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{{Short description|Exploration of usually hidden or abandoned buildings and structures}}
{{Short description|Exploration of usually hidden or abandoned buildings and structures}}
{{redirect2|Urban explorer|urban explorers}}
{{redirect|Urban explorers|the 2006 documentary film|Urban Explorers (film){{!}}''Urban Explorers'' (film)|the 2011 horror-thriller|Urban Explorer{{!}}''Urban Explorer''}}
{{redirect|Urbex|the documentary series|URBEX – Enter At Your Own Risk}}
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{{See also|Industrial tourism}}
{{Multiple issues|
{{Multiple issues|
{{More citations needed|date=December 2021}}
{{More citations needed|date=December 2021}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
[[File:Thomas Bresson - Fort du Salbert-8 (by).JPG|thumb|upright=1.25|Abandoned [[Fort du Salbert|Salbert fortifications]]]]
[[File:Thomas Bresson - Fort du Salbert-8 (by).JPG|thumb|upright=1.25|Abandoned [[Fort du Salbert|Salbert fortifications]]]]
'''Urban exploration''' (often shortened as '''UE''', '''urbex''' and sometimes known as [[roof and tunnel hacking]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Access All Areas: A User's Guide to the Art of Urban Exploration |year=2005 |page=223 |author=[[Ninjalicious]] |publisher=Infilpress |isbn=9780973778700 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JhJjAAAAMAAJ&q=%22roof+and+tunnel+hacking%22 |access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref>) is the exploration of manmade structures, usually abandoned ruins or hidden components of the manmade environment. Photography and historical interest/documentation are heavily featured in the hobby, sometimes involving trespassing onto private property.<ref name="SFGATE_062008">{{cite news|title=The Art of Urban Exploration|last=Nestor|first=James|date=19 August 2007|work=San Francisco Chronicle|access-date=20 June 2008|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/08/19/CMA4QVBMQ.DTL}}</ref> Urban exploration is also called '''draining''' (a specific form of urban exploration where storm drains or sewers are explored),<ref>{{cite news |title=Forgive us our tresspasses |first=Seth |last=Stevenson |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |location=London |date=15 October 2000 |page=105 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108705598/draining-urban-exploration/ |access-date=31 August 2022}}</ref> '''urban spelunking''',<ref>{{cite news |title=Storm drains vital for a rainy day, but at times they're overwhelmed |first=Sheridan |last=Lyons |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] | date=6 July 1981 |page=32 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108537645/storm-drains-vital-for-a-rainy-day-but/ |access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref> '''urban rock climbing''',<ref>{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Scott |date=1 March 1993 |title=Hacking the Material World |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |volume=1 |number=3 |url=https://www.wired.com/1993/03/tunnelers/ |access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref> '''urban caving''',<ref>{{cite news |title=Circling the Drain |first=David |last=Lipin |magazine=[[Los Angeles (magazine)|Los Angeles]] |date=January 1997 |volume=42 |number=1 |page=18 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wF0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA18 |access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref> '''building hacking''', or '''mousing.'''
'''Urban exploration''' (often shortened as '''UE''', '''urbex,''' and sometimes known as [[roof and tunnel hacking]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Access All Areas: A User's Guide to the Art of Urban Exploration |year=2005 |page=223 |author=[[Ninjalicious]] |publisher=Infilpress |isbn=9780973778700 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JhJjAAAAMAAJ&q=%22roof+and+tunnel+hacking%22 |access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref>) is the exploration of manmade structures, usually abandoned ruins or hidden components of the manmade environment. Photography and historical interest/documentation are heavily featured in the hobby, sometimes involving trespassing onto private property.<ref name="SFGATE_062008">{{cite news|title=The Art of Urban Exploration|last=Nestor|first=James|date=19 August 2007|work=San Francisco Chronicle|access-date=20 June 2008|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/08/19/CMA4QVBMQ.DTL}}</ref> Urban exploration is also called '''draining''' (a specific form of urban exploration where storm drains or sewers are explored),<ref>{{cite news |title=Forgive us our tresspasses |first=Seth |last=Stevenson |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |location=London |date=15 October 2000 |page=105 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108705598/draining-urban-exploration/ |access-date=31 August 2022}}</ref> '''urban spelunking''',<ref>{{cite news |title=Storm drains vital for a rainy day, but at times they're overwhelmed |first=Sheridan |last=Lyons |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] | date=6 July 1981 |page=32 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108537645/storm-drains-vital-for-a-rainy-day-but/ |access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref> '''urban rock climbing''',<ref>{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Scott |date=1 March 1993 |title=Hacking the Material World |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |volume=1 |number=3 |url=https://www.wired.com/1993/03/tunnelers/ |access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref> '''urban caving''',<ref>{{cite news |title=Circling the Drain |first=David |last=Lipin |magazine=[[Los Angeles (magazine)|Los Angeles]] |date=January 1997 |volume=42 |number=1 |page=18 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wF0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA18 |access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref> '''building hacking''', or '''[[Mouse-holing|mousing]].'''


The activity presents various risks, including physical danger and, if done illegally and/or without permission, the possibility of arrest and punishment. Some activities associated with urban exploration violate local or regional laws and certain broadly interpreted [[Anti-terrorism legislation|anti-terrorism laws]], or can be considered [[trespass]]ing or invasion of privacy.<ref name="trespassingUE_93009">{{cite news|title=Complete Guide to Urban Exploration|last=Haeber|first=Jonathan|date=21 December 2008|publisher=Bearings|access-date=30 September 2009|url=http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/urban-exploration-guide}}</ref>
The activity presents various risks, including physical danger, the possibility of arrest and punishment if done illegally and/or without permission, and the risk of encountering [[Squatting|squatters]]. Some activities associated with urban exploration may violate local or regional laws, certain broadly interpreted [[Anti-terrorism legislation|anti-terrorism laws]], or can be considered trespassing or invasion of privacy. Encountering [[Squatting|squatters]], who are unauthorized occupants in abandoned or unmonitored properties, can lead to unpredictable and potentially dangerous situations.


==Exploration sites==
==Exploration sites==
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===Abandonments===
===Abandonments===
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{{See also|Modern ruins}}
Ventures into abandoned structures are perhaps the most common example of urban exploration. Many sites are entered first by locals and may have [[graffiti]] or other kinds of [[vandalism]], while others are better preserved. Although targets of exploration vary from one country to another, high-profile abandonments include [[List of abandoned amusement parks|amusement parks]], [[grain elevator]]s, [[factories]], [[power plants]], [[missile silo]]s, [[fallout shelters]], [[hospital]]s, [[Psychiatric hospital|asylums]], [[prisons]], [[schools]], outmoded and abandoned [[skyscraper]]s, [[poor houses]], and [[sanatorium]]s.
Ventures into abandoned structures are perhaps the most common example of urban exploration. Many sites are entered first by locals and may have [[graffiti]] or other kinds of [[vandalism]], while others are better preserved. Although targets of exploration vary from one country to another, high-profile abandonments include [[List of abandoned amusement parks|amusement parks]], [[grain elevator]]s, [[factories]], [[power plants]], [[missile silo]]s, [[fallout shelters]], [[hospital]]s, [[Psychiatric hospital|asylums]], [[prisons]], [[schools]], outmoded and abandoned [[skyscraper]]s, [[poor houses]], and [[sanatorium]]s.


