u/No_Guess_8800

Hello, friends.

So for 102 days I lived on the road and crossed several country borders using only my longboard. My goal was to set a new Guinness World Record, and use that record to build awareness around certain things that mattered to me, such as animal welfare, fighting stigma around addiction and mental health, among other things.

When I first set out on this journey, I had zero experience with anything like that before.

I was terrified, but I did it anyway because I felt safe due to what I'd learned from my studies around Hermeticism. I wanted to take the knowledge I had learned and actually use it practically in real life.

Everything went really well. I learned a lot, experienced a lot, and met many people who taught me things that I never would have learned if I hadn't done this.

However, after around 90 days, I started to develop a lung infection and got really sick, and eventually had to end my attempt at the 102-day mark after almost reaching Munster in Germany.

I was very disappointed at that point. Embarrassed and disappointed in myself because I couldn't do what I had set out to do. And I felt as if nothing worked anymore. As if I had been abandoned by God, or something along those lines.

But after coming back home, and after having reflected on everything for a while, I started to realize something.

What started as a something that was supposed to be a selfless mission had slowly turned into a selfish mission.

The validation and media coverage that my attempt got started to go to my head. And as my Instagram followers grew, so did my ego. The mission became more about me, rather than the animals I wanted to protect, or the stigma I wanted to erase.

I had forgotten the teachings that made me start this journey in the first place.

And looking back, I can't help but see a connection between losing that focus and eventually becoming physically and mentally exhausted and sick.

I don't claim that my illness was some kind of spiritual punishment. But the experience forced me to look at myself in a way I probably wouldn't have otherwise.

For example, instead of living in the now and focusing on my surroundings, I started smoking a lot of weed every day. When I reached Denmark and Kristiania, where I could easily get it, I got a cultural shock and lost myself in pleasure and duality again. That continued when I reached Germany, where cannabis was also legal.

I have nothing against weed. If you can control your intake, power to you. But I couldn't.

I lost myself in the pleasure. I was stoned all the time, lost focus completely on my goal, and started making social media posts mainly for more attention and validation.

Thinking back on it, I'm honestly ashamed of that.

And in a way, this experience taught me something that only studying Hermeticism never could have taught me on its own.

It is one thing to read about the ego, attachment, desire, duality and living consciously.

It is another thing entirely to be out in the real world, with people watching you, giving you attention, praising you, and slowly watching your own ego grow and then realizing that you've become the exact thing you were trying not to become.

Maybe that was the real lesson of the journey.

So while the record attempt failed, perhaps the journey itself succeeded in showing me what I actually needed to see.

I went out trying to prove something to the world, and I came home realizing that I still have a lot of work to do on myself.

And maybe that's what it means to actually apply these teachings in real life.

So now, I am back home in my studio apartment. I am planning to re-attempt the record over new years in March as I have all the gear and savings needed.

But who knows where my frequency will lead me.

I've actually become much more inclined towards doing smaller things that I can do right here and now, like picking up garbage and helping keep the city clean. I've realized that I don't really want to be seen or gain a lot of followers anymore. I don't think I need the attention for the things I care about to have meaning.

So if I actually go through with the next attempt, who knows.

It is still only a tentative plan for now. I have the gear and the savings needed to do it, but my mindset has changed.

I'm not as attached to the record anymore. And I'm not as attached to the idea that I need to build something big around myself.

Maybe I'll go back out on the road. Maybe I'll end up doing something completely different.

For now, I think I'm just going to follow what feels right and try to do some good wherever I am.

I just wanted to make one last update and tell the real truth about what happened, in case it can help anyone who might feel as lost, abandoned, and angry as I did at the end of my attempt.

Thank you for taking the time to read my post, and thanks to everyone who read my previous ones and I wish you all well.

I am currently crossing all of Europe using only my longboard. As of now, I have skated from Oslo, Norway, to Hamburg, Germany, all alone. And I'm going all the way to Greece via Spain.

I'm currently challenging the world record in the longest distance ever skated.

Here are some of my favorite photos from the journey so far. Although, there's too many to share here. So if you'd like to follow the trip more closely , here's a link to my Instagram. 😀🛹

https://www.instagram.com/earthwalker9191?stkn=ejF6bHZpZTNvdmlk

Hello! Around a month or two ago, I made a post about how I'm applying and using hermeticism in real life to set a world record (Op: https://www.reddit.com/r/Hermeticism/s/EAz73PkUKK)

And a lot of things have happened since then, so I figured I should make an update post about how things have been going after applying the hermetic teachings and ideas I've found in the Corpus, the Nag Hammadi (discourse of the 8th & 9th) and even the Ky#@lion etc Into my life.

So, ever since June the 18th, I've been living out in my tent as I've been on a mission to be the first to ever cross the continent of Europe on my longboard in an attempt to beat the current world record in long distance skating. (About 12100 km) (I have skated from Oslo and currently in Hamburg, and have zero experience with camping and nature.)

I set this as my mission after having studied several hermetic texts, among other ancient and not so ancient texts, such as quantum ideas etc.

I felt like everything was connected, and I got super obsessed with the 'esoteric' until I eventually entered a 'spiritual psychosis ' I guess. 😂

It's been a while since then, now, lol.

But, I studied a lot, and it came to a point where everything in my life just felt meaningless. I arrived at a point where I felt like I didn't want a thing. Money, material goods, sex, drugs, close attachments to others (even family) all felt, and still feel, just distracting.

I did a lot of meditation during this time, and meditated on having everything that I thought I wanted until it became boring, and I didn't want it anymore. I tried to become both good with and without anything.

And long story short, now I am somewhere outside of Hamburg in Germany, having been around 4 months on the road, living outdoors in my tent, and I have skated all the way here from Norway.

