Caverunner is the term used to describe one of the practitioners of freerunning 2010 and before. The prefix "cave" references cavemen, who existed in the very early onset of human advancement. Like a cavemen, caverunners existed in the early onset of the sport of freerunning.
The term was created along with "Stone
Tracer" with the belief that current freerunning/
parkour practices and competitions
will eventually evolve into a widespread cultural phenomenon that
will hold the same status as the various sports practiced by youth such as skateboarding.
First coined sometime in the
mid 2000's along with the term "Stone Tracer", the term is believed to originate inside the United States. The exact origins are not known, but the term has become widely used within various parkour/freerunning hotspots around the state of
Texas.
"Following in the footsteps of the
early caverunners, freerunning has become a
sport revered
among elite athletes and spectators alike."