In Japan, abandoned infrastructure is known as {{nihongo3||廃墟|haikyo}} (literally "ruins"), and the term is synonymous with the practice of urban exploration.<ref>{{cite web | first = Michael | last = Gakuran | title = The Hazards of Haikyo and Urban Exploration | date = 23 March 2010 | url = http://gakuran.com/the-hazards-of-haikyo-and-urban-exploration/ | access-date = 21 June 2011}}</ref> {{nihongo3|||Haikyo}} are particularly common in Japan because of its rapid industrialization (e.g., [[Hashima Island]]), damage during [[World War II]], the [[Japanese asset price bubble|1980s real estate bubble]], and the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyoweekender.com/2010/05/haikyo-abandoned-treasure/|title=Haikyo: Abandoned Treasure|work=Weekender|date=May 2010|access-date=18 November 2010}}</ref>
In Japan, abandoned infrastructure is known as {{nihongo3||廃墟|haikyo}} (literally "ruins"), and the term is synonymous with the practice of urban exploration.<ref>{{cite web | first = Michael | last = Gakuran | title = The Hazards of Haikyo and Urban Exploration | date = 23 March 2010 | url = http://gakuran.com/the-hazards-of-haikyo-and-urban-exploration/ | access-date = 21 June 2011}}</ref> {{nihongo3|||Haikyo}} are particularly common in Japan because of its rapid industrialization (e.g., [[Hashima Island]]), damage during [[World War II]], the [[Japanese asset price bubble|1980s real estate bubble]], and the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyoweekender.com/2010/05/haikyo-abandoned-treasure/|title=Haikyo: Abandoned Treasure|work=Weekender|date=May 2010|access-date=18 November 2010}}</ref>
[[File:Željava, Underground 5.jpg|thumb|200x200px|Željava underground military airport]]
[[File:Željava, Underground 5.jpg|thumb|200x200px|Željava underground military airport]]
In [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], a large underground facility abandoned since 1992 is [[Željava Air Base]], situated under the {{Lang|sh|[[Plješevica]]|italic=no}} mountain, near the city of [[Bihać]]. It was the largest [[Underground hangar|underground]] [[airport]] and [[military air base]] in the [[SFR Yugoslavia]], and one of the largest in Europe. The complex contains tunnels in total length of 3.5 km (2.2 mi), and other large facilities. Nowadays, it is popular for urban exploration, although it is risky due to the possibility of anti-personnel landmines being located in unexplored areas, remnants from 1990s [[Bosnian War]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Zeljava Airbase |url=http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/zeljava-airbase |accessdate=27 April 2017 |publisher=[[Atlas Obscura]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=June 17, 1968 |title=Underground Aircraft Dispersal Bihac Airfield, Yugoslavia 44-50N 015-47E |url=https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB439/docs/Underground-Doc4.pdf |access-date=28 July 2022 |work=[[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency|National Photographic Interpretation Center]] |via=nsarchive2.gwu.edu}}</ref><ref name="lybi">{{cite web |title=Zeljava-jna_jedinice |url=http://www.zeljava-lybi.com/opis_eng.html |accessdate=27 April 2017 |publisher=}}</ref>
In [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], a large underground facility abandoned since 1992 is [[Željava Air Base]], situated under the {{Lang|sh|[[Gola Plješevica]]|italic=no}} mountain, near the city of [[Bihać]]. It was the largest [[Underground hangar|underground]] [[airport]] and [[military air base]] in the [[SFR Yugoslavia]], and one of the largest in Europe. The complex contains tunnels in total length of 3.5 km (2.2 mi), and other large facilities. Nowadays, it is popular for urban exploration, although it is risky due to the possibility of anti-personnel landmines being located in unexplored areas, remnants from 1990s [[Bosnian War]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Zeljava Airbase |url=http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/zeljava-airbase |accessdate=27 April 2017 |publisher=[[Atlas Obscura]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=June 17, 1968 |title=Underground Aircraft Dispersal Bihac Airfield, Yugoslavia 44-50N 015-47E |url=https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB439/docs/Underground-Doc4.pdf |access-date=28 July 2022 |work=[[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency|National Photographic Interpretation Center]] |via=nsarchive2.gwu.edu}}</ref><ref name="lybi">{{cite web |title=Zeljava-jna_jedinice |url=http://www.zeljava-lybi.com/opis_eng.html |accessdate=27 April 2017 |publisher=}}</ref>


Many explorers find the decay of uninhabited space profoundly beautiful, and some are also proficient freelance photographers who document what they see, such as those who document the [[infrastructure]] of the former [[USSR]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Shevchenko|first=Vitaly|title=The urban explorers of the ex-USSR|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26018424|access-date=12 February 2014|publisher=BBC|date=11 February 2014}}</ref>
Many explorers find the decay of uninhabited space profoundly beautiful, and some are also proficient freelance photographers who document what they see, such as those who document the [[infrastructure]] of the former [[USSR]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Shevchenko|first=Vitaly|title=The urban explorers of the ex-USSR|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26018424|access-date=12 February 2014|publisher=BBC|date=11 February 2014}}</ref>
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===Sewers and storm drains===
===Sewers and storm drains===
[[File:St Paul storm drain.jpg|thumb|left|160px|Storm drain outfall in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]]]]
[[File:St Paul storm drain.jpg|thumb|left|160px|Storm drain outfall in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]]]]
Entry into [[storm drain]]s, or "draining", is another common form of urban exploration. Groups devoted to the task have arisen, such as the [[Cave Clan]] in [[Australia]]. Draining has a specialized set of guidelines, the foremost of which is "When it rains, no drains!", because the dangers of becoming entrapped, washed away, or killed increase dramatically during heavy rainfall.
Entry into [[storm drain]]s, or "draining", is another common form of urban exploration. Groups devoted to the task have arisen, such as the [[Cave Clan]] and Darkside in [[Australia]]. Draining has a specialized set of guidelines, the foremost of which is "When it rains, no drains!", because the dangers of becoming entrapped, washed away, or killed increase dramatically during heavy rainfall.


A small subset of explorers enter [[sanitary sewer]]s. Sometimes they are the only connection to caves or other subterranean features. Sewers are among the most dangerous locations to explore owing to the risk of poisoning by buildups of toxic gas (commonly [[methane]], [[hydrogen sulfide]], or [[carbon dioxide]]). Sewers can contain viruses, [[bacteria]], [[protozoa]], and [[Parasitic worm|parasitic worms]]. Protective equipment is recommended for people who enter sewers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Water |first=Municipal Sewer and |date=2020-06-22 |title=How to Keep Sewer Workers Safe |url=https://www.mswmag.com/editorial/2020/07/how-to-keep-sewer-workers-safe |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=Municipal Sewer and Water |language=en}}</ref>
A small subset of explorers enter [[sanitary sewer]]s. Sometimes they are the only connection to caves or other subterranean features. Sewers are among the most dangerous locations to explore owing to the risk of poisoning by buildups of toxic gas (commonly [[methane]], [[hydrogen sulfide]], or [[carbon dioxide]]). Sewers can contain viruses, [[bacteria]], [[protozoa]], and [[Parasitic worm|parasitic worms]]. Protective equipment is recommended for people who enter sewers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Water |first=Municipal Sewer and |date=2020-06-22 |title=How to Keep Sewer Workers Safe |url=https://www.mswmag.com/editorial/2020/07/how-to-keep-sewer-workers-safe |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=Municipal Sewer and Water |language=en}}</ref>


===Transit tunnels===
===Transit tunnels===
[[File:DPS-01 and AS1A in D6 tunnel.jpg|thumb|right|Diesel trains in a tunnel of [[Metro-2]] D6 line in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]]]]
[[File:DPS-01 and AS1A in D6 tunnel.jpg|thumb|Diesel trains in a tunnel of [[Metro-2]] D6 line in [[Moscow]], Russia]]
Exploring active and abandoned subway and railway tunnels, bores, and [[Ghost station|stations]] is often considered trespassing and can result in civil prosecution due to security concerns. As a result, this type of exploration is rarely publicized. An exception to this is the abandoned [[Rochester Industrial and Rapid Transit Railway|subway of Rochester, New York]], the only American city with an abandoned subway system that was once operational. The [[Cincinnati subway]] is also abandoned but was never completed. [[London]] has a number of stations on the [[London Underground]] network that have been closed over the years, with [[Aldwych tube station]] a popular location for explorers.
Exploring active and abandoned subway and railway tunnels, bores, and [[Ghost station|stations]] is often considered trespassing and can result in civil prosecution due to security concerns. As a result, this type of exploration is rarely publicized. An exception to this is the abandoned [[Rochester Industrial and Rapid Transit Railway|subway of Rochester, New York]], the only American city with an abandoned subway system that was once operational. The [[Cincinnati subway]] is also abandoned but was never completed. [[London]] has a number of stations on the [[London Underground]] network that have been closed over the years, with [[Aldwych tube station]] a popular location for explorers.


