![]() we busted that location).Ĭarded – Sliding a credit card in between a door handle latch plate and frame over a lock to pop it open.Ĭatacombs (of Paris) – 280km of disused quarries under Paris that are colloquially known as the Paris catacombs or catas.Ĭataphiles – People who spend a great deal of time in the Paris catacombs. ![]() The acronym stands for the four categories of objects from which one can jump: buildings, antennae, spans and earth.īlagging – Talking one’s way into a place/out or a bust (see Bust).īricked up – An opening that has been blocked or cemented, often with bricks or breezeblocks (see Sealed).īTP – The British Transport Police, national police force for the railways, which includes the London Underground (Tube).īuildering – Using rock-climbing techniques to scale a building a play on ‘bouldering’.īust(ed) – 1. In drains, this is sometimes called a ‘Otter shot’, after, an elusive and prolific explorer.īait – Acting in a way that is provocative or exposes one’s position, therefore baiting police or security (e.g., ‘She just kicked that door open – that’s so bait’).īASE jumping – Using a packed parachute to jump from fi xed objects, often illegally. Access details are shared carefully.Īdmin – The administration building of a derelict hospital or asylum.Īnorak – Someone obsessed with a niche interest, such as train stock variations.ĪRTS – Abandoned Rapid Transit Stations/Systems.Īsylum seeker – An explorer who primarily explores abandoned asylums.īackcabbing – Riding in the back cab of a train.īacklighting – A photographic technique in which something (usually a person) blocks light in front of a camera to create a photo that ‘pops’ in the dark. So get your crowbar out and set out to explore your city!Ībseiling – Also called rappelling, a controlled descent down a vertical drop using a rope.Īccess/access details – The means by which one gains entry to a location. In doing so they have created their own language, including terms like ruin porn, hero shot, chimping and noob. In Explore Everything, Bradley Garrett and the London Consolidation Crew ( an urban exploration collective) place-hack the city, recasting it as a place for endless adventure. But perhaps it is the everyday places around us-the cities we live in-that need to be rediscovered. It is assumed that every inch of the world has been explored and charted that there is nowhere new to go.
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