
Storror (stylized as STORROR) is a group of seven parkour and freerunning athletes from the United Kingdom. They run a YouTube channel. Storror was established in 2010 by brothers Max Cave and Benj Cave, as well as Drew Taylor. They were later joined by Toby Segar, Callum Powell, Sacha Powell, and Josh Burnett-Blake. Storror have made the documentaries ''SuperTramps: Thailand'' (2015) and ''Roof Culture Asia'' (2017). They made their feature film debut in Netflix's ''
6 Underground'' (2019).
History
Storror was established in 2010 by seven parkour athletes from
Horsham
Horsham is a market town on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald in West Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby to ...
(
West Sussex), and
Peacehaven (
East Sussex
East Sussex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England on the English Channel coast. It is bordered by Kent to the north and east, West Sussex to the west, and Surrey to the north-west. The largest settlement in East Su ...
) who met as teenagers.
The team started with the Cave brothers and Drew Taylor, who were inspired by ''
Jump London'' (2003) and ''
Jump Britain'' (2005) documentaries. They began uploading videos to their
YouTube channel, originally called ''StorrorBlog''.
They later met other members of British parkour communities and in 2010 established the Storror group and YouTube channel.
In 2011 and 2012, the team filmed two cliff jumping videos in Malta that included jumps from
Azure Window.
In 2016, team member Max Cave leaped between the roofs of two Hong Kong skyscrapers and uploaded it to
Instagram
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. They also filmed several other videos in Hong Kong which were published later.
In May 2017, Storror apologized for stunts performed at
Joshua Tree National Park.
In September 2017, the team released their second documentary (the first being ''SuperTramps: Thailand'') ''Roof Culture Asia'', which features stunts made on the rooftops of Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul.
They monetized this video through
Vimeo. Storror made their feature film debut in
Netflix's ''
6 Underground'', released on 13 December 2019. They worked closely with director
Michael Bay
Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American film director and producer. He is best known for making big-budget, high-concept action films characterized by fast cutting, stylistic cinematography and visuals, and extensive use of ...
to perform parkour stunts on famous sites, such as the
Florence Cathedral
Florence Cathedral, formally the (; in English Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower), is the cathedral of Florence, Italy ( it, Duomo di Firenze). It was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio and was structurally c ...
in Italy.
Team members
As of January 2023, the Storror team are:
* Max Cave
* Benj Cave
* Drew Taylor –
Guinness world record
''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world ...
holder
* Toby Segar –
Ninja Warrior UK finalist in 2015 and 2016
* Callum Powell
* Sacha Powell
* Josh Burnett-Blake
References
External links
* {{Official website, www.storror.com
Traceurs
English YouTubers
2010 establishments in the United Kingdom
English YouTube groups