===Utility tunnels===
===Utility tunnels===
{{main|Utility tunnel}}
{{main|Utility tunnel}}
[[File:Schiffbau tunnel.jpg|thumb|[[Utility tunnel]] in the center of [[Zurich]], [[Switzerland]]]]
[[File:Schiffbau tunnel.jpg|thumb|[[Utility tunnel]] in the center of [[Zürich]], Switzerland]]


Universities, and other large institutions, such as hospitals, often distribute hazardous [[superheated steam]] for heating or cooling buildings from a [[district heating|central heating plant]]. These pipes are generally run through utility tunnels, which are often intended to be accessible solely for the purposes of maintenance. Nevertheless, many of these steam tunnels, especially those on college campuses, have a tradition of exploration by students. This practice was once called "vadding" at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], but students there now call it [[roof and tunnel hacking]].
Universities, and other large institutions, such as hospitals, often distribute hazardous [[superheated steam]] for heating or cooling buildings from a [[district heating|central heating plant]]. These pipes are generally run through utility tunnels, which are often intended to be accessible solely for the purposes of maintenance. Nevertheless, many of these steam tunnels, especially those on college campuses, have a tradition of exploration by students. This practice was once called "vadding" at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], but students there now call it [[roof and tunnel hacking]].
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== Legality ==
== Legality ==
[[File:Tunnel in Kyminlinna.JPG|thumb|A partially collapsed tunnel in the [[Kyminlinna|Kyminlinna fortress]] in [[Kotka]], [[Finland]]]]
[[File:Tunnel in Kyminlinna.JPG|thumb|A partially collapsed tunnel in the [[Kyminlinna]] fortress in [[Kotka]], Finland]]
[[File:Hill 60 illowra battery port kembla.jpg|thumb|[[Illowra Battery|Hill 60 bunker]]. On the right is a corridor leading to the bunker complex, and on the left is the "mushroom tunnel".]]
[[File:Hill 60 illowra battery port kembla.jpg|thumb|[[Illowra Battery|Hill 60 bunker]]. On the right is a corridor leading to the bunker complex, and on the left is the "mushroom tunnel".]]
The activity's growing popularity has resulted in increased attention not just from explorers but also from vandals and law enforcement. The illicit aspects of urban exploring, which may include [[trespassing]] and [[burglary|breaking and entering]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/tyne/content/articles/2008/08/19/urban_explorer_feature.shtml |title=Urban exploration - Richard Shepherd photographs derelict buildings in the North East and further afield. |publisher=BBC Tyne, Broadcasting Centre |date=20 August 2008 |access-date=23 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-04-17 |title=Urban exploration: the threat to business |url=https://citysecuritymagazine.com/risk-management/urban-exploration-the-threat-to-business/ |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=City Security Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref> have had critical attention in mainstream newspapers.<ref name="PPG_062008">{{cite news|title=Urban explorers dare to investigate seldom-seen Pittsburgh sites|date=7 September 2003|last=Batz|first=Bob Jr.|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|access-date=20 June 2008|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/lifestyle/20030907explore0907fnp1.asp}}</ref>
The activity's growing popularity has resulted in increased attention not just from explorers but also from vandals and law enforcement. The illicit aspects of urban exploring, which may include [[trespassing]] and [[burglary|breaking and entering]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/tyne/content/articles/2008/08/19/urban_explorer_feature.shtml |title=Urban exploration - Richard Shepherd photographs derelict buildings in the North East and further afield. |publisher=BBC Tyne, Broadcasting Centre |date=20 August 2008 |access-date=23 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-04-17 |title=Urban exploration: the threat to business |url=https://citysecuritymagazine.com/risk-management/urban-exploration-the-threat-to-business/ |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=City Security Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref> have had critical attention in mainstream newspapers.<ref name="PPG_062008">{{cite news|title=Urban explorers dare to investigate seldom-seen Pittsburgh sites|date=7 September 2003|last=Batz|first=Bob Jr.|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|access-date=20 June 2008|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/lifestyle/20030907explore0907fnp1.asp}}</ref>


In [[Australia]], lawyers for the Roads and Traffic Authority of [[New South Wales]] shut down the Sydney [[Cave Clan]]'s website after they raised concerns that the portal could "risk human safety and threaten the security of its infrastructure".<ref name="PPG_062008"/> Another website belonging to the Bangor Explorers Guild was criticized by the [[Maine State Police]] for encouraging behavior that "could get someone hurt or killed".<ref name="PPG_062008"/> [[Toronto Police Service|Toronto Police]], called for an "end" to rooftop photography in 2016, citing similar concerns about the possibility of death or injury.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Edge walkers: police call for end to 'rooftopping' before it's too late {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/2489263/edge-walkers-police-call-for-end-to-rooftopping-before-its-too-late/ |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}</ref>The [[Toronto Transit Commission]] has used the Internet to crimp subway tunnel explorations, going as far as to send investigators to various explorers' homes.<ref name="PPG_062008"/>
In [[Australia]], lawyers for the Roads and Traffic Authority of [[New South Wales]] shut down the Sydney [[Cave Clan]]'s website after they raised concerns that the portal could "risk human safety and threaten the security of its infrastructure".<ref name="PPG_062008"/> Another website belonging to the Bangor Explorers Guild was criticized by the [[Maine State Police]] for encouraging behavior that "could get someone hurt or killed".<ref name="PPG_062008"/> [[Toronto Police Service|Toronto Police]], called for an "end" to rooftop photography in 2016, citing similar concerns about the possibility of death or injury.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Edge walkers: police call for end to 'rooftopping' before it's too late {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/2489263/edge-walkers-police-call-for-end-to-rooftopping-before-its-too-late/ |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=Global News |date=7 November 2015 |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Toronto Transit Commission]] has used the Internet to crimp subway tunnel explorations, going as far as to send investigators to various explorers' homes.<ref name="PPG_062008"/>


[[Ninjalicious|Jeff Chapman]], who authored ''Infiltration'', writes that genuine urban explorers "never vandalize, steal or damage anything". The thrill comes from "discovery and a few nice pictures".<ref name="PPG_062008"/> Some explorers also request permission for entry in advance.<ref name="legal">{{cite news |last=Ebaster |first=Al |date=19 September 2007 |title=Legal Urban Exploration: 7 Tips for Visiting Historical Abandonments |publisher=Web Urbanist |url=http://weburbanist.com/2007/09/19/legal-urban-exploration-7-tips-for-visiting-historical-abandonments/}}</ref>
[[Ninjalicious|Jeff Chapman]], who authored ''Infiltration'', writes that genuine urban explorers "never vandalize, steal or damage anything". The thrill comes from "discovery and a few nice pictures".<ref name="PPG_062008"/> Some explorers also request permission for entry in advance.<ref name="legal">{{cite news |last=Ebaster |first=Al |date=19 September 2007 |title=Legal Urban Exploration: 7 Tips for Visiting Historical Abandonments |publisher=Web Urbanist |url=http://weburbanist.com/2007/09/19/legal-urban-exploration-7-tips-for-visiting-historical-abandonments/}}</ref>


== Hazards ==
== Hazards ==
[[Storm drains]] are not designed with human access as their primary use and can be subject to [[flash flood|flash flooding]] and bad air.
[[Storm drains]] are not designed with human access as their primary use and can be subject to [[flash flood]]ing and bad air.


Many abandoned structures have hazards such as unstable structures, unsafe floors, broken glass, [[stray voltage]], entrapment hazards, or unknown chemicals and other harmful substances (most notably [[asbestos]]). Other risks include freely roaming [[guard dog]]s and hostile [[squatter]]s. Some abandoned locations may be heavily guarded by [[motion detector]]s and active security patrols, while others are more easily accessible and carry less risk of discovery.<ref>{{cite news |title=Abandoned beauties: Urban explorers find adventure in ruins of old buildings |date=5 December 2004 |last=Owen |first=Mary |work=[[U-T San Diego]] |access-date=27 July 2009 |url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041205/news_mz1h5abandon.html}}</ref>
Many abandoned structures have hazards such as unstable structures, unsafe floors, broken glass, [[stray voltage]], entrapment hazards, or unknown chemicals and other harmful substances (most notably [[asbestos]]). Other risks include freely roaming [[guard dog]]s and hostile [[squatter]]s. Some abandoned locations may be heavily guarded by [[motion detector]]s and active security patrols, while others are more easily accessible and carry less risk of discovery.<ref>{{cite news |title=Abandoned beauties: Urban explorers find adventure in ruins of old buildings |date=5 December 2004 |last=Owen |first=Mary |work=[[U-T San Diego]] |access-date=27 July 2009 |url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041205/news_mz1h5abandon.html}}</ref>


=== Injuries and deaths ===
=== Deaths from urban exploration ===
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|{{dts|June 2008}}
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|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Toronto|Toronto, Canada]]
|Death
|A 26-year-old man died in hospital two days after falling off a catwalk at the abandoned Richard L. Hearn Thermal Generating Station in Toronto. The man entered the building with a friend intending to take "artistic photographs" of the building.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reinhart |first1=Anthony |title=Urban explorer pays for his hobby with his life |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/urban-explorer-pays-for-his-hobby-with-his-life/article17988047/ |access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref>
|A 26-year-old man died in hospital two days after falling off a catwalk at the abandoned Richard L. Hearn Thermal Generating Station in Toronto. The man entered the building with a friend intending to take "artistic photographs" of the building.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reinhart |first1=Anthony |title=Urban explorer pays for his hobby with his life |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/urban-explorer-pays-for-his-hobby-with-his-life/article17988047/ |access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref>


