A rollerblader’s quest to skate across the country for charity

[@HardCoreGarage]

Chad Caruso is doing it currently on a skateboard, he's like 6 days from finishing.

[@bradseed66]

And no rest days. This rollerblader took 46 rest days!

[@k1monogirl]

Hey wondering if you made it and any updates! I’m an amateur distance rollerblader - it’s not a common hobby around here but I love it 😀

[@sebastianbergstl4423]

bigwheelblading.com/mike-lempko-completes-cross-country-skate/ he made it

[@MattiasForslin-c3q]

I wanna try something like this, huge respect!! Keep on rolling boys!

[@TNewsh]

I love this!

[@erif682]

Dope!! I hope he made it

[@VX-VAMAEBI78N1-MR-12]

The woman in your avatar is beautiful!

[@thethingy_doublet]

I can relate to this since I rollerskate on a daily basis.

[@ojgfhuebsrnvn2781]

Hey, i have a question. I don't even own rollerblade but that is something i wanted to buy for a long time (but didn't buy because didn't have time to skate) and now i am much more free and what i wanted is to go to certain place on rollerblades. The thing is that place is 200 km away, so my question is what time do you estimate for a beginner it will take? What distance per day is ok distance? I was thinking about bicycle first but i kinda like rollerblade more.

[@kishascape]

@@ojgfhuebsrnvn2781 200km on bicycle is a simple day trip. 2 days if you’re not fit.

[@sebastianbergstl4423]

@@ojgfhuebsrnvn2781 i guess u tried it, but if its pretty flat country, and ure a reasonably decent skater id call it one long day. ive done a lot of 55km trips, usually took me 1,5 -2h back when i skated alot more and was pretty fast. considering thats 4 times longer, ud need breaks and ud loose strength along the way - so it would be a day u remember

[@ojgfhuebsrnvn2781]

@@sebastianbergstl4423 i bought rollerblades, tried to go 50 km trip first and i did, however encountered many problems. 1)Its poland and roads between cities dont have any sidewalk or bicycle road so as a beginner it was too scary to use normal road. 2) Bridges or steep roads, crossing Vistula river is easy on the way up but way down is too steep for me and i am not able go stop at this speed so i had to slowly go down (by keeping my arm on fence or one of my legs on grass) 3) Some bicycle roads shown on Google maps either just ground road or really rough road in villages. Its easier go walk there. In the end long trips here require too much planning ahead otherwise i lose too much time on finding alternative route. Good thing is that skating isn't tiring. 50km wasn't difficult at all. But it took me almost 6 hours for the reasons above (sometimes i just had to choose long way through other village because there just wasnt any road)

[@sebastianbergstl4423]

@@ojgfhuebsrnvn2781 yea, its basically walking if u take it slow, its not that tiring until u start pushing the tempo, averaging 20kmh + - then it starts making u sweaty :) i can understand downhills being scary - they can be by all means, but unless its crazy steep, u can control it using the break, or one footing it. if ure skates are a decent make and model, they are stable in high speeds, just try getting used to it slowly, by trying some smaller hills in a safe place. its very similar to downhill skiing really, if u have done that. u have very good control of direction, but not the speed so much :P ive skated down hills on freeways, passing cars on teh midline in the 80 zone many times. maybe not do that, its kind of dumb tbh - i was younger and dumber then, but it felt safe in terms of stability. its just about getting comfy with it

[@lidiairane]

hello im bladies from indonesia next week i will start to traveling 6 country in europe with my roller skate... i hope i can do it

[@BitcHazel]

Good luck man. Hope you got through alright

[@sartorigaming6860]

how it went?:)

[@samwilde8311]

That thumbnail made me realize how fun skating in "middle of nowhere, Idaho" would be

[@robnpiper]

WoW no comments... Great job dude. What skates are you using and please do an update video.

[@jmitchell9813]

I'm guessing he didn't make it. Have been looking for any evidence but it's all videos or articles about his preparations and beginning but nothing about the journey or completion. Please post links

[@changein3d]

Powerslide Marathon R6 Boots, Powerslide XXX frame and some Matter wheels.

[@changein3d]

J Mitchell he did it! bigwheelblading.com/mike-lempko-completes-cross-country-skate/

[@mitchlong7894]

Hey! Im in san francisco and am looking to get my first distance skates. I work in the city, and am looking for a trail that is 25 to 50 miles. Can you recommend any traiks or shere to go? Ive found the city to be a bit small and congested to have an uninterrupted rude ftom cars or traffic lights, etc

[@darealberrygarcia]

How heavy was your pack?

[@rollon932]

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[@mesdetails2847]

What brand roller bladed

[@cristianoattanasi6028]

It's called Inline Skating.

[@EspenFrafalne]

This is the second video i seen today with people using rollerblades for long trips like this - and both carried 40 pound backpacks..! 40 pound backpacks is probably ok for some short overnight camping trips - but experienced hikers know that carrying too much gear will damage their back and knees. You get plenty exercise rollerblading or hiking for a day even without a backpack, and ultralight gear will help you actually enjoy your trip...

[@sebastianbergstl4423]

40 pounds for everything u need is pretty light tho - clothes, campinggear, food, alot of hydration, some tools and spareparts, shoes.

