This video documents the STORROR parkour team's attempt at a 2.8 km "straight-line mission" up a steep and treacherous mountain in Spain. Narrated by GeoWizard, the mission requires the team to stay within a 25-meter corridor of a perfectly straight line.
The primary challenges are environmental: navigating dense, thorny vegetation, and scrambling up sections of extremely loose and unstable rock ("chos") without safety equipment like ropes or helmets. The team's progress is complicated by GPS glitches caused by the sheer cliffs interfering with satellite signals. Key events include a near-miss with a dislodged boulder, which prompts a serious discussion on safety protocols and group positioning. This incident leads one member to voluntarily move to the rear to mitigate risk. The video highlights the group's problem-solving and teamwork, particularly when assisting their non-climbing cameraman up a technical section and navigating an exposed traverse. The mission concludes with the team facing dwindling daylight and the decision of whether to press on to the summit in the dark.
A Perilous Straight-Line Ascent
0:33 The Mission Begins: The STORROR team starts a 2.8 km straight-line ascent up a steep Spanish mountain, aiming to stay within a 25-meter corridor to achieve a "platinum run."
6:02 Navigating Obstacles: Early on, the team encounters a sheer, unclimbable cliff face. This forces them into a difficult scramble around the obstacle while dealing with unreliable GPS signals caused by the terrain.
8:32 Dangerous Scrambling: The ascent involves significant portions of un-roped climbing on extremely loose and unstable rock, referred to as "chos," where every foot and handhold must be carefully tested.
18:01 Near-Miss Incident: A large rock is accidentally dislodged, nearly striking a team member below. The event forces a tense but necessary conversation about the lethal danger of rockfall and the importance of group spacing and awareness.
20:25 Prioritizing Safety: Following the near-miss, Josh, the team member who dislodged the rock, chooses to climb at the back of the group to prevent endangering anyone else, demonstrating personal accountability.
21:40 Teamwork on a Sketchy Traverse: The group navigates a highly exposed and technically difficult traverse by moving one by one and providing clear, step-by-step instructions to ensure everyone gets across safely.
45:10 Assisting the Cameraman: Faced with a technical slab climb, the team rigs a makeshift rope to provide security for their cameraman, who is not an experienced climber, allowing him to ascend safely.
47:54 Racing Against the Sun: With the summit finally in sight, the team realizes they are running out of daylight. They are left with a difficult decision: to risk completing the final, potentially hazardous section in darkness or to abort the mission.