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|{{dts|26 April 2009}}
|{{dts|26 April 2009}}
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul, United States]]
|Death
|A man was inside a tunnel along the Mississippi river when it began to rain heavily, and the rain swept him down the tunnel to the river. The man was found in the river and later died in hospital, having drowned.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rivertowns.net/news/938252-woodbury-man-dies-after-being-swept-river-while-exploring|title=Woodbury man dies after being swept into river while exploring|date=26 April 2009|work=RiverTown News|access-date=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708015306/https://www.republicaneagle.com/news/woodbury-man-dies-after-being-swept-into-river-while-exploring/article_cffce747-6b35-5236-8a4d-c2c976226c8f.html|archive-date=8 July 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.startribune.com/man-dies-another-rescued-in-drama-along-mississippi-river/43744557/?refresh=true|title=Man dies, another rescued in drama along Mississippi River|author=Heron Marquez Estrada|date=26 April 2009|work=Star Tribune|access-date=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708015342/https://www.startribune.com/man-dies-another-rescued-in-drama-along-mississippi-river/43744557/?refresh=true|archive-date=8 July 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
|A man was inside a tunnel along the Mississippi river when it began to rain heavily, and the rain swept him down the tunnel to the river. The man was found in the river and later died in hospital, having drowned.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rivertowns.net/news/938252-woodbury-man-dies-after-being-swept-river-while-exploring|title=Woodbury man dies after being swept into river while exploring|date=26 April 2009|work=RiverTown News|access-date=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708015306/https://www.republicaneagle.com/news/woodbury-man-dies-after-being-swept-into-river-while-exploring/article_cffce747-6b35-5236-8a4d-c2c976226c8f.html|archive-date=8 July 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.startribune.com/man-dies-another-rescued-in-drama-along-mississippi-river/43744557/?refresh=true|title=Man dies, another rescued in drama along Mississippi River|author=Heron Marquez Estrada|date=26 April 2009|work=Star Tribune|access-date=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708015342/https://www.startribune.com/man-dies-another-rescued-in-drama-along-mississippi-river/43744557/?refresh=true|archive-date=8 July 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>


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|{{dts|June 2013}}
|{{dts|June 2013}}
|{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Neman|Neman, Russia]]
|Death
|It is thought that a 9-year-old boy fell 6 metres (19 feet) from a spiral staircase to the ground inside the ruins of [[List of castles in Russia|Ragnit Castle]] and died from his injuries.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://klops.ru/news/Proisshestvija/72814/V-Nemane-9letnij-maljcik-upal-s-lestnicy-razrusennoj-kreposti-i-pogib.html|title=In Neman, a 9-year-old boy fell from the stairs of a destroyed fortress and died|date=17 June 2013|work=klops|access-date=25 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125043205/https://klops.ru/news/Proisshestvija/72814/V-Nemane-9letnij-maljcik-upal-s-lestnicy-razrusennoj-kreposti-i-pogib.html|archive-date=25 November 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newkaliningrad.ru/news/incidents/2078249-v-nemane-politsiya-obnaruzhila-trup-9letnego-malchika.html|title=In Neman, the police found the corpse of a 9-year-old boy|date=17 June 2020|work=new Kaliningrad|access-date=12 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730160412/http://www.newkaliningrad.ru/news/incidents/2078249-v-nemane-politsiya-obnaruzhila-trup-9letnego-malchika.html|archive-date=30 July 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
|It is thought that a 9-year-old boy fell {{convert|6|m}} from a spiral staircase to the ground inside the ruins of [[List of castles in Russia|Ragnit Castle]] and died from his injuries.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://klops.ru/news/Proisshestvija/72814/V-Nemane-9letnij-maljcik-upal-s-lestnicy-razrusennoj-kreposti-i-pogib.html|title=In Neman, a 9-year-old boy fell from the stairs of a destroyed fortress and died|date=17 June 2013|work=klops|access-date=25 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125043205/https://klops.ru/news/Proisshestvija/72814/V-Nemane-9letnij-maljcik-upal-s-lestnicy-razrusennoj-kreposti-i-pogib.html|archive-date=25 November 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newkaliningrad.ru/news/incidents/2078249-v-nemane-politsiya-obnaruzhila-trup-9letnego-malchika.html|title=In Neman, the police found the corpse of a 9-year-old boy|date=17 June 2020|work=new Kaliningrad|access-date=12 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730160412/http://www.newkaliningrad.ru/news/incidents/2078249-v-nemane-politsiya-obnaruzhila-trup-9letnego-malchika.html|archive-date=30 July 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>


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|{{dts|21 March 2015}}
|{{dts|21 March 2015}}
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Brisbane|Brisbane, Australia]]
|Death
|A man was kayaking through a storm water drain when he became trapped by rising water from heavy rain and drowned.<ref>{{Cite news
|A man was kayaking through a storm water drain when he became trapped by rising water from heavy rain and drowned.<ref>{{Cite news
|url=https://www.byronnews.com.au/news/man-exploring-brisbane-city-tunnels-dies-heavy-sto/2582781/|title=Man exploring Brisbane city tunnels dies in heavy storm|date=23 March 2015|work=Byron Shire News|access-date=27 September 2020|archive-date=24 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124183003/https://www.byronnews.com.au/news/man-exploring-brisbane-city-tunnels-dies-heavy-sto/2582781/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news
|url=https://www.byronnews.com.au/news/man-exploring-brisbane-city-tunnels-dies-heavy-sto/2582781/|title=Man exploring Brisbane city tunnels dies in heavy storm|date=23 March 2015|work=Byron Shire News|access-date=27 September 2020|archive-date=24 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124183003/https://www.byronnews.com.au/news/man-exploring-brisbane-city-tunnels-dies-heavy-sto/2582781/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/sunshine-coast/man-exploring-brisbane-city-tunnels-dies-in-heavy-storm/news-story/8895be7155e45d1b7bf65beb5a6e64d3|title=Man exploring Brisbane city tunnels dies in heavy storm|date=23 March 2015|work=The Courier Mail|access-date=7 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707074711/https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/sunshine-coast/man-exploring-brisbane-city-tunnels-dies-in-heavy-storm/news-story/8895be7155e45d1b7bf65beb5a6e64d3|archive-date=7 July 2021}}</ref>
|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/sunshine-coast/man-exploring-brisbane-city-tunnels-dies-in-heavy-storm/news-story/8895be7155e45d1b7bf65beb5a6e64d3|title=Man exploring Brisbane city tunnels dies in heavy storm|date=23 March 2015|work=The Courier Mail|access-date=7 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707074711/https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/sunshine-coast/man-exploring-brisbane-city-tunnels-dies-in-heavy-storm/news-story/8895be7155e45d1b7bf65beb5a6e64d3|archive-date=7 July 2021}}</ref>


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|{{dts|12 January 2017}}
|{{dts|12 January 2017}}
|{{flagicon|France}} [[La Mulatière|La Mulatière, France]]
|Death
|An 18-year-old boy was on Mulatière railway bridge taking photos, and he fell from the bridge and died.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.20minutes.fr/lyon/1996007-20170115-lyon-depuis-disparition-maxime-hommages-multiplient-reseaux|title=Lyon: Since the disappearance of Maxime, tributes have multiplied on the networks|last=Noble-Werner|first=Baptiste|date=15 January 2017|work=20minutes|access-date=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112022609/https://www.20minutes.fr/lyon/1996007-20170115-lyon-depuis-disparition-maxime-hommages-multiplient-reseaux|archive-date=12 November 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
|An 18-year-old boy was on Mulatière railway bridge taking photos, when he fell from the bridge and died.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.20minutes.fr/lyon/1996007-20170115-lyon-depuis-disparition-maxime-hommages-multiplient-reseaux|title=Lyon: Since the disappearance of Maxime, tributes have multiplied on the networks|last=Noble-Werner|first=Baptiste|date=15 January 2017|work=20minutes|access-date=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112022609/https://www.20minutes.fr/lyon/1996007-20170115-lyon-depuis-disparition-maxime-hommages-multiplient-reseaux|archive-date=12 November 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>


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|{{dts|October 2017}}
|{{dts|October 2017}}
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chicago|Chicago, United States]]
|Death
|A Memphis photographer and urban explorer died after a 14-story fall off a hotel in [[Chicago]] while trespassing.<ref>{{cite news |title=Man taking photos falls 14 stories to his death at Chicago hotel |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/man-falls-to-his-death-londonhouse-chicago-hotel/ |access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref>
|A Memphis photographer and urban explorer died after a 14-story fall off a hotel in [[Chicago]] while trespassing.<ref>{{cite news |title=Man taking photos falls 14 stories to his death at Chicago hotel |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/man-falls-to-his-death-londonhouse-chicago-hotel/ |access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref>

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|{{dts|December 2017}}
|Injury
|A 13-year-old boy was seriously injured when he fell 4 metres (13 feet) through the roof of an abandoned building.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rtbf.be/info/regions/liege/detail_un-ado-grievement-blesse-apres-etre-tombe-d-un-toit-a-aubel?id=9799721|title=Teenager seriously injured after falling from a roof in Aubel|date=29 December 2017|work=RTBF|access-date=1 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708072737/https://www.rtbf.be/info/regions/liege/detail_un-ado-grievement-blesse-apres-etre-tombe-d-un-toit-a-aubel?id=9799721|archive-date=8 July 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

