L Roebuck
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Post by L Roebuck on Aug 19, 2007 17:05:32 GMT -5
The Art of Urban ExplorationJames Nestor SFGATE.com What drives people to climb around in mine shafts, nuclear missile silos and abandoned sugar refinieries? " What is an urban explorer?Urban exploration is the examination of off-limits or seldom seen parts of man-made structures. Unlike other adventurers, such as rock climbers or spelunkers, urban explorers shun the natural world in pursuit of more closely examining and understanding the inner workings of our constructed world, of seeing civic society in its real, raw, unpainted, unplastered and unprettied state. It's internal city touring, but without guides, double-decker buses, maps or directions. It's about going where people aren't supposed to go. Indeed, a few kids trespassing in old buildings is nothing new. What makes urban exploration different is that it is not a few kids - it is tens of thousands of people of varying ages and professions. And it's not just old buildings: It is subbasements, engine rooms, mine shafts, train tunnels, drains, cemeteries, hospitals, decommissioned ships, nuclear missile silos and more. Urban exploration is a worldwide phenomenon with its own fanzines, conventions, culture, ethics, periodicals, books, movies, MTV specials and clubs from Russia to Australia, Canada to Chile. And it's growing." Full Article
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Brian Roebuck
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Post by Brian Roebuck on Aug 19, 2007 19:37:45 GMT -5
That's a pretty intriguing article. Those guys take a lot more risks than cavers on the whole though. Some of the places they go have the potential for bad air, radiation, toxic chemicals, and all sorts of stuff we usually don't have to deal with in caves. Plus they can get arrested for tresspass especially in industrial areas.
Nice find Lynn!
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