user-xu3qx6lo5h]

Really perfect

[@sergifirtzichavendis4424]

Perfecctt, love it

[@anishsiradhna1482]

Amazing

[@sandymaguire8236]

tom, you're a beast!

[@TecmathPradeep]

Amazing! keep it up.

[@70seo2]

So talented! love your movement

[@AndrewGoodmanToo]

😮that was insane man! I hate ascents and descents (doing them, not watching them) but this really got me inspired to work on them!

[@auroravuitton90]

3:41 Aww, the irony

[@why2200]

What irony?

[@andrueanderson8637]

@@why2200 I too am curious about irony, not sure why that timestamp would be considered ironic

[@alessiom3859]

“stairs“ sign

[@cosmosPK]

“Perfect” 👏🏾

[@ChrisK-sn5ho]

That was a great video. I liked the purity of the missed attempts mixed in with the successes. The track made it feel like an action movie chase scene. Really great parkour work.

[@ranneyjacob65]

Oh yes, very fuego ❤🙌

[@LesnyJebokBakemono]

Focking Sick ! Mad respect man :D

[@GovindKumar-in3hl]

Awesome bro

[@ColdBegant]

EMERGENCY PARKOUR!!! WUUUUSH STYLE BRO!!!

[@damiansanchez7873]

Awsome!!

[@froggo3894]

This guy maxed out his stamina bar

[@tQt0Tv]

3:47 such a crazy jump! so technical and risky :O

[@DRTVBengaliSudip]

Kip it up bro. I m with you

[@ryanm3rs214]

Wow amazing bro!

[@michaelputnam3216]

SO COOL THANK YOU 👍

[@Maranatha1968]

Wow! This is so awesome!!!!! 3:42 min. special moves!!!!

[@rahmanrahmani2896]

very impressive and stay free of injury.

[@325hpls1]

Wow! Simply amazing movement...would love some mounted go-pro footage

[@hiyusha9773]

Sick!!!

[@jem6316]

Awesome