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[–] aramis87@fedia.io 126 points 3 days 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 65 points 3 days ago (3 children)
[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago

The best kind of adventure

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

I don't think he knows about second adventure.

[–] Redfox8@mander.xyz 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Always need more adventure

[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

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

[–] markstos@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days 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.

[–] Michal@programming.dev 6 points 3 days ago

Bit over 2 weeks but doable

[–] MeThisGuy@feddit.nl 6 points 3 days ago (3 children)

how did he skate up and over the Rockies?

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 39 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] M137@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

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

My guess is that hitchhiking+skateboarding means grabbing an actual moving trailer hitch or three. Were he manually kicking the pavement with zero assistance, I cannot imagine covering 55 miles a day without it being downhill the entire time. After all, it is F L A T after you cross the Rockies. For at least a thousand miles. That or he has legs like tree trunks.