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|{{dts|May 2018}}
|Injury
|A 16-year-old boy fell 3 meters from the first floor of an abandoned building, received a head injury and chest injury, and was hospitalised in a serious condition.<ref>{{Cite news
|url=http://www.elpuntavui.cat/societat/article/1397711-un-noi-de-16-anys-ferit-greu-en-caure-al-buit-quan-jugava-en-un-edifici-en-obres-abandonat-a-palafrugell.html|title=A boy of 16 years old, injured in a serious fall in the void when he played in a building abandoned in Palafrugell|date=21 May 2018|work=el punt avui|access-date=15 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news
|url=https://catalunyadiari.com/successos/ferit-greu-buit-jugava-edifici-palafrugell|title=Hurt serious as a teenager of 16 years on falling into the void while playing in an abandoned building in Palafrugell|date=21 May 2018|work=catalunyadiari|access-date=15 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.gerio.cat/noticia/332129/un-noi-de-16-anys-ferit-greu-en-caure-al-buit-mentre-jugava-en-un-edifici-abandonat-a-pala|title=A boy of 16 years injured in a serious fall in the gap while playing in an abandoned building in Palafrugell|date=21 May 2018|work=gerio|access-date=15 June 2020}}</ref>

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|Injury
|A 19-year-old boy climbing up a [[rostral column]] fell from it,<ref>{{cite news|title=In St. Petersburg, the famous ruffer fell from the Rostral Column|date=30 May 2018|publisher=78 news|access-date=9 April 2020|url=https://78.ru/news/2018-05-30/v_peterburge_izvestnii_rufer_upal_s_rostralnoi_kolonni|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708073405/https://78.ru/news/2018-05-30/v_peterburge_izvestnii_rufer_upal_s_rostralnoi_kolonni|archive-date=8 July 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> receiving injuries including an open head injury, brain contusion, fracture of bones in the right orbit and contusion of the right eye, fracture of the lower jaw, damage to the left lung, and pelvic fractures.<ref>{{cite news|title=In St. Petersburg, a famous photographer who tried to take a picture from a height collapsed from the Rostral Column|date=31 May 2018|publisher=KP.ru|access-date=9 April 2020|url=https://www.spb.kp.ru/daily/26836.4/3876655/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708073624/https://www.spb.kp.ru/daily/26836.4/3876655/|archive-date=8 July 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2018 he began to recover and regained some movement in his limbs.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://spbdnevnik.ru/news/2018-07-30/fotografrufer-sorvavshiysya-s-rostralnoy-kolonny-idet-na-popravku|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708074702/https://spbdnevnik.ru/news/2018-07-30/fotografrufer-sorvavshiysya-s-rostralnoy-kolonny-idet-na-popravku|archive-date=8 July 2021|title=A photographer-ripper who has fallen from the Rostral column is on the mend|date=30 July 2018|work=Petersburg Diary|access-date=12 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://spbdnevnik.ru/news/2018-11-28/semak-vmeste-s-zhenoy-navestili-rufera-upavshego-s-rostralnoy-kolonny|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708074801/https://spbdnevnik.ru/news/2018-11-28/semak-vmeste-s-zhenoy-navestili-rufera-upavshego-s-rostralnoy-kolonny|archive-date=8 July 2021|title=Semak and his wife visited the rufer who fell from the Rostral Column|date=28 November 2018|work=Petersburg Diary|access-date=1 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>


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|{{dts|June 2018}}
|{{dts|June 2018}}
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, United States]]
|Death
|A 30-year-old photographer and urban explorer died in [[Philadelphia]] after being swept away in a flash flood while exploring a storm drain.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Scotti |first1=Ariel |title=Urban explorer who died while photographing Philadelphia storm drain remembered as 'bando queen' |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-fea-urban-explorer-dead-20180607-story.html |access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref>
|A 30-year-old photographer and urban explorer died in [[Philadelphia]] after being swept away in a flash flood while exploring a storm drain.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Scotti |first1=Ariel |title=Urban explorer who died while photographing Philadelphia storm drain remembered as 'bando queen' |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-fea-urban-explorer-dead-20180607-story.html |access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref>

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|{{dts|July 2019}}
|Injury
|A piece of a ledge broke off, and a 17-year-old boy who was standing on it on the second floor of an abandoned building fell head-first to the ground receiving injuries including an open head injury and suspected fracture of the limbs.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nevnov.ru/region/Arkhangelsk/696448-v-arkhangelske-17-letnii-yunosha-upal-s-kryshi-zabroshennogo-zdaniya|title=In Arkhangelsk, a 17-year-old man fell from the roof of an abandoned building|date=22 July 2019|work=News Of Neva|access-date=12 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708075158/https://nevnov.ru/region/Arkhangelsk/696448-v-arkhangelske-17-letnii-yunosha-upal-s-kryshi-zabroshennogo-zdaniya?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fyandex.ru%2Fnews|archive-date=8 July 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://dvinatoday.ru/incidents/podrostok-postradal-posle-padeniya-s-zabroshennoy-stroyki-na-ostrove-khabarka/|title=A teenager was injured after falling from an abandoned construction site on the island of Khabark|date=22 July 2019|work=Dvina Today|access-date=12 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://29.ru/text/incidents/66169294/|title=Dangerous selfie: on Khabark a teenager broke from the second floor of an abandoned building|date=22 July 2019|work=29.ru|access-date=12 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708075655/https://29.ru/text/incidents/2019/07/22/66169294/|archive-date=8 July 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>


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|{{dts|August 2019}}
|{{dts|August 2019}}
|{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Moscow|Moscow, Russia]]
|Death
|A 16-year-old boy was walking on the roof of a one-story abandoned building and was killed when the edge of the building collapsed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.e1.ru/news/spool/news_id-66185446.html|title="One brick collapsed": details of the death of a teenager who crashed at Moscow|last=Zabailovich|first=Julia|date=5 August 2019|work=e1.ru|access-date=9 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307231116/https://www.e1.ru/news/spool/news_id-66185446.html|archive-date=7 March 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.e1.ru/news/spool/news_id-66184729.html|title=In Yekaterinburg, a teenager crashed to death by falling from the roof of a one-story building|date=3 August 2019|work=e1.ru|access-date=9 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708080314/https://www.e1.ru/text/incidents/2019/08/03/66184729/|archive-date=8 July 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
|A 16-year-old boy was walking on the roof of a one-story abandoned building and was killed when the edge of the building collapsed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.e1.ru/news/spool/news_id-66185446.html|title="One brick collapsed": details of the death of a teenager who crashed at Moscow|last=Zabailovich|first=Julia|date=5 August 2019|work=e1.ru|access-date=9 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307231116/https://www.e1.ru/news/spool/news_id-66185446.html|archive-date=7 March 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.e1.ru/news/spool/news_id-66184729.html|title=In Yekaterinburg, a teenager crashed to death by falling from the roof of a one-story building|date=3 August 2019|work=e1.ru|access-date=9 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708080314/https://www.e1.ru/text/incidents/2019/08/03/66184729/|archive-date=8 July 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

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|{{dts|January 2020}}
|Injury
|A 17-year-old boy climbed to the roof of an abandoned shed and fell through it when it collapsed. He received multiple injuries.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.quotidianodipuglia.it/lecce/ferite_fratture_san_pietro_statale_17enne-4962078.html|title=He climbs onto the roof of an abandoned shed and the roof gives way: rush to hospital for a 17 year old|date=4 January 2020|work=Quotidiano di Puglia|access-date=29 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708080918/https://www.quotidianodipuglia.it/lecce/ferite_fratture_san_pietro_statale_17enne-4962078.html|archive-date=8 July 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

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|{{dts|15 March 2020}}
|Injury
|A schoolgirl fell from the third floor of an unfinished building and received injuries including fractures of the ribs, [[calcaneus]] and air congestion in the pleural cavity ([[pneumothorax]]).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://v1.ru/text/incidents/69032365/|title=In Volgograd, a schoolgirl fell from the third floor of the Moryatnik|last=Serebryakov|first=Alexey|date=16 March 2020|work=V1|access-date=10 June 2020}}</ref>


