SALINE COUNTY, Kan. (KWCH/Gray News) — A Norwegian man attempting to rollerblade across the U.S. was killed in a hit-and-run in Kansas, officials said.
The Saline County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as 24-year-old Joachim Lanham.
Lanham was documenting his rollerblading journey across the U.S. on Instagram. According to a post from his family, he was hit by an SUV on day 22 of his journey from New York to Los Angeles
It feels weird comparing this to Cairn, a climbing game I just played.
Everyone tells Aava “There is about a 95% chance of you dying climbing this mountain. And there’s nothing at the top.” She still does it, and it feels like a remarkable achievement against nature. Yet any achievement on US Highways just feels kind of gross by comparison.