{"id":4401,"date":"2014-02-22T18:15:17","date_gmt":"2014-02-22T18:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backpackingbear.com\/blog\/?p=4401"},"modified":"2015-01-09T04:21:48","modified_gmt":"2015-01-09T04:21:48","slug":"joe-louis-skateboards-down-baldwin-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backpackingbear.com\/blog\/joe-louis-skateboards-down-baldwin-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Louis skateboards down the steepest street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Why do people climb Mt. Everest? Because it is there.<br \/>\nOur inner daredevils push us to overcome adversity.<br \/>\nBaldwin Street in Dunedin is a steep climb. Some people drive up in cars to say they have been to the top. Others huff and puff while jogging up. But everyone takes it slow on the way down.<br \/>\nIt would be dangerous to rush down the steepest street in the world.<br \/>\nChallenge accepted.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video below to see what happens when Joe Louis dares to skateboard down the world&#8217;s steepest street.<\/p>\n<p>Kids, don&#8217;t do this at home. Or even in New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Dunedin, New Zealand<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><object id=\"VIDEO\" width=\"360\" height=\"250\" standby=\"Loading video...\"><param name=\"url\" value=\"http:\/\/www.backpackingbear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/JL_Skateboard.avi\"><param name=\"AutoStart\" VALUE=\"False\"><param name=\"showControls\" value=\"true\"><embed type=\"application\/x-oleobject\" src=\"http:\/\/www.backpackingbear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/JL_Skateboard.avi\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Why do people climb Mt. Everest? Because it is there. Our inner daredevils push us to overcome adversity. Baldwin Street in Dunedin is a steep climb. Some people drive up in cars to say they have been to the top. Others huff and puff while jogging up. But everyone takes it slow on the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4092,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[17],"tags":[439,438,213,442,440],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Skateboard down the world&#039;s steepest street: Backpacking Bear<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Skateboarding down Baldwin Street in Dunedin, New Zealand is not something you should try at home. 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