TRIPS - Adam Colton
SKATE ACROSS AMERICA
June.- August 2005
TEAM:
Adam Colton, Chris Gregory, Shayne Rivers, Byron Levy
DISTANCE:
ROUTE:
3,000 + miles
Newport, OR to Springfield, VA
CHARITY:
MONEY RAISED FOR CHARITY:
Green Skate Lab
$10,000
HIGHLIGHTS:
Freedom and the great outdoors
ARTICLES
Most of the newspaper artilces from the trip are archived and you have to pay money to view them. A few remain free.
Freshpaved: Skate US Interview
BEATS WALKIN EUROPE (skate across Europe)
In 2007 I joined the BEATS WALKIN EUROPE team in Paris, France and skate South towards Spain. We made it almost the whole length of France but got arrested and could no longer skate on the roads. We drove the rest of the way to Spain and again got pulled over by the police and got kicked off the roads. Bad luck. On top of that we had to turn back because of a team members personal issues. Regardless is was a great trip and I got to skate through Frances' beautiful and quiet country side.
We raised $3,000 for Lowe Sydrome.
I wrote a personal article about the trip here, with some more photos
SKATE ACROSS NEW ZEALAND
Jan.- March 2008
SKATE SOUTH AMERICA
Jan.6-March 16 2009
Self-supported skate trip
TEAM:
Nat Halliday, Julia, Kari Grebe, Sheldon Lessard, Adam Colton
DISTANCE:
ROUTE:
Cape Reinga (Most Northern Point N. Island) to Bluff (Most Southern Point S. Island)
CHARITY:
Lowe Syndrome
MONEY RAISED FOR CHARITY:
HIGHLIGHTS:
Glacier Hike
Unique team
1,500 miles
$3,100
Amazing Meat pies
MAGZINES:
PERSONAL ARTICLE:
Line up, Concrete Wave
TEAM:
DAYS SKATING:
DISTANCE:
1,500 miles / AVG. 41.6 miles/day
HOW MANY PASSES:
36 days
6 - 14,000 ft / 5 - 13,000 ft 1 - 12,000 ft / 1 - 11,000 ft
Paul Kent, Aaron Enevoldsen, Adam Colton, Laura Hatwell (webdesigner)
HIGHEST PASS SKATED OVER:
14,851 ft
HIGHLIGHTS:
-Living above 10,000 ft for 2 months
-Skating over 13 passes in the Andes
-2 days and 2 nights, living on the Salt Flat
This is all the Gear I took with me to South America. A GEAR REVIEW in the works.
MAGAZINES:
TRIP SUMMARY:
A journey of self inflicting TORTURE, I feel reborn.
GEAR LIST:
BOARD SET-UP
LBL pusher, Randal Trucks, (83a) Orangatang IN HEATS
EXTRA CLOTHES
CORE
OMM Jirishanca 35 RL Backpack ---------------------------------------- 2lb 5oz Nemo GoGo Bivy/tent with stakes & waterproff stuff sac ---------- 2lb 5oz Sierra Light Year Ground Cloth ------------------------------------------- 5oz Western Mountaineering HighLite Sleeping Bag w/ stuff sace --- 1lb 3oz Small Length Ridge Rest sleeping pad --------------------------------- 9oz Sea to Summit Pack Cover ------------------------------------------------ 4oz
Westcomb Spector Hoody ---------------------------------------- 11.2oz REI Ultra Lite Rain Pants ------------------------------------------ 11oz Mont- Bell U.L. Down Inner Jacket ------------------------------ 6.9oz Icebreaker Bodyfiy200 Legging w/ fly (long underwear) --- 6.7oz Smart Wool Microweight NTS Crew (long underwear) ----- 6oz Icebreaker Hiker Lite Crew socks -------------------------------- 1.2oz Icebreaker Bodyfit 200 Boxer w/ fly ------------------------------ 3.5oz North Face Power stretch Balaclava (robber mask) --------- 3oz Rab Phantom Grip Gloves ----------------------------------------- 1.9oz Bandana ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3oz
CORE TOTAL ----------------------------------------------------------------- 6lb 7oz
SURVIVAL / TOILETRIES
Adventure Medical UltraLight .3 Medical Kit ------------------------ 3.5oz Ace Bandage ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1oz 4 Liter Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Dry Sac ------------------------------ 0.9oz 8 Liter Sea to Summit evac Dry Sac ---------------------------------- 2oz 2 trash bags ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2oz Polar Pure (water treatment) ------------------------------------------- 8.3oz 1 Photon LED Light ------------------------------------------------------ 1oz Solar Powered LED Headlamp w/solar panel --------------------- 5oz Garmin eTrex Vista HCx GPS ---------------------------------------- 5.6oz Canon Powershot A560 IS w/ batteries ----------------------------- 7.2oz Battery charger ------------------------------------------------------------ 2oz Cellphone ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2oz 3 maps ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.6oz Pen wrapped with Duct Tape ------------------------------------------ 2oz Small Knife ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2oz REI Multi Towel Lite - Medium ---------------------------------------- 2oz Biodegrable Hand Soap ------------------------------------------------ 3oz Camp Suds ---------------------------------------------------------------- 2oz Toothbrush + toothpaste ---------------------------------------------- 1oz Baby Powder -------------------------------------------------------------- 3oz Chap Stick ----------------------------------------------------------------- 0.5oz Lighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1oz 2 small Carabiners ------------------------------------------------------ 1oz
SURVIVAL / TOILETRIES TOTAL --------------------------------- 4 lb 2oz
EXTRA CLOTHES TOTAL --------------------------------------- 3lb 3oz
EXTRA SKATEBOARD GEAR
Skate T-tool ------------------------------------------------------------ 4.5oz King pin and nut ------------------------------------------------------ 3oz 2 sets extra bearings ------------------------------------------------ 5oz bearing lub ------------------------------------------------------------- 1oz 2 extra axel nuts ------------------------------------------------------ 1oz
EXTRA SKATEBOARD GEAR TOTAL ---------------------- 14.5oz
WHAT I WILL BE WEARING
Smart Wool Microweight T-shirt --------------------------------- 4.5oz Smart Wool Microweight Boxers -------------------------------- 3.1oz Arcteryx Gama LT Pants ------------------------------------------ 11.8oz Icebreaker Hiker Lite Socks -------------------------------------- 1.2oz Salomon Solaris 2 -------------------------------------------------- 11.6oz Baseball cap -----------------------------------
FOOD + WATER
Capable carry up to 5 liters, most likely carry 2-4 Liters --- 4 - 9 lbs Carry max 3 days of food
TOTAL WEIGHT INCLUDING WEIGHT OF BACKPACK minus food & water: 14lb 11oz
Skate Across Morocco
YEAR 2010
TEAM:
Adam C., Paul Kent, Aaron Enevoldsen
DAYS SKATING:
DISTANCE:
40 days
1,240 miles
HIGHLIGHTS:
-Skating on Chipseal 90% of the time
-All the wonderful cheap smoothies
-tigers
ARTICLES:
TRIP SUMMARY:
Morocco was a land of horrible bumpy roads, super friendly people, sand buggers and amazing smoothies.
SPONSORS:
Orangatang, Rayne, Longboard Larry, Patagonia, Nemo, Daddies Boardshop, Paris Trucks, Sporting Sails, Royal Board Shop, Concrete Wave
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