To me, the record itself is worthless. But if I can set the record in order to shine a light on a problem that needs fixing, then it isn't worthless anymore.

I truly believe that if we don't use the knowledge learned in our studies to actively make a positive change in the world, no matter how uncomfortable it may feel tonus individually, then it's wasted. Knowledge without action is useless, and action without knowledge leads to chaos. 😅

So, I do this to raise money for hurt and neglected animals, more specifically pigeons. I feel like, if we can't even properly take care of the animals around us, then how can we even have hope to make the world a better place in general?

I think that taking care of neglected animals (pigeons in this case) reflects the Hermetic duty of humanity as the steward of the lower realm, acting as the hands of God on Earth.

So, in a world that tells us to choose sides, and what to believe, feel, and think, I chose to use my feet to cross the world for the pigeons.

Setting out on this journey is the scariest thing I have done in my life. But if the material world is truly just illusions, then what is there to be afraid of? Isn't surrender to The All the only logical thing left?

If I'm truly one with everyone, then isn't everything bound to work itself out if I dare to interact with others, the same way I'd love others to interact with me? I have now skated close to 2000 km over 3-4 months, and so far, this philosophy has worked flawlessly.

I'm going all the way to Delphi, Greece, via Spain, so there's still a long way to go.

But the more I just go with the flow, and stop overthinking everything, the more things just seem to work out no matter how depressed I may feel one day.

And this is where the K-book (😂) comes in. I know many like to shit on the k#@lion. But I think the book serves a nice purpose in simplifying the hermetic philosophy. I have used it a lot to make sense of other teachings found in the actual ancient books.

So to put it in layman's terms, when I have a terrible day, the law of rhythm reminds me that it's bound to get better very soon, which always somehow happens.

When I've been low on money, I've gotten random donations. When I've been sleepy, I've found places to crash. Right now, I made a friend in Germany that just happened to have an empty house standing around, where I got to stay for free as long as I needed it.

The law of vibration reminds me of why this happens. Everything is alignment and synchronicity.

With this in mind, it gets easier to master my mind when things get dark out here.

So, it's been really scary at times, but I never look back all the way, because if I do, I will start to miss things that I shouldn't, and I might just go back to the miserable life I once hated, all while being mad at the world from the sidelines, for being unjust.

But out here, im forced to let go. Things that used to make me upset, doesn't matter anymore. All that matters is taking the vision I see in my mind during meditation, and try to manifest it into the material world.

I have struggled with addiction and suicide attempts, and been to rehab several times in my past. This is also my way to prove that by inner work, and by facing your fears, everything is achievable. Especially healing.

When the mind, soul and body (thought, emotion, and action) all is aligned towards something rooted in love, magical stuff starts to happen in life that's hard to explain.

And this is how I'm applying hermetic teachings into my daily life, while I'm out here, trying to set a new world record in the longest distance ever skated.

Feel free to ask anything if you have questions about the trip!

Hallais! Siden den 18nd juni så har jeg nå bodd ute i teltet mitt kver dag med unntak av noen dager hvor jeg har blitt tilbudt en seng.

Jeg har som mål å krysse hele Europa på longboard, og slå den nåværende Guiness verdensrekorden på 12100 km, og har nå skatet helt i fra Oslo, til Hamburg i Tyskland. Hadde det ikke vert for en kjempe skade jeg fikk (strekk i hamstring/glute området) rundt København området, så hadde jeg vert i Frankrike nå.

Jeg var ute med skade i 3,5 uker, å brukte hele August på å heale. Lå i teltet mitt å smeltet bort i 30+ varme grader, uten skygge. 😂 Hadde får vondt til å gå. Men kom meg igjennom det til slutt, og nå har jeg kommet meg helt frem til Hamburg.

Har en venn her som eiger et gammelt hus som ikke er i bruk, så nå har jeg vert her i 5 dager, å skal være her i 5 dager til før veien fortsetter mot Hellas. Dette er første gang jeg sover i en seng siden jeg var i Norge. Det er og første gang jeg har tilgang til ett kjøkken. Det er nå jeg innser hvor for gitt jeg har tatt disse tingene før, haha.

For øyeblikket er jeg litt usikker på om jeg skal skate i mot Amsterdam, eller om jeg skal pushe sør mot Cologne og krysse direkte over til Frankrike uten å dra igjennom Nederland å Belgia.

Siden jeg ligger litt bak skjema nå pga skader, så byner det å bli kaldt igjen, så det blir nok til at jeg skater direkte mot sør. Mesteparten av reisen har vert spontan frem til nå.

Jeg hadde i utgangspunktet planlagt å følge sykkel systemet "Euro Velo" igjenom Europa. Men har bare endt opp med å spore av, ta om veier og Utforske steder heller, noe som har puttet meg på helt andre ruter.

Så det har blitt til at jeg ikke planlegger mer enn 40-50 km om gangen frem i tid, haha.

Ellers, så koser jeg meg veldig i Tyskland. De fleste er utrolig hyggelige å hjelpsomme. Men er litt overveldende her mtp at jeg må stresse mer med å finne soveplass her en i andre land. Fortauene er også forferdelig for skating. 😂 Gleder meg derfor litt til å komme meg til Frankrike dersom jeg har lov til å sette opp telt i naturen der. Kan ikke det i Tyskland uten å få en heftig bot/bli arrestert (i følge flere lokale) Det var en natt her jeg ikke fant camping plass, så hadde ingen steder å sove. Så da ventet jeg til klokken 23 og til det var mørkt, pitcha teltet mitt greit skjult i en park, sov i 4-5 timer, og forsvant igjen med soloppgang.