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|{{dts|July 2020}}
|{{dts|July 2020}}
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Totnes|Totnes, United Kingdom]]
|Death
|A 22-year-old man died after falling from the roof of an abandoned factory.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/i-cannot-him-die-vain-18703846|title='I cannot let him die in vain' Mum pays tribute to 'urban explorer' son who died after falling from roof|date=2020-08-02|access-date=2020-09-13|last=Smith|first=Daniel|website=[[WalesOnline]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807104653/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/i-cannot-him-die-vain-18703846|archive-date=7 August 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|A 22-year-old man died after falling from the roof of an abandoned factory.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/i-cannot-him-die-vain-18703846|title='I cannot let him die in vain' Mum pays tribute to 'urban explorer' son who died after falling from roof|date=2020-08-02|access-date=2020-09-13|last=Smith|first=Daniel|website=[[WalesOnline]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807104653/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/i-cannot-him-die-vain-18703846|archive-date=7 August 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>


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|{{dts|September 2021}}
|{{dts|September 2021}}
|{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Moscow|Moscow, Russia]]
|Death
|A 34-year-old Youtuber suffered a fatal fall while filming a YouTube video in an abandoned building in [[Moscow]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ningthoujam |first1=Natalia |title=34-Year-Old Russian YouTuber Falls To Death From Fire Escape While Shooting Video |url=https://www.latintimes.com/34-year-old-russian-youtuber-falls-death-fire-escape-while-shooting-video-486273 |access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref>
|A 34-year-old YouTuber suffered a fatal fall while filming a YouTube video in an abandoned building in [[Moscow]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ningthoujam |first1=Natalia |title=34-Year-Old Russian YouTuber Falls To Death From Fire Escape While Shooting Video |url=https://www.latintimes.com/34-year-old-russian-youtuber-falls-death-fire-escape-while-shooting-video-486273 |access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref>
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==Rooftopping==
==Rooftopping==
{{main|Rooftopping}}
{{main|Rooftopping}}
[[File:Spidermanhk.jpg|thumb|right|Rooftopping in [[Hong Kong]]]]
[[File:Spidermanhk.jpg|thumb|Rooftopping in [[Hong Kong]]]]
Rooftopping and skywalking are the ascents of rooftops, cranes, antennas, smokestacks, etc., usually illegally, to get an [[Epinephrine#Society and culture|adrenaline]] rush and take [[selfie|selfie photos or videos]]. Rooftopping differs from skywalking as the latter is mostly about taking panoramic photographs of the scene below, and safety is more important than the thrill.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Meet the rooftoppers: the urban outlaws who risk everything to summit our cities | url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/feb/17/rooftoppers-urban-explorers-risk-photographs-skyscrapers-bradley-garrett | work=[[The Guardian]]| date=17 February 2015 }}</ref> Rooftopping has been especially popular in [[Russia]].<ref>Lucy Ash, [https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-39353851/ Article in "BBC News" March 23, 2017]</ref> [[Buildering]] has a similar goal as rooftopping and skywalking (to reach the roof), but involves climbing the building from the outside rather than infiltrating from the inside.
Rooftopping and skywalking are the ascents of rooftops, cranes, antennas, smokestacks, etc., usually illegally, to get an [[Epinephrine#Society and culture|adrenaline]] rush and take [[selfie|selfie photos or videos]]. Rooftopping differs from skywalking as the latter is mostly about taking panoramic photographs of the scene below, and safety is more important than the thrill.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Meet the rooftoppers: the urban outlaws who risk everything to summit our cities | url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/feb/17/rooftoppers-urban-explorers-risk-photographs-skyscrapers-bradley-garrett | work=[[The Guardian]]| date=17 February 2015 }}</ref> Rooftopping has been especially popular in [[Russia]].<ref>Lucy Ash, [https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-39353851/ Article in "BBC News" March 23, 2017]</ref> [[Buildering]] has a similar goal as rooftopping and skywalking (to reach the roof), but involves climbing the building from the outside rather than infiltrating from the inside.


== Methods and technology ==
== Methods and technology ==
Some urban explorers use [[Action camera|action cameras]] such as [[GoPro]] or other [[helmet camera]]s for videos.<ref>{{cite web|title=Afraid of heights? You'll still want to watch this|url=http://www.redbull.com/en/adventure/stories/1331811152379/see-insane-gopro-shots-from-red-bull-tv-s-urbex|publisher=Red Bull|access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref><ref name=scmp1>{{cite web|title=The Hong Kong urban adventurers for whom nothing is too tall, or deep, or spooky|url=http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/1935696/hong-kong-urban-adventurers-whom-nothing-too-tall-or-deep|work=South China Morning Post|date=14 April 2016|access-date=11 February 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Meet the Place Hackers|url=http://time.com/4281028/meet-the-place-hackers/|magazine=Time (magazine)|access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref>
* Some urban explorers use [[Action camera|action cameras]] such as [[GoPro]] or other [[helmet camera]]s for videos.<ref>{{cite web|title=Afraid of heights? You'll still want to watch this|url=http://www.redbull.com/en/adventure/stories/1331811152379/see-insane-gopro-shots-from-red-bull-tv-s-urbex|publisher=Red Bull|access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref><ref name=scmp1>{{cite web|title=The Hong Kong urban adventurers for whom nothing is too tall, or deep, or spooky|url=http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/1935696/hong-kong-urban-adventurers-whom-nothing-too-tall-or-deep|work=South China Morning Post|date=14 April 2016|access-date=11 February 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Meet the Place Hackers|url=https://time.com/4281028/meet-the-place-hackers/|magazine=Time (magazine)|access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref>

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* Some also use [[quadcopter]] [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|drones]] for exploration and recording.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ives|first1=Mike|title=Using Stealth, and Drones, to Document a Fading Hong Kong|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/world/asia/hong-kong-historical-preservation.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=11 February 2017|date=7 February 2017}}</ref><ref name=scmp1/>


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* The [[location-based game]]s ''[[Ingress (video game)|Ingress]]''<ref>{{cite book|last1=Harris|first1=Jesse|title=The Practical Guide to Ingress: What you really need to know without the extraneous junk|date=30 January 2015|publisher=Jesse Harris|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tx9zBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA20|access-date=11 February 2017|language=en}}</ref> and the following ''[[Pokémon Go]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Why Pokémon Go will surprise you in your own city|url=http://europe.newsweek.com/pokemon-go-unexpected-discovery-cities-pokestops-481750|work=Newsweek|date=19 July 2016|access-date=11 February 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pokémon Go - A New Avenue for Urban Exploration » CSBE|url=http://www.csbe.org/publications-and-resources/articles-and-lectures-on-urbanism/pokemon-go-a-new-avenue-for-urban-exploration/|publisher=Center for the Study of the Built Environment|access-date=11 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212091408/http://www.csbe.org/publications-and-resources/articles-and-lectures-on-urbanism/pokemon-go-a-new-avenue-for-urban-exploration/|archive-date=12 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> based on the former have urban exploration elements. While some are concerned with keeping certain sites secret from the public at large, mainly to prevent vandalism, several apps dedicated to urban exploration exist.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Walker|first1=Alissa|title=5 Apps That Help You Find Your City's Hidden Gems|url=https://gizmodo.com/5-apps-that-help-you-find-your-citys-hidden-gems-1657009307|website=Gizmodo|date=13 November 2014 |access-date=12 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Abandoned App Leads You to Local Urban Exploration Sites|url=http://weburbanist.com/2013/02/25/abandoned-app-leads-you-to-local-urban-exploration-sites/|website=WebUrbanist|access-date=12 February 2017|date=26 February 2013}}</ref>
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Some also use [[quadcopter]] [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|drones]] for exploration and recording.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ives|first1=Mike|title=Using Stealth, and Drones, to Document a Fading Hong Kong|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/world/asia/hong-kong-historical-preservation.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=11 February 2017|date=7 February 2017}}</ref><ref name=scmp1/>


== See also ==
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The [[location-based game]]s ''[[Ingress (video game)|Ingress]]''<ref>{{cite book|last1=Harris|first1=Jesse|title=The Practical Guide to Ingress: What you really need to know without the extraneous junk|date=30 January 2015|publisher=Jesse Harris|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tx9zBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA20|access-date=11 February 2017|language=en}}</ref> and the following ''[[Pokémon Go]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Why Pokémon Go will surprise you in your own city|url=http://europe.newsweek.com/pokemon-go-unexpected-discovery-cities-pokestops-481750|work=Newsweek|date=19 July 2016|access-date=11 February 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pokémon Go - A New Avenue for Urban Exploration » CSBE|url=http://www.csbe.org/publications-and-resources/articles-and-lectures-on-urbanism/pokemon-go-a-new-avenue-for-urban-exploration/|publisher=Center for the Study of the Built Environment|access-date=11 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212091408/http://www.csbe.org/publications-and-resources/articles-and-lectures-on-urbanism/pokemon-go-a-new-avenue-for-urban-exploration/|archive-date=12 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> based on the former have urban exploration elements. While some are concerned with keeping certain sites secret from the public at large, mainly to prevent vandalism, several apps dedicated to urban exploration exist.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Walker|first1=Alissa|title=5 Apps That Help You Find Your City's Hidden Gems|url=https://gizmodo.com/5-apps-that-help-you-find-your-citys-hidden-gems-1657009307|website=Gizmodo|access-date=12 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Abandoned App Leads You to Local Urban Exploration Sites|url=http://weburbanist.com/2013/02/25/abandoned-app-leads-you-to-local-urban-exploration-sites/|website=WebUrbanist|access-date=12 February 2017|date=26 February 2013}}</ref>
===General===
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*[[Industrial tourism]]
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*[[Modern ruins]]
*[[Abandoned graveyard]]
*[[Abandoned mine]]
*[[Abandoned railway]]
*[[Dead mall|Abandoned shopping plaza]]
*[[List of defunct amusement parks]]
===Organizations===
*[[Cave Clan]], Australian urbex group
* Action Squad, American urbex group


