More than 60 parkour athletes from 18 countries gathered at Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park in Zhangjiajie, Central China's Hunan province, for a two-day parkour competition, which concluded on Thursday.
First held in 2022, the event is renowned for featuring what many competitors consider the world's most challenging course — the iconic 999-step staircase leading to Tianmen Cave. Participants are required to navigate a nearly 300-meter-long slope with a 150-meter vertical drop from the top of the staircase, tackling 108 obstacles through a series of jumps and flips.