Helt ærlig så savner jeg Skandinavia. 😂 Spesielt Norge. Har ofte en del hjemlengsel, men jeg tror det er viktig å ikke se seg tilbake når man er ute å lever livet. Da misser man ofte lærepengene livet prøver å gi oss i "nået". Å ingenting varer for alltid. Om et år så er jeg hjemme igjen, å ett år er bare et pust i vinden i forhold til resten av livet. Med den tankegangen, så blir det oftere lettere å håndtere tøffe situasjoner, haha.

Ikke ideelt når kroppen krever maksimal restitusjon på en slik tur, men bedre en null søvn, haha. Å ting ordner seg alltid til slutt om man ikke lar de mørkeste stundene påvirke målet.

Forrige uke så var jeg utrolig nærme med å gi meg. Jeg var utrolig deprimert. Men jeg minnet meg stadig om at livet hjemme ikke er noe bedre, å at jeg var utrolig ulykkelig der. Å når jeg tenkte å reflekterte på det, ble det mye lettere å huske på hvorfor jeg satt ut på dette oppdraget til å byne med. Uansett hvor vondt noe er, så blir det bedre om man klarer å stå i det uten å prøve å distrahere bort smerten.

Nå, en uke senere, er jeg utrolig glad for at jeg ikke ga meg. Om jeg hadde gitt meg, å flydd hjem, hadde jeg angret utrolig mye nå.

En av grunnene til at jeg dro ut på denne turen var at jeg ville slå avhengigheten min til weed. Jeg er litt for glad i å skru av hjernen, å bare smoke. Hadde jeg dratt hjem allerede, hadde jeg ikke bare fisket verdensrekord forsøket, men også min egen kamp mot avhengighet.

Tok med meg 15g hasj når jeg startet turen, å klarte å slutte etter det. Var ca en måned uten, å hadde det helt fint. Men etter at jeg var skadet i København (bodde på en campingplass 10 min unna Kristiania) så fikk jeg tilbakefall å bynte å smoke igjen.

Å siden weed er fult lovlig i Tyskland, så har det bare fortsatt her. Men jeg har som mål i å identifisere årsaken til at jeg føler en trang til å skru av hjernen slik at jeg ikke trenger å røyke lenger.

Ellers, så nyter jeg nå bare di siste dagene mine her i Hamburg. Over helgen så skal jeg ut å kjøpe litt mer klær.

Når jeg startet turen, så tok jeg kun med sommer klær, men siden det begynner å bli kaldt nå så må jeg oppgradere garderoben litt før jeg sover ute igjen. Så skal ut å kjøpe et sett med fleece bukse/genser, en lue, å noen hansker, og regntøy (har bare en poncho nå) så er jeg klar til å fortsette igjen. 😀

Gjorde og et intervju med tv2 mens jeg var skada i København om noen er keen på å lese: https://www.tv2.no/nyheter/skater-mot-rekord-lei-av-det-livet-jeg-levde/19094799/

Ellers, bare spør om dere lurer på noe angående turen! :)

Om noen ønsker å følge turen, så er det link til både Strava å insta i bioen min på Reddit. Dokumenterer alt det.

Hello, skate friends! I'm Michael, and I'm currently out skating from Norway to Greece via Spain! My goal is either to beat the current Guiness world record, or go for the longest distance ever skated (over 40.000 km.) so far I'm at around 1000 km, so I got quite a distance left for either, haha!

At first, I was very focused on the record, but I'm more chill about it now.

I don't really care about it, and the record attempts have become more just about enjoying the journey and living in the now.

I got a very harsh reminder about that while I was in Copenhagen. I was so focused on doing it fast, that I rrested too little, and ended up injuring myself badly. I pulled/tore a hamstring muscles, and was forced on a break for over 3,5 weeks.

One of the reasons I wanted to rush the journey at that point, was because I had already been injured twice.

On my very first day of skating, I tried to downhill a bit and didn't see that the asphalt transitioned Into gravel, so I fell and ate shit. Got a deep cut on my under arm, and was out for 3 days.

Then later, I got carried away and joined a Sunday league football match with an old boys team that I met, and I sprained my ankle. Was out for 5 days. 😂 So I was already lagging behind schedule, and wanted to make up for it, only to be humbled once more with a big hamstring injury that kept me out for a month.

It was very humbling. I thought about giving up every day, but somehow I managed not to.

I could barely walk, so I was forced to lay in my tent, doing nothing, in scorching heat. It didn't help much that I had zero shade at my spot of camping. I was laying there in a puddle of sweat 90% of that month lol.

But I endured it, because I was at an actual campsite in the middle of the City of Copenhagen. I was actually allowed to stay there for free during the entire month I was injured.

I told the owner about the situation, and explained what I was doing. And the man was happy to let me stay until I healed. But it was actually a camping place for cars only, so it wasn't designed for tents which is why there were no shadowy areas there. BUT, I had steady access to fresh water, showers and toilets, so the heat was a small price to pay.

Me and the owner also connected over animals, since he was an animal vet, and I volunteerly work with bird rescue back home!

One thing that's for sure, I would NEVER be able to make this trip happen without the kindness I've been shown on the road. Usually when I explain my situation, most people are more than happy to help or to let me camp for the night, or even for several nights if I need to rest, at their place.

The same day I arrived in Germany (Fehmarn), I had zero plans. Usually, I make a Checkpoint the day before I start skating, so that I have a goal for the day. It makes things easier mentally when I know I got a place to reach. But this day I had none, so I was skating aimlessly. And It's a bit tricky in Germany as wild camping here is illegal.

Anyway, after a while I reached this 3 start Hotel, and my legs felt like noodles at this point.

