Girlparkour.com started from a very simple idea to create an online community for women, to share resources, ideas and information. The aim is to have an independent and open resource for women and we've been very fortunate to have the support of amazing individuals and groups from all over the world who contribute photos and articles. Everything on the site is kept lean to keep operating costs low. That is, until last year when the need for additional web space meant that suddenly, the annual subscription wasn't so low anymore.
So GPK had its first fund-raising tshirt in London, UK and American Parkour handled the US and worldwide shipping (thank you!) and we succeeded in making the desired sum for another year. So it was all fine, except that the whole exercise was a big pain to carry out in addition to running the website and next year's subscription date was only 364 days away.
So GPK took a survey and asked, do you want parkour stuff. A majority said yes, some said no. We agree with those who said No. GPK was not started to sell cliched slogans on pink hoodies to women. So we did things a little differently, we thought about what we'd like to wear, found a supplier with a large and affordable range of womens and mens stuff sourced and produced ethically and handles shipping for reasonable rates. And yes, there are pink hoodies.
Fundamentally, GPK is just about women and parkour. GPK is not a t-shirt shop, but still needs to make money to pay for the most basic of things so that there is a place for the articles and photos that inspire us and to let other women know that they aren't alone.
You don't need a "PARKOUR!" shirt to do parkour because if you practise long and hard enough it doesn't matter what your shirt, trousers or shoes say. But if your threads are getting worn out and you need a replacement, please have a look in the GPK shop.
Maybe you're looking for something with a bit of flair and sometimes the weather gets cold and you need something warm. So go to our shop, tell your friends, family and please buy a tshirt (or two).
Peace
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