The pogo stick may never upend the wheel as a means of locomotion. But as inventions go, they share something: Once built, there wasn’t a whole lot anyone could seem to do to improve the basic design.

This weekend Pogopalooza 2025 will take place in Wilkinsburg — home of the only dedicated pogo park in the world. Pittsburgh will host Pogopalooza 2025, an extreme pogo competition, June 20-22.

“We’re kind of like the nerds of action sports.” Doing tricks on air-powered pogo sticks is a sport — and a rather extreme one at that. Brut filmmaker Léo Hamelin went to the world championships of ...