So I took a chance and explained the situation to the guy working there that night. It just so happened to be the manager, and he was more than happy to find me a small spot in the garden where I was allowed to stay for 2 nights throughout the rain.

That same night, I went out to the grocery shop at around 21.00 only to stumble upon an injured l

love Dove 🕊️ with a broke wing. It was bleeding a lot.. thing is, I had my backpack on me, my longboard, and a bag of groceries in my other, so my hands were full.

But I put it all down, caught the dove, then somehow managed to pick up my stuff also, all while gently having the dove in my hand.

The dove sat gently as it knew I'd never hurt it.

But as I got closer to my camp, my paper grocery bag snapped since it was raining a bit. All my stuff went flying across the street. I was soooo stressed, haha. But I managed to put all my stuff into my already full backpack, all while making sure the pigeon was ok.

Eventually, i got back to the hotel, where I got a box from the manager to put the bird in while I tried to find an available rehabber that late.

Eventually, I found one around 00:30, and she came and picked it up.

The Bird will never fly again, but at least it's gotten a lovely Rehab home, and won't be eaten alive.

With proper teamwork, we managed to save the little life. 😀🕊️

BUT, it wasn't over. Turns out I lost my 33w charger during all of this, so at like 1 am, I went back all the way to see if I could find it with no luck lol.

Weren't in bed until like 3 am. All of this after having skated around 50 km that day. The day after was just horrible since I barely slept that night, haha!

But out here, every day is an adventure. It's a little surrealistic to say out loud that I've now crossed 2, and on my way to cross the 3rd country on a longboard. Sometimes, I ask myself 'wtf am I doing.'

But more times than not, I'm having a great time.

I'm forced way out of my comfort zone by having to rely on the kindness of others to find a place to camp. It has truly changed my perspective on people and life.

Human beings are wonderful if you give them the chance to be.

One of the other reasons I set out on this trip was to maybe find something within myself, that would make it easier to not struggle with addiction, as I've struggled with that much of my life.

It was worse before, now it's just weed.

I brought about 5 grams with me when I set out on the trip, then managed to quit after that. I was sober all the time until I reached Copenhagen, so when I injured myself there, I started to smoke again and have not stopped yet..

But I guess that will come when I truly feel ready for it.

So as I'm writing this, I'm currently laying in my tent, waiting for it to dry, so that I can pack it down and continue my journey. The plan for today is to skate about 60 km from Heilingenhafen to Lubeck where I have scored a garden there, where I can camp at for tonight. And from there, the journey continues towards Spain, before skating towards Greece.

After 3 days of rest where I'm currently at now, I now feel ready for a long push. Hopefully I will have some tail wind. 😅 After Lubeck, in heading to Hamburg, and I'll arrive in one of the coming days.

If anybody wants to follow the journey, I have a link to my Instagram in my Reddit bio on my profile.

Also, feel free to AMA. I'll reply asap! But right now, I must pack down my tent and get back on the road.

Here's some of my favorite photos/memories from the trip so far. 😀

I found this pigeon in Burg. Thing is, I just arrived here via longboard so I can't drive, and I'm backpacking so I barely have money.. and I'm currently living in a tent. I have no contacts here whatsoever, and it's so late no bird rescue is open. I found a pigeon group in burg on Facebook, but they don't accept me.... What do I do, and who can I contact?

I wrapped it in my shorts and put it in a box I found. The bird is looking healthy, and Wing is not broken. Just bleeds. But it misses its tail feathers.

Edit: I'm in Fehmarn.

UPDATE: The pigeon is picked up by rescue. It seemed very healthy, but It will unfortunately not fly again, but we decided to try to amputate the wing. And when I'm done with my skate across Europe, I will adopt it as a pet if it has not found a new home by then! :)))

I've been out for almost 3 weeks now after skating from Norway to the end of Denmark on a longboard and I'm going to Greece via Spain. Feeling very restless right now and would love to continue my journey today, but I just got home from the doctor and was told to wait at least a few more days as I pulled my gluteus muscle very badly.

Now I've been laying in my tent for 3 weeks, doing nothing, melting away in the scorching heat, every day for the past weeks, unable to go anywhere where it's shade due to the painful leg. 😩

Hey all. I'm currently hiking across Europe on a longboard, living outside in my tent.

Today I noticed this on my tent, and I'm a bit worried.

Do I have any reason to be worried yet? And what should I do to deal with it? Or should I just invest in a new tent?

For my kinda trip, a waterproof tent is absolutely essential, so I rather deal with it sooner than later

Thanks you for reading. 🙏

Mike.

Hallais Norge! Håper alt står greit med dere!

For øyeblikket, så ligger jeg i teltet mitt i en liten bygd et stykke utenfor Copenhagen.

Målet mitt er å krysse hele Europa på longboard, og slå den nåværende Guiness rekorden.

Men for en uke siden så pådro jeg meg en muskel strekk rundt gluteus/hamstring på høyre side. (Føles ut som bicep femoris)

Etter det, så har jeg prøvd å tvinge meg selv til å skate litt kvær dag. Trodde ikke at det var en strekk først dersom smerten strakk seg helt opp til korsryggen og ned til nedre del av hamstringen. Trodde bare at jeg trengte å hvile å tenkte at det ville gå over relativt raskt.

Men nå har det gått 7-8 dager, å jeg kan enda ikke skate ordentlig, og halter når jeg går.

Snakket med en lege som anbefalte meg å ta en hel uke, å bare slappe av. Så nå blir jeg tvunget til å være her på bygda i enda en uke.

