Most people cross the Crown Range road by car, but for Alex Bladen a skateboard is much more enticing.
Bladen, 25, skateboarded down the Queenstown-to-Wanaka stretch earlier this month in just under four minutes, reaching speeds of just over 90km/h.
He had been skating for 10 years, he said. While the sport could be dangerous, there was a lot of risk mitigation and management involved.
He only skateboarded on roads he was comfortable with and always wore safety gear.
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