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[–] aramis87@fedia.io 127 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Apparently, Chad Caruso set the Guinness world record as the first person to skateboard across America in 2023, from Venice Beach to Virginia Beach. It took him 57 days to cover 3,162 miles, adventure adventure of 55 miles a day.

[–] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 71 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

The best kind of adventure

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

I don't think he knows about second adventure.

[–] Redfox8@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Always need more adventure

[–] markstos@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Rob Thomson skated across the US starting in 2006. Also from Switzerland to China.

http://14degrees.org/

I have a photo from that trip handing up poster size in my house. A random waterfall panorama.

[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

That's actually not nearly as long as I would've expected. Pretty impressive.

[–] MeThisGuy@feddit.nl 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

how did he skate up and over the Rockies?

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 40 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] M137@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

He kicked the mountains and then flipped them off, they felt so disrespected they moved north and waited until he had passed them.

[–] Michal@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago

Bit over 2 weeks but doable