Some heroes don’t wear cape, they have skateboards and that couldn’t be anymore true for Jason Vanporppal, a Canadian courier, embarked on a 5,500 km solo skateboard journey from Kampala, Uganda, to Cape Town, South Africa, over 106 days.
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Starting in Kampala 106 days ago, the Canadian local-favorite survived blistering heat, mechanical breakdowns, and the infamous North-Wester winds to reach Table Mountain. Why? To fund a skate-park for kids in Uganda who lack safe spaces to play.
Local communities rallied behind him, providing everything from roadside snacks to a custom-painted mural at the finish line. Jason’s story is a powerful reminder of what one person can achieve with a skateboard and a massive heart.
We went down memory lane to they days of old and tried to figure out why skateboarding got a bad wrap in the 70s, 80s, 90s and early 2000s on The Joy Ride with Angel Campey.
