Omar Fahmy is currently skating from Memphis to San Diego solo

http://kickinitlonger.blogspot.com/

Wish him luck!

Hey everyone thats been following the trip. First of all, I would like to apologize for the lack of updates (I was locked out of my google account for a while). I am still alive, so bear with me. In Mid/Late June I ran into a ton of issues.

Floods


Dogs


But I kept on going...until the end of June.



I was around 100 miles away from Columbia, Missouri when I lost my GPS. I searched for hours and couldn't find it. I found a local library and printed basic route information from google maps. I tried to follow it as best as I could but without my GPS I couldnt find any food locations when I got hungry etc, and the Missouri highway system was a mess to skate through. So I had to call my dad and have him read off google maps whenever I got lost (I tried to stay as close to I-70 as possible).





And then, my second deck cracked, despite efforts to keep it alive




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At that point, I decided that things were getting too dangerous. Nevada, and Utah would have been an extremely risky prospect in the middle of the summer heat and halfway through Kansas the elevation would start to climb for ~400 miles. I wasted a good amount of money waiting for the first replacement deck to come in, and waiting for the second replacement would have zapped even more of my balance. I made it close to Columbia, Missouri, roughly 1000 miles (i'd say around 1100 with all my little sidequests) and hitchhiked my way back to St. Louis, where I bought an air plane ticket to Sacramento. I stayed over at Dan Hendersons house and skated in honor of Peter Ramirez, who lost his life in a skateboard accident a few months back. Now I am back in Brooklyn. I do not regret a moment of the adventure, it opened my eyes to how beautiful and great America really is, even if it has some points that are rough around the edges.

I would like to attempt something of this caliber again, but it would have to include a support car to carry the 30-40 pound load which I struggled with on my back, day after day. A big thanks goes out to everyone who has inspired, supported, and touched me throughout this journey.

If anyone has sent a paypal donation to me that they would like refunded, please email my skateforthetwins gmail account, as I have access to it again. Donations to the ABCF cannot be refunded.

I'm currently in Greenville, Illinois. Broke 50 miles in one day, Im happy :)

Today I had a pretty amazing experience that showed me how kind-hearted and awesome people can really be. I was passing by Linton, Indiana when two guys (Paul "Fatboy" and Travis) in a truck started talking to me. I told them about my trip and what I was doing, and they were pretty impressed. They admitted that when they first saw me on my skateboard and 50 pound pack, that they though I was kinda insane. But once we got past the stereotypes, John and Travis took me out to eat at this awesome place which served some delicious catfish and onion rings. Probably the best fish I've had so far. They gave me some cash for my expenses and treated me like family. Thank you Paul and Travis!

Currently in Bloomfield, Indiana

Tons of new videos

I was leaving the best western in Athens and started talking to the manager about how my deck was done and I had to walk 50 miles from Athens Ohio to Greensburg Indiana, to where LBL shipped the new one. This lady (Beth) heard my story and offered to drive me there. She treated me to a delicious milkshake in athens (United Dairy Farmers) and a tasty burger in Greensburg. I got to meet her sister and her wonderful family. It turns out that her mother had breast cancer, and passed away on May 22nd, which is when I started my trip. On this trip, I have met wonderful people, without them I do not think I would be able to keep on going. Beth treated me like a family member and I will always remember her kindness. Thank you Beth and everyone else that has helpled me in tough times.

Deck snapped so I am walking/hitchhiking, plan is to get to Greensburg, Indiana by walking/hitchhiking around 25 miles a day. In a sad mood so I am not really into viewing the area right now, but its a beautiful place. The deck got caught in multiple storms and experienced probably the worst riding conditions a longboard ever faced, so the 500 miles it lasted is still a great amount :)
Anyways...



Currently at Oxford, Ohio