Parkour, a sport that traditionally conjures up images of urban environments, is growing in popularity all over the globe, including here in Santa Cruz, as is evident through the increased number of parkour gyms and representations of parkour in the media.

Orienteers share their thoughts on one of the lesser-known sports in America, which participants dub a cross between math and P.E.

From James Bond to Michael Scott, the parkour phenomenon is already popular in mainstream culture and has a thriving presence at college campuses across the country, including here at UC Santa Cruz.

Climbing in Santa Cruz is more than a sport — for many, it is a lifestyle. Young and old, experienced and new, the climbers of Santa Cruz adventure to new places to scale rocks.

Next Friday, the Santa Cruz Mountain Bike Festival will set its wheels in motion. The festival will focus on the growing prominence of women in mountain biking and all of the proceeds will go to help Soquel Demonstration Forest, a favorite haunt of the county’s mountain bikers.