A British skateboarder claimed a world record for skating on Monday after riding across Australia from Perth on the west coast to the eastern city of Brisbane, a journey of more than 5823km.David Cornthwaite endured searing outback temperatures and freezing nights and dodged poisonous snakes in his five-month skateboarding journey across the breadth of Australia, wearing out 13 pairs of shoes and 5 sets of wheels.
The 27-year-old skateboarder set off from Perth on the Western Australia coast in August 2005, crossing the vast outback Nullarbor Plain, and then skating through major eastern cities of Melbourne, Sydney and finally Brisbane.
Link & Image: The New Zealand Herald
Tags: David Cornthwaite | Skateboarder | World Record
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