Jason Vanporppal standing in the road with his skateboardAt the Nevada state line on the 300-mile run to Las VegasSkating a live road on the push across AmericaPushing a loaded board through snow in JapanWith the support bike on the road across South AfricaKids in South Africa with their skateboards
Skateboarder · Storyteller · Athlete

Jason
Vanporppal

I'm 27, and I grew up in Paramount, California. I started skating when I was nine, and it's what kept me on a straight path when things could have gone another way.

Since then I've crossed three continents on a skateboard and run 300 miles across the desert — turning miles into skateparks for kids who've never had one.

Who has helped so far
VansRed BullChipotleGallantiLyftPalms, Las Vegas

Product, crew, road escorts, food and a bed at the finish — none of it a cheque. What each of them did →

Next journeyLatest journey · complete · 12 October 2026

Manchester → London

On foot, about 200 miles from Manchester to the capital.

1M+
Combined following
9,437
Miles under his own power
$86K
Raised for kids
500+
Skateboards donated