Heldigvis så er vaktmesteren i bygda en gammel mann i 60 åra som tilfeldigvis også var en tidligere lang distanse syklist som før brukte 3 år på å sykle rundt i verden. Han forsto situasjonen siden han har vert i samme båt før, og har nå latt meg sove her i 3 netter i teltet mitt. Nå blir jeg nødt til å be om å få bli her i noen dager til. Kvier meg til å spørre, men har ikke så mange alternativer. 😅

Vanligvis kan du bare være på et shelter i 1-2 netter i Danmark før du må finne et nytt, så før jeg kom hit, skattet jeg ny skadet, til å fra, 3 ulike plasser med en 5-10 km distanse i mellom seg. Forhåpentligvis slipper jeg det igjen.

Men med alt det sagt, så er situasjonen veldig kjip. Er ganske deppa, å dette for meg til å reflektere over alle mine tidligere nederlag i livet. Ikke at jeg skal gi opp turen. Det skjer ikke, å den eneste måten gir opp på er om jeg blir påkjørt eller noe. 😆

Men nå når jeg ligger her, handicappa, å kroppen ikke klarer å henge med sjelen, å jeg ikke får gjort noe positivt med all energien inni meg, så blir det sykt mørkt. Ting føles fort håpløst.

Er det en ting jeg er redd for, så er det at ting skal gå tilbake til som det var før. Gjeld. Lite penger. Ikke kunne få jobbe osv osv. Jeg var virkelig ikke fornøyd med mitt eget liv før jeg satt ut på denne turen, å jeg har aldrig klart å "fullføre" noe jeg har startet før noen gang som jeg kommer på. Alt ble bare gjort halvveis, ellers så blir jeg lei, å gir opp.

Så, selv om det tar meg 2 nye uker før skaden blir bedre, så er det en liten pris å betale. Jeg nekter å gi opp denne gangen.

En annen ting som gjør situasjonen litt deprimerende er at jeg har brukt turen til å klare å slutte å smoke weed, men etter skaden så tok jeg toget tilbake til Kristiania å kjøpte meg mer. Så 3 ukers streaken uten kom til en slutt for noen dager siden etter at jeg skadet meg. Føler at jeg sviktet meg selv litt siden jeg ikke klarte å stå i det å være skada uten.

Men bare det å ligge her i teltet mitt, lete etter plass å sove dagen etter, å være helt edru ble litt for mye.

Jeg prøver å ikke være for hard med meg selv siden situasjonen er ganske krevende. Jeg tenker og at siden motivasjonen enda er på topp, å siden jeg sluttet uten problemer for ca en måned siden, at jeg kommer til å klare det uten problemer igjen.

Prøver å tenke positivt. Selv om ting ser håpløst ut nå, så vet jeg at det ikke varer evig. Livet går i rytme.

Uansett, her er noen bilder i fra skate turen frem til nå.

Hallais Norge! Håper alle har det greit i kveld. I godt over en måned nå, så har jeg levd "on the road" I teltet mitt, i både skog å på strand, å jeg har hatt the time of my life. Er litt surrealistisk å ha krysset et land på longboard. Målet med dette er at jeg skal skate på longboard i fra Oslo til Hellas via Spania for å sette en ny verdensrekord i langdistanse skating. (Nåværende rekord er på 12100 km ca.)

Jeg nermer meg vell nå ca 1000 kilometer.

Bare i dag så skatet jeg 54 kilometer.

Jeg har ikke tallet helt i hode, å orker ikke å telle akkurat nå siden jeg er utslitt etter en utrolig hard dag med skating. (Link til Strava på bunn om du ønsker å sjekke.) Men jeg har kommet meg til Danmark.

Etter to utrolig gøye dager i København, så ankom jeg i dag "Stevns Camping" i Strøby hvor jeg ble tilbudt gratis teltplass uten noe utsjekksdato, noe som ble utrolig stort satt pris på dersom jeg pådro meg en liten skade mens jeg skatet de siste 10-15 kilometerne.

Det var helt jævlig å skate, men jeg beit bare tenna sammen, å nådde frem til slutt. (40-50 min seinere en planlagt.)

Det er nok bare en liten muskel skade, men det er vondt å både gå å skate akkurat, men det føles ikke seriøst ut.

Det er kun på høyre side og, å kommer 100% av en kombinasjon av lite hvile å at jeg kun har pushet hele turen med samme fot. Kanskje jeg skal ta meg noen uker på å lære meg å pushe med venstre og. 😆

Så da er det veldig fint at jeg for bli her. Frem til nå, så har jeg ikke hatt mer en to dager på rad med hvile. Så kanskje dette er et tegn oven i fra om at jeg bør ta det litt roligere. 😆

Ellers, så har mye utrolig skjedd. Alt for mye til å skrive om nå. Men jeg har laget en liten highlight video med høydepunktene i fra turen min igjennom Sverige om noen vill se. Sverige var et utrolig gøy land å krysse på longboard, å neste gang skal det gjøres på tvers, sammen med Norge.

Planlegger allerede neste tur, haha.

Strava: https://strava.app.link/AK9vAxhY04b

Hallå, Sverige! Mitt namn är Michael och jag är från Norge. Den senaste månaden har jag tillbringat med att åka longboard genom ert vackra land.

Jag har åkt hela vägen från Oslo och är precis utanför Malmö nu. Jag är nääästan klar med att korsa Sverige på longboard. Målet är att sätta ett nytt världsrekord i långdistansåkning.

Det nuvarande rekordet ligger på cirka 12 000 km, och jag har åkt ungefär 500 kilometer hittills, så jag har en bit kvar. Men en sak är säker: jag har verkligen förälskat mig i Sverige. Före den här resan hade jag bara varit i Stockholm en gång.