== References ==
== References ==
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* Paiva, Troy (2008) ''Night Vision: The Art of Urban Exploration'' Chronicle Books {{ISBN|0-8118-6338-7}}
* Paiva, Troy (2008) ''Night Vision: The Art of Urban Exploration'' Chronicle Books {{ISBN|0-8118-6338-7}}
* [[Melody Gilbert]]'s ''[[Urban Explorers (film)|Urban Explorers: Into the Darkness]]'' (2007), a documentary about some of the world's urban explorers.
* [[Melody Gilbert]]'s ''[[Urban Explorers (film)|Urban Explorers: Into the Darkness]]'' (2007), a documentary about some of the world's urban explorers.
* Timothy Hannem, ''Urbex : 50 lieux secrets et abandonnés en France'', Arthaud, {{ISBN|978-2081356078}}


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"Urban explorer" and "urban explorers" redirect here. For other uses, see Urban explorer (disambiguation).
"Urbex" redirects here. For the documentary series, see URBEX – Enter At Your Own Risk.

Abandoned Salbert fortifications

Urban exploration (often shortened as UE, urbex, and sometimes known as roof and tunnel hacking[1]) is the exploration of manmade structures, usually abandoned ruins or hidden components of the manmade environment. Photography and historical interest/documentation are heavily featured in the hobby, sometimes involving trespassing onto private property.[2] Urban exploration is also called draining (a specific form of urban exploration where storm drains or sewers are explored),[3] urban spelunking,[4] urban rock climbing,[5] urban caving,[6] building hacking, or mousing.

The activity presents various risks, including physical danger, the possibility of arrest and punishment if done illegally and/or without permission, and the risk of encountering squatters. Some activities associated with urban exploration may violate local or regional laws, certain broadly interpreted anti-terrorism laws, or can be considered trespassing or invasion of privacy. Encountering squatters, who are unauthorized occupants in abandoned or unmonitored properties, can lead to unpredictable and potentially dangerous situations.

Exploration sites

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Urban explorers at the entrance of a technical gallery under construction in Paris, France

Abandonments

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Ventures into abandoned structures are perhaps the most common example of urban exploration. Many sites are entered first by locals and may have graffiti or other kinds of vandalism, while others are better preserved. Although targets of exploration vary from one country to another, high-profile abandonments include amusement parks, grain elevators, factories, power plants, missile silos, fallout shelters, hospitals, asylums, prisons, schools, outmoded and abandoned skyscrapers, poor houses, and sanatoriums.

In Japan, abandoned infrastructure is known as haikyo (廃墟) (literally "ruins"), and the term is synonymous with the practice of urban exploration.[7] Haikyo are particularly common in Japan because of its rapid industrialization (e.g., Hashima Island), damage during World War II, the 1980s real estate bubble, and the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[8]

Željava underground military airport

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, a large underground facility abandoned since 1992 is Željava Air Base, situated under the Gola Plješevica mountain, near the city of Bihać. It was the largest underground airport and military air base in the SFR Yugoslavia, and one of the largest in Europe. The complex contains tunnels in total length of 3.5 km (2.2 mi), and other large facilities. Nowadays, it is popular for urban exploration, although it is risky due to the possibility of anti-personnel landmines being located in unexplored areas, remnants from 1990s Bosnian War.[9][10][11]

Many explorers find the decay of uninhabited space profoundly beautiful, and some are also proficient freelance photographers who document what they see, such as those who document the infrastructure of the former USSR.[12]

Abandoned sites are also popular among historians, preservationists, architects, archaeologists, industrial archaeologists, and ghost hunters.

Active buildings

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Light painting inside an abandoned limestone quarry in France.

Another aspect of urban exploration is the practice of exploring active or in use buildings, which includes gaining access to secured or "member-only" areas, mechanical rooms, roofs, elevator rooms, abandoned floors, and other normally unseen parts of working buildings. The term "infiltration" is often associated with exploring active structures. People entering restricted areas may be committing trespass, and civil prosecution may result.

Catacombs

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Catacombs (France)

Catacombs such as those found in Paris,[13] Rome, Odessa, and Naples have been investigated by urban explorers. Some consider the Mines of Paris, comprising many of the tunnels that are not open to public tours, including the catacombs, the "Holy Grail" due to their extensive nature and history. Explorers of these spaces are known as cataphiles.

Sewers and storm drains

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Storm drain outfall in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Entry into storm drains, or "draining", is another common form of urban exploration. Groups devoted to the task have arisen, such as the Cave Clan and Darkside in Australia. Draining has a specialized set of guidelines, the foremost of which is "When it rains, no drains!", because the dangers of becoming entrapped, washed away, or killed increase dramatically during heavy rainfall.

A small subset of explorers enter sanitary sewers. Sometimes they are the only connection to caves or other subterranean features. Sewers are among the most dangerous locations to explore owing to the risk of poisoning by buildups of toxic gas (commonly methane, hydrogen sulfide, or carbon dioxide). Sewers can contain viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and parasitic worms. Protective equipment is recommended for people who enter sewers.[14]

Transit tunnels

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Diesel trains in a tunnel of Metro-2 D6 line in Moscow, Russia

Exploring active and abandoned subway and railway tunnels, bores, and stations is often considered trespassing and can result in civil prosecution due to security concerns. As a result, this type of exploration is rarely publicized. An exception to this is the abandoned subway of Rochester, New York, the only American city with an abandoned subway system that was once operational. The Cincinnati subway is also abandoned but was never completed. London has a number of stations on the London Underground network that have been closed over the years, with Aldwych tube station a popular location for explorers.

Utility tunnels

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Main article: Utility tunnel
Utility tunnel in the center of Zürich, Switzerland

Universities, and other large institutions, such as hospitals, often distribute hazardous superheated steam for heating or cooling buildings from a central heating plant. These pipes are generally run through utility tunnels, which are often intended to be accessible solely for the purposes of maintenance. Nevertheless, many of these steam tunnels, especially those on college campuses, have a tradition of exploration by students. This practice was once called "vadding" at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but students there now call it roof and tunnel hacking.

Some steam tunnels have dirt floors, poor lighting and temperatures above 45 °C (113 °F). Others have concrete floors, bright light, and more moderate temperatures. Most steam tunnels have large intake fans to bring in the fresh air and push the hot air out the back, and these may start without warning. Most active steam tunnels do not contain airborne asbestos, but proper breathing protection may be required for other respiratory hazards. Experienced explorers are very cautious inside active utility tunnels since pipes can spew boiling hot water or steam from leaky valves or pressure relief blow-offs. Often there are puddles of muddy water on the floor, making slips and falls a special concern near hot pipes.

Steam tunnels have generally been secured more heavily in recent years due to their frequent use for carrying communications network backbone cables, increased safety and liability concerns, and perceived risk of use in terrorist activities.

Popularity

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The rise in urban exploration's popularity can be attributed to increased media attention. Recent television shows such as Urban Explorers on the Discovery Channel, MTV's Fear, and the Ghost Hunting exploits of The Atlantic Paranormal Society have packaged the hobby for a popular audience. The fictional film After... (2006), a hallucinatory thriller set in Moscow's underground subways, features urban explorers caught up in extreme situations. Talks and exhibits on urban exploration have appeared at the fifth and sixth Hackers on Planet Earth Conference, complementing numerous newspaper articles and interviews.

Another source of popular information is Cities of the Underworld, a documentary series that ran for three seasons on the History Channel starting in 2007. This series roamed around the world, showing little-known underground structures in remote locales and right under the feet of densely packed city-dwellers. Websites for professional and hobby explorers have been developed to share tips and locations.[15]

With the rise in the hobby's popularity, there has been increasing discussion of whether the extra attention has been beneficial.[16]

Legality

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A partially collapsed tunnel in the Kyminlinna fortress in Kotka, Finland
Hill 60 bunker. On the right is a corridor leading to the bunker complex, and on the left is the "mushroom tunnel".

