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Berlin’s High-Flying ‘Mount Center’ Climbing Park Looks Like a Real-Life Donkey Kong Level

10/10/2015
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  • Mount Center parkour park in Berlin
    There is a spot right in the heart of Berlin where people can climb through <a href="http://inhabitat.com/recycled-materials/">recycled objects</a>, play beach volleyball and enjoy a day full of outdoor sports and fun. Called <a title="Berlin's Trendy Mitte's Parkour Lets You Climb Along Vintage Cars and Recycled Objects" href="http://mountmitte.de/" target="_blank">Mount Center,</a> the urban park is located in <a title="Berlin's Trendy Mitte's Parkour Lets You Climb Along Vintage Cars and Recycled Objects" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitte" target="_blank">Mitte</a> – <a title="Berlin's Trendy Mitte's Parkour Lets You Climb Along Vintage Cars and Recycled Objects" href="http://inhabitat.com/berlins-gsw-headquarters-saves-energy-with-a-thermal-flue-passive-ventilation-system/" target="_blank">the German capital</a>'s trendiest design area. Mount Center's main attraction is a gigantic parkour course that can be spotted from the street and offers high-flying ropes and a variety of recycled objects for climbing on.
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  • Mount Center Parkour Recycled Climbing Course in Mitte, Berlin
    <a title="Berlin's Trendy Mitte's Parkour Lets You Climb Along Vintage Cars and Recycled Objects" href="http://inhabitat.com/berlins-zeiss-planetarium-has-a-brilliant-led-ceiling-and-uber-futuristic-cafe-inside/" target="_blank">Berlin's</a> amazing <a title="Berlin's Trendy Mitte's Parkour Lets You Climb Along Vintage Cars and Recycled Objects" href="http://mountmitte.de/" target="_blank">Mount Center</a> opened in 2010 next to a wild park, meters away from the Nordbanhof S-Bahn train station.
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  • Mount Center Parkour Recycled Climbing Course in Mitte, Berlin
    After a short training session with an experienced guide, visitors are welcome to climb the grand parkour area and discover six different courses with different difficulty levels and altitudes. 
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  • Mount Center Parkour Recycled Climbing Course in Mitte, Berlin
    The recycled area is 43 feet high and features a mix of classics cars (including vintage German <a title="Berlin's Trendy Mitte's Parkour Lets You Climb Along Vintage Cars and Recycled Objects" href="http://inhabitat.com/volkswagen-to-unveil-hybrid-beetle-next-year/" target="_blank">Beetles</a> and East German <a title="Berlin's Trendy Mitte's Parkour Lets You Climb Along Vintage Cars and Recycled Objects" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trabant" target="_blank">Trabants</a>), repurposed barrels, tires, wood and ropes.
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  • Mount Center Parkour Recycled Climbing Course in Mitte, Berlin
    The <a title="Berlin's Trendy Mitte's Parkour Lets You Climb Along Vintage Cars and Recycled Objects" href="http://www.beachmitte.de/" target="_blank">Beach-Mitte</a> area offers a sandy environment to play beach volleyball against the backdrop of concrete buildings.
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  • Mount Center Parkour Recycled Climbing Course in Mitte, Berlin
    The Hawaiian-themed Beach Bar is the newest attraction, offering a two-story transparent pavilion for enjoying cool drinks and tasty food.
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  • Mount Center Parkour Recycled Climbing Course in Mitte, Berlin
    The bar is decorated with a colorful collection of lamps made from recycled plastic containers, driftwood and vintage lights.
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  • Mount Center Parkour Recycled Climbing Course in Mitte, Berlin
    <a title="Berlin's Trendy Mitte's Parkour Lets You Climb Along Vintage Cars and Recycled Objects" href="http://inhabitat.com/berlins-jungfernheide-park-lets-you-climb-along-centenarian-treetops-at/" target="_blank">Berlin's</a> fun and sporty Mount Center is also great for kids - it has a cool beach playground featuring a cute wooden <a title="Berlin's Trendy Mitte's Parkour Lets You Climb Along Vintage Cars and Recycled Objects" href="http://inhabitat.com/dutchman-johan-huibers-opens-his-life-size-noahs-ark-to-the-public/" target="_blank">Noah's Ark.</a>
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  • Mount Center Parkour Recycled Climbing Course in Mitte, Berlin
    Vintage cars serve as climbing obstacles at Berlin's Mount Center
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  • Mount Center Parkour Recycled Climbing Course in Mitte, Berlin
    <big><a title="Berlin's Trendy Mitte's Parkour Lets You Climb Along Vintage Cars and Recycled Objects" href="http://mountmitte.de/" target="_blank">+ Mount Center</a></big>
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  • Mount Center Parkour Recycled Climbing Course in Mitte, Berlin
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Mount Center parkour park in Berlin

There is a spot right in the heart of Berlin where people can climb through recycled objects, play beach volleyball and enjoy a day full of outdoor sports and fun. Called Mount Center, the urban park is located in Mitte – the German capital's trendiest design area. Mount Center's main attraction is a gigantic parkour course that can be spotted from the street and offers high-flying ropes and a variety of recycled objects for climbing on.

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