Staden är underbar, men det är ändå bara en storstad, så man vet vad man får. Nu har jag sett och upplevt så mycket otroligt här att jag nästan har bestämt mig för att flytta till Sverige när min resa är slut. Jag beräknar att jag kommer att åka i ungefär ett år innan jag når min slutdestination, som är Delfi i Grekland.

Med 500 kilometer avklarade borde jag egentligen ha kommit längre, men jag har tagit så många omvägar för att kunna se och uppleva olika platser här i landet. Sverige känns verkligen som det ultimata sommarlandet, haha!Jag planerar att korsa över till Danmark när som helst nu, men jag försöker få tillstånd att åka över bron som binder samman Danmark och Sverige.

Jag tycker att det hade varit otroligt coolt! Jag har varit i dialog med både svensk och dansk polis, och båda har varit otroligt engagerade, positiva och taggade på att hjälpa mig att få till det. Jag fick höra att jag måste kontakta de som äger bron för att ta det vidare om jag ska få detta att hända.

Jag ska kontakta dem under dagen, så får vi se om det blir en möjlighet. 😀 Jag gör det här huvudsakligen för att samla in pengar till skadade fåglar (jag har ett extremt stort fågelhjärta 😅) och för att bekämpa stigmat kring psykisk ohälsa. Så jag tror att det hade varit ikoniskt att åka över bron, haha. Eftersom det är syftet bakom det hela, hoppas jag på grönt ljus.

I övrigt har jag mött människor här i Sverige som jag nu ser som vänner för livet.

En dag stoppade en kille mig på vägen, gav mig en bulle och önskade mig lycka till. En annan dag kom jag svettig, trött och utmattad till en restaurang vid havet, och de lät mig sova där i 4 dagar med tillgång till tvättmaskin och dusch.

En annan gång mötte jag av en slump ett "oldboys"-fotbollslag i Dingle (Heja Svarteborg FK!!!) och de lät mig sova i deras klubbhus i några nätter.

Godheten jag har mötts av här har verkligen satt djupa spår, och jag kommer aldrig att glömma det.

Så, med allt det sagt, ville jag bara säga: tusen tack för mig. Sverige är ett fantastiskt land med fantastiska människor, och jag kommer alltid att älska er.

Här är några av mina favoritbilder från Sverige så här långt.

Om någon har några frågor om resan, kör en AMA! Jag har lite att stå i idag innan resan fortsätter i kväll, men jag svarar så fort jag får tid. 😀

Tack för mig, Sverige.

Mike.

Edit: link til Strava for de som ønsker å se progresjonen: https://www.strava.com/athletes/197201103

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Hey Y'all! I have officially been on the road for well over 3 weeks, and in about 100-150 more kilometers i will be done with Sweden and cross over into Denmark.

In those weeks, I have skated about 450 kilometers.

I had a kind of slow start due to two different injuries, one from falling and eating shit during downhill on gravel (lol)

And one from joining a Sunday League football match with a old boys team hahah. (I got carried away.) But I'm all healed now.

Sooo many things have happened during these 3-4 weeks that I'm not really sure where to begin.

Every day is a mystery. I am not rushing through the journey, and I'm taking my time so that I get to experience every moment properly. After all, the 'now' is the only thing that exists.

As i'm writing this, I'm chilling in my tent behind a sea side cafe, haha. They actually let me camp here, after I arrived sweaty, nasty and smelly at their joint, desperately looking for a place to pitch my tent as the nature reserve I was supposed to pitch at didn't allow tents.

Here I was offered a shower WITH SOAP!!! and a washing machine. I have not washed my clothes properly since the start of my journey. 😭🤣

I always find graveyards on the road to wash my gear in, as graveyards in Scandinavia offers free fresh water. This is also usually where I take my 'showers' hahaha.

2 days ago, I pushed 62 kilometers in a day, the day after I barely slept due to heat, and night to today, I had the perfect camp site in the shade, but was woken up by a tractor driving back and forth beside my camp at 7 am for an entire hour, so I haven't gotten proper rest after that insane push in the heat.

I think they took pity on me I

At the cafe today, haha. 5 minutes after I arrived, they came out with an ice cold coke, and some snacks for me free of charge.

The people working here is amazing. I got very emotional by their kindness.

Now I'm invited for a few beers and live music at their place tomorrow night.

As the days goes by, I am almost starting to forget what it's like to be home. I have nothing that really binds me anywhere, anyway. I have lost so much, and have no friends I hang out with in my city. ( I moved to Oslo from Bryne in Norway a year ago, and have not met any people there yet) So there is nothing that makes me miss home. In fact, I'm adapting to this lifestyle very well, and I don't miss home at all. Actually, I feel more at home as a nomad on the road, haha.

The only thing I miss is the local magpie flock whom I have taken care of ever since I moved to Oslo.

They used to come outside my apartment, waiting for me to bring them food hahah, I do miss that.

But I kind neighbors who are animal people promised to take over while I was gone, so I know I got nothing to worry about lol.

At first I was a bit sceptical that I could set a new world record. I knew I could cross Europe. But now I'm certain that I can do the record. My soul had been longing for this all my life, I'm just realizing it now. 😅

If I were to quit, I'd just go back home and start smoking weed again, throwing my life away. That's all I'd be doing.

I actually brought 20g of weed with me, smoked about 10-12 grams, then I felt that it started to suck the joy out of the trip, so I threw the rest on the sea.

One of the reasons I'm doing this trip was to find something within myself which made it so that I didn't feel like I needed to shut my brain off in this cold world, and I think I'm starting to find it.

Things that used to bother me, doesn't really bother me no more. And for the first time in a long time, I feel truly happy and fulfilled. I'm so excited for every day, because I never know what tomorrow will bring. Not even what the next hour will bring.

