{"id":201020,"date":"2025-11-11T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=201020"},"modified":"2025-11-10T10:48:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T18:48:16","slug":"skateboarding-across-america-with-chad-caruso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/skateboarding-across-america-with-chad-caruso","title":{"rendered":"Skateboarding Across America with Chad Caruso"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/d9c8cf24-b6ec-45f6-aba1-811ba1b38758?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/skateboarding-across-america-with-chad-caruso\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chad Caruso kicked off his wild idea in Venice Beach, California, with a skateboard and a goal: to cross the country on four wheels. Over 57 days, he pushed through deserts, mountain ranges, and extreme weather, ultimately landing in Virginia Beach, Virginia and setting a Guinness World Record for the fastest coast-to-coast skateboarding journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with Chad:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chadcaruso.com\/?srsltid=AfmBOoqY1TIO8WqCN70lD2ILcYv4qSUy6AGe3fA2G338q67ZABO823Ij\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chad_caruso\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ChadCaruso\/featured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/camp-monsters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Camp Monsters<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pod.link\/1025326955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Finding Mastery<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rei.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_0caFXw06aJXDzvw?s_origin=wildideas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Take the 5-minute Listener Survey!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to our sponsors:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Capital One and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/membership\/mastercard?trackingId=podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the REI Co-op\u00ae Mastercard\u00ae\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Chad Caruso kicked off his wild idea in Venice Beach, California, with a skateboard and a goal: to cross the country on four wheels. Over 57 days, he pushed through deserts, mountain ranges, and extreme weather, ultimately landing in Virginia Beach, Virginia and setting a Guinness World Record for the fastest coast-to-coast skateboarding journey. 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