As of Thursday, Aug. 12, AldergroveB次元官网网址檚 Zach Choboter is an unofficial world record holder.
Tackling the challenge of taking the B次元官网网址淟ongest Continuous Journey on Rollerblades,B次元官网网址 he surpassed the previous record of 8597 kilometers.
Choboter departed from the Olympic Plaza in Whistler on Tuesday, May 25 B次元官网网址 the start of a cross-country journey to raise awareness for bees.
HeB次元官网网址檚 been on the road B次元官网网址 covering 100 to 120 kilometers every day B次元官网网址 for nearly three months. He surpassed the record in rural New Brunswick.
B次元官网网址淲e want to thank everyone who has been a part of this epic adventure,B次元官网网址 Choboter said. B次元官网网址淔amily, friends and all of you for the continued support!B次元官网网址
The evidence is pending with the Guinness World Records, who are well aware of ChoboterB次元官网网址檚 attempt and will deem his record official in the coming weeks.
While the record is certainly icing on the cake for the B.C. blader, itB次元官网网址檚 not why heB次元官网网址檚 doing it.
Choboter vowed to cross Canada from Vancouver Island to St. JohnB次元官网网址檚, Newfoundland in order to raise awareness about the decline of pollinators through his non-profit, Blading For Bees.
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Along the way, heB次元官网网址檚 met with people to share his passion for conservation, such as representatives from Nature New Brunswick last week.
The journey acts as a launching point for the organization, which will educate kids about green living upon his return to the Lower Mainland.
ChoboterB次元官网网址檚 journey has taken him through the windy Rocky Mountain roads where he encountered bears, flat prairie highways where he took his first tumble that prompted a visit to the ER, and the long lakeside views through Ontario and Quebec.
HeB次元官网网址檚 currently making his way through the Maritimes and about to enter Nova Scotia.
ChoboterB次元官网网址檚 journey wonB次元官网网址檛 officially end B次元官网网址 even though the record has been surpassed B次元官网网址 until heB次元官网网址檚 hit his goal and rollerbladed more than 9,000 kilometers to the eastern most point of Newfoundland.
The team, who follows him in a logoB次元官网网址檇 up van, theorized that heB次元官网网址檒l be all said and done by the end of August.
B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 for the bees baby,B次元官网网址 Choboter reiterated B次元官网网址 his mantra throughout the entire Canadian crossing.
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