The activity's growing popularity has resulted in increased attention not just from explorers but also from vandals and law enforcement. The illicit aspects of urban exploring, which may include trespassing and breaking and entering,[17][18] have had critical attention in mainstream newspapers.[19]

In Australia, lawyers for the Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales shut down the Sydney Cave Clan's website after they raised concerns that the portal could "risk human safety and threaten the security of its infrastructure".[19] Another website belonging to the Bangor Explorers Guild was criticized by the Maine State Police for encouraging behavior that "could get someone hurt or killed".[19] Toronto Police, called for an "end" to rooftop photography in 2016, citing similar concerns about the possibility of death or injury.[20] The Toronto Transit Commission has used the Internet to crimp subway tunnel explorations, going as far as to send investigators to various explorers' homes.[19]

Jeff Chapman, who authored Infiltration, writes that genuine urban explorers "never vandalize, steal or damage anything". The thrill comes from "discovery and a few nice pictures".[19] Some explorers also request permission for entry in advance.[21]

Hazards

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Storm drains are not designed with human access as their primary use and can be subject to flash flooding and bad air.

Many abandoned structures have hazards such as unstable structures, unsafe floors, broken glass, stray voltage, entrapment hazards, or unknown chemicals and other harmful substances (most notably asbestos). Other risks include freely roaming guard dogs and hostile squatters. Some abandoned locations may be heavily guarded by motion detectors and active security patrols, while others are more easily accessible and carry less risk of discovery.[22]

Deaths from urban exploration

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Date Location Description
June 2008 Canada Toronto, Canada A 26-year-old man died in hospital two days after falling off a catwalk at the abandoned Richard L. Hearn Thermal Generating Station in Toronto. The man entered the building with a friend intending to take "artistic photographs" of the building.[23]
26 April 2009 United States Saint Paul, United States A man was inside a tunnel along the Mississippi river when it began to rain heavily, and the rain swept him down the tunnel to the river. The man was found in the river and later died in hospital, having drowned.[24][25]
June 2013 Russia Neman, Russia It is thought that a 9-year-old boy fell 6 metres (20 ft) from a spiral staircase to the ground inside the ruins of Ragnit Castle and died from his injuries.[26][27]
21 March 2015 Australia Brisbane, Australia A man was kayaking through a storm water drain when he became trapped by rising water from heavy rain and drowned.[28][29]
12 January 2017 France La Mulatière, France An 18-year-old boy was on Mulatière railway bridge taking photos, when he fell from the bridge and died.[30]
October 2017 United States Chicago, United States A Memphis photographer and urban explorer died after a 14-story fall off a hotel in Chicago while trespassing.[31]
June 2018 United States Philadelphia, United States A 30-year-old photographer and urban explorer died in Philadelphia after being swept away in a flash flood while exploring a storm drain.[32]
August 2019 Russia Moscow, Russia A 16-year-old boy was walking on the roof of a one-story abandoned building and was killed when the edge of the building collapsed.[33][34]
July 2020 United Kingdom Totnes, United Kingdom A 22-year-old man died after falling from the roof of an abandoned factory.[35]
September 2021 Russia Moscow, Russia A 34-year-old YouTuber suffered a fatal fall while filming a YouTube video in an abandoned building in Moscow.[36]

Rooftopping

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Main article: Rooftopping
Rooftopping in Hong Kong

Rooftopping and skywalking are the ascents of rooftops, cranes, antennas, smokestacks, etc., usually illegally, to get an adrenaline rush and take selfie photos or videos. Rooftopping differs from skywalking as the latter is mostly about taking panoramic photographs of the scene below, and safety is more important than the thrill.[37] Rooftopping has been especially popular in Russia.[38] Buildering has a similar goal as rooftopping and skywalking (to reach the roof), but involves climbing the building from the outside rather than infiltrating from the inside.

Methods and technology

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  • The location-based games Ingress[43] and the following Pokémon Go[44][45] based on the former have urban exploration elements. While some are concerned with keeping certain sites secret from the public at large, mainly to prevent vandalism, several apps dedicated to urban exploration exist.[46][47]

See also

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General

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Organizations

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  • Cave Clan, Australian urbex group
  • Action Squad, American urbex group

References

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  1. ^ Ninjalicious (2005). Access All Areas: A User's Guide to the Art of Urban Exploration. Infilpress. p. 223. ISBN 9780973778700. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  2. ^ Nestor, James (19 August 2007). "The Art of Urban Exploration". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
  3. ^ Stevenson, Seth (15 October 2000). "Forgive us our tresspasses". The Independent. London. p. 105. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  4. ^ Lyons, Sheridan (6 July 1981). "Storm drains vital for a rainy day, but at times they're overwhelmed". The Baltimore Sun. p. 32. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  5. ^ Scott, Michael (1 March 1993). "Hacking the Material World". Wired. Vol. 1, no. 3. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  6. ^ Lipin, David (January 1997). "Circling the Drain". Los Angeles. Vol. 42, no. 1. p. 18. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
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  8. ^ "Haikyo: Abandoned Treasure". Weekender. May 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
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  12. ^ Shevchenko, Vitaly (11 February 2014). "The urban explorers of the ex-USSR". BBC. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
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  14. ^ Water, Municipal Sewer and (22 June 2020). "How to Keep Sewer Workers Safe". Municipal Sewer and Water. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  15. ^ Mele, Christopher (27 July 2020). "Urban Explorers Give Modern Ruins a Second Life". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Urban explorers risking lives and arrest for social media glory, say experts". the Guardian. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Urban exploration - Richard Shepherd photographs derelict buildings in the North East and further afield". BBC Tyne, Broadcasting Centre. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
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  20. ^ "Edge walkers: police call for end to 'rooftopping' before it's too late | Globalnews.ca". Global News. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  21. ^ Owen, Mary (5 December 2004). "Abandoned beauties: Urban explorers find adventure in ruins of old buildings". U-T San Diego. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
  22. ^ Reinhart, Anthony. "Urban explorer pays for his hobby with his life". Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  23. ^ "Woodbury man dies after being swept into river while exploring". RiverTown News. 26 April 2009. Archived from the original on 8 July 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  24. ^ Heron Marquez Estrada (26 April 2009). "Man dies, another rescued in drama along Mississippi River". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 8 July 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  25. ^ "In Neman, a 9-year-old boy fell from the stairs of a destroyed fortress and died". klops. 17 June 2013. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  26. ^ "In Neman, the police found the corpse of a 9-year-old boy". new Kaliningrad. 17 June 2020. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  27. ^ "Man exploring Brisbane city tunnels dies in heavy storm". Byron Shire News. 23 March 2015. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  28. ^ "Man exploring Brisbane city tunnels dies in heavy storm". The Courier Mail. 23 March 2015. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  29. ^ Noble-Werner, Baptiste (15 January 2017). "Lyon: Since the disappearance of Maxime, tributes have multiplied on the networks". 20minutes. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  30. ^ "Man taking photos falls 14 stories to his death at Chicago hotel". Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  31. ^ Scotti, Ariel. "Urban explorer who died while photographing Philadelphia storm drain remembered as 'bando queen'". Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  32. ^ Zabailovich, Julia (5 August 2019). ""One brick collapsed": details of the death of a teenager who crashed at Moscow". e1.ru. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  33. ^ "In Yekaterinburg, a teenager crashed to death by falling from the roof of a one-story building". e1.ru. 3 August 2019. Archived from the original on 8 July 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  34. ^ Smith, Daniel (2 August 2020). "'I cannot let him die in vain' Mum pays tribute to 'urban explorer' son who died after falling from roof". WalesOnline. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  35. ^ Ningthoujam, Natalia. "34-Year-Old Russian YouTuber Falls To Death From Fire Escape While Shooting Video". Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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  37. ^ Lucy Ash, Article in "BBC News" March 23, 2017
  38. ^ "Afraid of heights? You'll still want to watch this". Red Bull. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  39. ^ a b "The Hong Kong urban adventurers for whom nothing is too tall, or deep, or spooky". South China Morning Post. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  40. ^ "Meet the Place Hackers". Time (magazine). Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  41. ^ Ives, Mike (7 February 2017). "Using Stealth, and Drones, to Document a Fading Hong Kong". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  42. ^ Harris, Jesse (30 January 2015). The Practical Guide to Ingress: What you really need to know without the extraneous junk. Jesse Harris. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  43. ^ "Why Pokémon Go will surprise you in your own city". Newsweek. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  44. ^ "Pokémon Go - A New Avenue for Urban Exploration » CSBE". Center for the Study of the Built Environment. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  45. ^ Walker, Alissa (13 November 2014). "5 Apps That Help You Find Your City's Hidden Gems". Gizmodo. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  46. ^ "Abandoned App Leads You to Local Urban Exploration Sites". WebUrbanist. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

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