Did you do any endurance sports at all before you have started your skateboarding journey?

Dave: Not at all! But I think it’s really important to do an endurance adventure at least once in life. Because that’s when you find out so much about yourself, your strengths and weaknesses. You realise how much you´re actually capable of. And everyone can do it! I was not a superman or an athlete. By the end, I think it’s not about finding yourself. It’s about creating yourself. And that’s exactly what you experience during an adventure!

Do you get a lot of emails from fans and other adventurers?

Dave: Yeah, I have a hall of fame folder on my laptop, where I´ve saved so far about 1500 mails from people around the world, who saw me on Social Media or at one of my talks, and set out on their own adventures afterwards. This is a bigger purpose beyond my adventures. I’ve been on my own in this situation, where 95% of western people often find themselves.

A feeling that you´re not really happy about your job, but just can´t leave, because you have to pay all your bills and other stuff. So, if I can ask people to think about their purpose of life and inspire some of them to go and follow their passion, then that’s really amazing!