I just wanted to give an update on how things are going.

Thank you for reading my little 'diary' post. And feel free to ask me anything. Right now, I'm going to the grocery store which is an hour away, so I won't respond right away, but will tonight.

Here are some photos. 😄 I have so many photos, but these are among my favorites.

Edit: link to my Strava:

https://www.strava.com/athletes/197201103

I am currently skating from Oslo, Norway to Delphi, Greece via Spain to set a new world record in long distance skating. I have zero prior camping or wildlife skills, barely researched my route before I left, and really had no plan. Only that I wanted to do this. And what pushed me to do it was because I know that I am one with everyone and everything.

I felt a lots of fear before I started, but knew that I really had nothing to fear, deep within, so I just threw myself to the wolves and took the first step.

One of the reasons i set out on the trip too, is to prove that when aligned with God, literally anything is possible. It's one thing to say these things, but another to take the knowledge and actually use it for a great purpose.

Now It's been over 3 weeks that I've been living on the road, and I have skated about 360 km, and I'm still going strong. Although , I have about 11900 km left. 😂 But by the way things are going, I know I can do it. I have no regrets, and every day is an unpredictable adventure.

I also used this trip to stop smoking weed. I brought 20 grams with me, smoked about 15, then some days ago threw the last grams on the sea.

I'm doing this to raise money to help hurt pigeons.

Because, if we can't even take care of our most vulnerable animals, how can we even hope to make the world a better place?

I have studied the corpus for about two years, and it's been gold. Knowing that im one with everything and everyone I meet eases the tough days. It also makes me feel safe, guided and protected. I have surrendered all control of my own life to the unknown, and every day is a mystery.

I know people like to shit on the K*balion, but the book has been of great value to me also to make this trip possible. I think it's important to be open to everything.

When I get lonely on the road, things like the law of rhythm helps me ground myself, because I know it doesn't last, and something great is about to happen. And it always happens. 😅

While not hermetic, the laws serves as a great reminder of the actual hermetic teachings found in the corpus and the nag hammadi.

I just wanted to share. I'm currently laying here in my tent in a heavy rain storm, so I don't really have much to do right now. But tomorrow I'll keep pushing again. I'm over half way across Sweden and will probably arrive in Denmark next week.

Life truly is beautiful. Feel free to ama if you have any questions. I'll answer while I'm awake.

(Orginal post: https://www.reddit.com/r/norge/s/WnJHnMCV3R)

Hallais, Norge! 😀 Håper alle sammen har det greit. Mens jeg skriver dette, ligger jeg i teltet mitt i/på Åsa camping og havbad, ca 45 km utenfor Gøteborg. Fikk to netter gratis opphold når jeg fortalte om oppdraget mitt, noe jeg setter stor pris på! Jeg har opplevd så mye godhet på veien at jeg blir litt rørt når eg tenker på det, haha! Folk er fantastiske.

Jeg har Skatet helt i fra Oslo og har nå passert godt over 300km. Kanskje nærmere 360km. Orker ikke helt å sjekke å bryne å telle nå. 😅 Men for å sette en ny verdensrekord, så må jeg minst 11900km til, noe jeg er overbevist om at jeg får till med tanke på hvordan ting har gått så langt.

(Om dere vil sjekke progresjonen min, så kan dere det på Strava @michael mangekyou . Der tracked jeg live med gps når jeg skater.)

Har hatt en relativt treig start siden jeg tryna å skada meg på dag 1 av turen, og sist uke ble jeg litt revet med og joina en Sunday leauge fotball kamp med et old boys lag, trådde skjevt, og kunne ikke gå dagen etterpå. 😆 Måtta da sove på klubbhuset deres i to netter, men det var kjempegøy.

Var livredd for at noe var brukket, men heldigvis var det bare en liten muskel skade. Blir nok ikke mer fotball på turen.

Men, farten på turen plukker seg opp dag for dag, skater lengre og lengre, og føler meg nå super komfortabel på veien.

Jeg har faktisk the time of my life her ute. 😅

Har blitt sinnsykt minimalistisk, noe lommeboka setter pris på, haha! Har lært masse også bare på de ukene jeg har skatet. Ting som en gang betydde veldig mye for meg, betyr plutselig ikke så mye lenger.

En av grunnene for turen min og var å klare å slutte helt med cannabis. Hadde offisielt min siste joint i dag før jeg kasta resten på havet. Føler at konsekvensene av å røyke utveier gevinsten. Hadde jeg blitt sent hjem igjen til Norge pga weed hadde jeg ALDRIG tilgitt megselv, å låst meg inne på rommet mitt for alltid, haha.

Så da slutter jeg. Det frister ikke en gang lenger. Det eneste som betyr noe nå er turen, og målet om å sette verdensrekorden for en sak jeg tror på.

Ellers så adapterer kroppen mer og mer for over dag, og det som pleide å slite meg ut, føles mer ut som en oppvarming nå. Har som hoved regel nå å skate minst 40km på hver session.

Bortsett fra i går, da skatet jeg ca 20 slik at jeg nådde Gøteborg til Norge-brazil kampen. Har litt fomo siden jeg ikke er i Oslo under VM, så ville se kampen en plass med litt gang, og Gøteborg sviktet ikke! Folk rodde og rodde, haha. Akkurat som svenskene utforbi teltet mitt nå som spiller sommer leker på camp siten. Slipper ikke unna roingen noen stad. 😆

Mye kule ting har skjer hele tiden. Jeg elsker å ikke vite hva den neste timen bringer. Her om dagen stoppet en kar meg på veien, slo av en prat, og så ga meg en pose snop og en bolle. Jeg lever på ting som det i flere dager. Det er ofte de små tingene. 😅

Nå er jeg invitert til et longboard event I Malmø på fredag, noe som betyr at jeg må skate ca 200km på 3 dager. Det blir et mission i seg selv det.