[@EspenFrafalne]

​@@sebastianbergstl4423 40 pounds is not pretty light. I use a 44 pound weighted vest for exercise, and although you can find even heavier weighted vests if you search for it, it is a bit uncommon. I could pack enough for almost a week (except clothes) in just a 5 pound 19 liter daypack (the weight is "base weight", which does NOT include food, water, and fuel). This is unnecessary lightweight for my needs though, so id rather take a more comfortable backpack with more space, so i will not be limited to compact foods like energy bars and nuts and freeze dried/dehydrated foods. Check out people hiking the AT, CDT, or PCT. They (usually) dont carry anywhere near 40 pounds. People who do carry that much weight for long hikes like this often get back and knee injuries eventually... People do carry such heavy backpacks in the military, but at least the Norwegian paratroopers have 3 rest days per week, so the body gets reasonable time to recover... They also start out with a 15kg/33pound backpack, and do a lot of core strengthening workouts to prevent strain injuries.

[@sebastianbergstl4423]

@@EspenFrafalne u need a couple changes of clothes, 1 set of shoes, cookingequipment, tent, bag and matress, spare wheels, barings, tools, cooker, gas, food, and drink enough for cooking and hydration, toiletry and the pack it self - pretty sure u wil be around 40 pounds. if u can do that under 30, ill b amazed. hence why i have seen ppl pull sleds with gear when rollerblading/rollerskiing. when i did my mil duty i carried 60 + ammo and atleast 2 guns. longest hike was 10 days on foot, in snow. maybe the military has gotten softer after that, but that was pretty common then. oh and the layered clothes and camo that was stiff from frozen sweat lol.

[@EspenFrafalne]

​ @sebastian bergstøl I dont go rollerblading, but i would probably not bring spare wheels and tools if i could just have it fixed in a town along the way. Here is what i would bring: Backpack: 1,3kg (Klättermusen Raido 45L) Tent: 610g (Zpacks Duplex - the spruce green "heavy duty" version) Tentpegs: 100g Hilleberg Bivanorak: 500g (bivy/raingear hybrid) Sleeping pad: 800g Quilt: 475g (Rab Neutrino 200) Cook set: 750g (420ml cup, 900ml cooking pot, Aeropress Go coffee maker, 350 coffee filters, alcohol stove, stand, ExoTac NanoSpark flint lighter, microfiber cloth, spatula, and spork) Waterfilter: 63g (Katadyn BeFree) Arcteryx Incendo SL jacket: 80g Extra clothes: 1kg (pants, merino wool sweater, and 2 pairs of socks and boxershorts) First aid kit: 210g Extras: 1345g (phone, GPS, map and compass, battery bank, cinema glasses, box of memory cards, flashlight, and headlight) ---------------------------------------- Baseweight 7,233kg/~16pounds ---------------------------------------- The amount of food and water you need depends on how far it is between towns and water sources. The average Appalacian Trail through hiker could hike at least 500km along the coast of southern Norway and hit a store every day, which means that 1kg of food should be plenty. 2 liters of water is usually enough to get from one water source to the next, but lets say 3 liter. Then food and water is 4kg. Added together with the baseweight, you are up to 11,233kg/~24,8pounds, so not far from 30 pounds, and im sure you may need to carry over 40 pounds some places too. At least me, who cant hike as far in a day as the average "through hiker"... BTW... The record for Appalacian trail is 45,5 days, which is about 77km/48 miles per day 35km per day is probably average. I guess im able to hike 12km several days in a row, or maybe 15-16km with trekking poles. My record is 23km with trekking poles and a 15kg backpack 😅

[@EspenFrafalne]

@@sebastianbergstl4423 Btw... The stuff i wrote about Norwegian paratroopers was for "jegertroppen", which i believed was the same as "fallskjermjegere" (paratroopers), but this seems to not have been the case. I skipped military btw, lol...

[@chilli-iceolive-abode2447]

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[@EspenFrafalne]

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[@aimansyahmiaimanharyadi6386]

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[@erif682]

The most I’ve done in one day is 52 miles

[@Kornelia_the_cornetto]

I really want to skate across my country but theres so many hills in UK 😩

[@k1monogirl]

Hey wondering if you made it! I am an amateur distance rollerblader and love it 😀

[@jameskilgour387]

If you're thinking North to South then there's no avoiding hills, but you could probably manage central Wales, through the Midlands and on to East Anglia. Was wondering a similar thing myself if it was possible to cross Europe - Maybe Dublin to Moscow since that would avoid the Alps, Pyrenees etc...

[@sebastianbergstl4423]

ive skate most of southern norway for years, its far more hilly than GB. u get used to it, and u plan decents, and have decent brakepads, check for xroads and keep yr eye on trafic. its fine actually. just make sure yr wheels are well balanced. u dont wanna get up to 80 kmh and have yr skates start shaking. been there, no fun at all.

[@Barncatfish]

That's crazy. And you probably blew a couple grand on Matter 125s. So many perils: vehicles/road space, bad pavement, big downhills, rain, heavy backpack... At 65, I can still do 10 miles but would never have even considered this undertaking. Hope you made it ok.