Mulig at jeg blir nødt til å sette camp litt utenfor Malmø, ta buss dit, for å så ta buss tilbake til camp og fortsette å skate igjen. 😅

Noen dager er selvfølgelig tøffere enn andre, men det er livet. Ting går i rytmer, å ingenting varer. Har jeg en skikkelig skjip dag, så vet jeg at en konge dag, som i dag feks, snart kommer.

Om noen ønsker å følge turen min når jeg forsøker å sette en ny verdensrekord i lang distanse skating, så har jeg lagt link til både Instagram å YouTube i bioen. Poster på Instagram nesten daglig. Men vil helst ikke spæme Reddit. 😅

Gjerne ama også. Svarer så lenge jeg orker i kveld. Ellers Ap svarer jeg bør jeg får tid.

Edit: strava link: https://www.strava.com/athletes/197201103?utm_medium=strava&utm_source=invite_qr

As I'm typing this, I'm having a break on a bench inside LidL in Sweden close to Gøteborg. I've skated from Oslo and been on the road for over 2 weeks now.

Had my first major scare two days ago as a sprained my ankle after I joined a group of legends playing football the same day I had skated 38 kilometers lol. Not the best idea, but I got carried away lol.

I got to sleep 2 days at the football clubs clubhouse tho, that was sweet. Got to shower.

But lucky it was just a mild muscle injury I received, and I was back at full power again the day after.

I almost cried when I could barely walk the morning after I received the injury, haha.

Sooo today I'm back on the road.

Today, I've slated 27km so far in terrible head wind. I've spent 3 hours on that, and It's been a nightmare. I have to skate 12 before I'm with checkpoint for the day.

It's very hard, but not un doable.

I'm not really sure why I'm writing this now, guess I'm a bit lonely today. But all good, because I can use reddit as kind of a diary lol. Its been very nice actually.

I'm tracking my progress to Strava live. Feel free to follow how it goes @Michael Mangekyou

Here is a video of some of the highlights from the trip. Feel free to Ama, I'll answer when I've made camp tonight, or tomorrow.

Hey all! Today marks my 10th day on the road, pushing my longboard towards Greece

I ask myself everyday wtf am I doing, lol.

But, the alternative to doing this would be just laying in my bed at home, smoking weed and doom scrolling.

I have a pretty unhealthy bond to weed, and I hope among other things, that this trip will unlock something within me that makes me get over my weed addiction. 😅

That said, I'll be living on the road for the next 6 months or so. I'm having a pretty dull day. Feeling a bit depressed, so I just felt like sharing a little bit.

I have currently skated about 160 kilometers. From Oslo to Rabbalshede in Sweden. Pretty far, but far from the finish line, lol. I've pushed 22 km today, and aim for another 20 after my current break.

Right now I'm chilling at a random local school, shielding myself from the sun. It's a nice breeze here, and it's shadow too, so I'm happy, haha.

All of that said, my spirits are on top! I'm looking forward to every day, and can't wait to explore more!

Here are some photos from my journey so far.

Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/norge/s/aKeqPvBwuO

Hey! Just wanted to give a quick update on how things are going since I've been skating towards Greece for over a week now, and I've covered well over 120km and crossed into a new country (Sweden).

It's been a super eventful day, to say the least. As I'm writing this at 1:20 AM, I'm chilling outside Tamuns Pastorat (Church) after I fetched water from the cemetery. Ended up here totally by chance after running out of water. Perfect timing.

I actually found an incredibly cool spot to camp tonight in Tanum, Sweden. It was right between old Viking graves and stone carvings from the Bronze Age. It was an amazing place. I had set up my tent nicely to eat before I thought about going out to explore and document, only to find ticks on my foot and thigh. I freaked out, and figured there had to be more, so I packed everything up in a hurry and started checking everything as the sky got darker and darker, while I was a living buffet for mosquitoes. Luckily, I didn't find any ticks on my body. But worried about the potential, so now I've decided to find a campsite near the sea so I can soak everything I own, including my backpack, in the sea to drown any potential ticks. 😆 Myself included. Hopefully, some people at the camp can check me for ticks too.

I've never had ticks or removed ticks before, but it went fine. Got the whole thing out. Quite a night. Luckily, it was dark outside, and there were very few people out in such a small place like where I am now, so I could stand and take pictures of the spots on my body that I couldn't see myself to scan for ticks as well as I could. Thankfully, I didn't find anything. I must have taken about 100 pictures of my body, alone in the dark in a parking lot. Haha.

So now I'm skating towards a campsite about 10km away, right by the sea. The plan is to wait outside until they open, haha.

At least I have 3 bottles of water. I skated nearly 38km today, and 20 of that was completely without water in what felt like 30 degrees. It was awful. The guy who worked at the random kebab shop I rolled by saved my life with the water he gave me, haha! He took the time to crush the ice so it fit in my bottle. Absolutely a legend.

Otherwise, the day has been incredible! My body is getting used to the strain more and more, and skating has become easier. I'm finding more joy in everything, in contrast to a couple of days ago when I was really depressed. Heading to Gothenburg in a few days. Perfect since I need to buy some new parts for my longboard. (Bushings).

The spirit is high too, but I might use tomorrow for recovery. I doubt I'll skate at all tomorrow after how this night went. 😆

I might just flip my schedule and skate at night as well. It was pretty nice to avoid that intense heat. Not sweating 20kg away in a day either.

But I'm starting to freeze now, so I’ll keep skating. Feel free to message. I'll reply when I get the chance. 🙏🙏