Australia might actually be theoretically doable with an insane amount of time and planning. Canada, Russia and Brazil through the Amazon I don't think so... The heart of Australia is just a completely empty dry wasteland and it would be a very dangerous undertaking.
Finland is up for grabs: Rougly 200km at its narrowest and freedom to roam laws mean you can hike through and set up camp in most places. The hardest part is coming up with a line that navigates lakes, rivers, and impassable swampland.
@@karl1ok Yeah, that's by far the easiest way to get across Finland. However, you'd need to be skilled enough with skis, and if you aren't, it will take some winters to master.
@@Altropos Well in this case his line seems to be a lot worse because there's worse patches of fallen trees and maybe more thick forest. There's no way to know that on satellite imagery that's a few years old so it's just luck
Well, Tom has a support crew of 2, is missioning by himself and finds lines himself. These guys have a support crew of 3 (or 4?), have their producer find lines for them and are missioning in a pair, which is always helpful mentally. Also what you see in the video may not be exactly what was going on in the field. Maybe Tom is exaggerating and these two are mocking him and underselling it. Plus of course there's the age difference, Tom is 10 years older than they are, which can make a difference.
Love Tom but these lads are just better. They are younger fitter and willing to risk their lives in a fairly blase way. They beat him fair and square on the isle of man.
Why stick to missions across countries? How about longest possible line within platinum range starting and ending anywhere in the uk? Then somebody can come along and try to do a longer line. With countries once it's done it's done and there is less competition.
I'd like to see something completely different next. I love these videos, but seeing the same British terrain over and over gets old. That what makes Norway stand out. I think Tom had Qatar or something on his radar at some point. That would be interesting. An open desert country should be doable within 10 meters, maybe even 5.
I have to say, hats off to you guys for having not only the physical strength and perseverance to do these missions, but also being able to maintain a good, positive mentality. I know from multi day hikes in the north how soul-sucking that cold and damp can be. Keep enjoying the outdoors
the main thing this series has shown me is that geowizzard needs a straight line companion. You guys seem to always edge each other on and keep a good mental state.
I honestly love how much you guys are the yang to geowizard Tom's Yin. Everything is the exact opposite in terms of vibes, video making, tone, people, etc... Watching everyone's vids is fucking awesome, you guys deserve the success you're getting. (Also kudos on getting so fewer felled trees compared to poor tom)
Honestly the biggest achievement is how much fun you are still having after a day of rain and fallen trees. I love hiking, but I also curse the world half the time I'm doing it.
I saw someone in the comments saying this video is "nowhere near peak video content" (compared to GeoWizard), but IMO this IS peak video content. The video's format is different from GW, which is good! Love hearing and seeing all the interactions between the line-walkers themselves and the team. Love the subtle humour. Love everything about these series, to be honest!
Tom has an insane amount of likeability and charisma on top of his mad adventures. It's not something you can just replicate, you either have it or not. And his video production with homemade music is unbeatable. That is what makes him a top TH-camr with so many views. Plus he has a first-mover advantage. That said, I really enjoy these guys' more hardcore approach. Tom can be a bit too whiny and soft :D Many times I have thought I wished he was a bit more Goggins and just pushed through without complaints but you gotta have to good with the bad. Go on son! Three good lads!
I think my issue is, as much as I enjoy them trying other people's ideas, it's that they don't come up with any original challenge of their own. It doesn't help that the pace is too breezy and always having two of them seems to result in less...jeopardy and tension.
These boys are younger, fitter, posher and have fewer life responsibilities (read: zero) than Geowizard. You may not like it, but this is what peak straight line performance looks like.
The Swedish island of Gotland seems like a decent place for a straight line mission - mostly flat, nice mix of farmland and woods, 40-50km length depending on the route (and right to roam in Sweden makes it much less likely to have angry farmer encounters!)
I really love how your video quality is constantly increasing and the friendly rivalry with Geowizard. You have become really enjoyable to watch. For future mission there are a bunch of possible places, if I remember correctly Norway, Delaware and Croatia already have been done successfully. Other ideas I believe would be doable are: Malta, Gibraltar, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Sweden, Finland, Morocco, Corsica, St Helena, Shetland Islands, Faroe Islands.
Faroe islands have too many cliffs. St Helena is also very steep. Corsica has extreme mountains. Morocco might have some areas without such mountains, but I doubt it. In Finland the main concern will be lakes and bogs, same with Sweden (also some steep terrain in the border with Norway, since the south is too populated imo. The rest are more feasible.
@@guillermo.mserrano Always depends on what lines you count. For Faroe Island I believe a line at Noroadalsskar viewpoint could be doable, maybe with climbing gear? Especially since the line is so short. The same for St. Helena. Corsica I'd agree with you, it looks to step. Sweden and Finland would both be brutally long, but I believe there are possible lines. Sweden in the south through the woods (e.g. around Halmstad to Karlshamn) and Finland either around Inari or around Oulu. I don't believe southern Sweden is too populated, should be less than the lines they do in England/Wales.
Other Ideas I think would be doable are Latvia (e.g. around Tukum North-South, 60 km), Gotland, Northern Cyprus, Baja California Sur (North of La Paz), Lanzarote, Slovenia (e.g. along the Mur river or along the 623), Qatar (in the south 50 km through the uninhabited desert), Bahrain
Come to Lithuania for the next mission. Literally the entire country is plains, our tallest hill is like 300m high, and cliffs don't exist, so virtually no line can be killed by elevation. From my experience walking through forests, even in the summer, the plants just aren't an issue. Everything is sparse enough so you can simply walk anywhere. Plus, we don't get nearly as much rain, so not only will the weather be much nicer, but also I have literally never seen a fallen tree, since the ground doesn't get wet enough for this kind of stuff. Obviously, farmland is still an issue, but other than trespassing, I'm pretty sure a straight line mission here would be a leisurely stroll. Just make sure not to do the mission in winter, like the UK missions, unless you want to trudge through snow.
Your videos are fun. I like watching them. The banter is top tier. The only issue is with the editing. There are lots of fake wilderness videos online and even TV (beargrylls) and your lack of shown struggling (canoe aside) and the quick camera transitions doesn't help. With GeoWiz you actually feel like hes completing a tough journey. You make it look like you are taking a walk. Which maybe it is, you are much younger with more/better help, but it makes the journey seem fake. You have two people together on the journey, you could do a sped up scene of you guys getting through tough parts. That's just my opinion though. Cheers.
My feelings exactly. One of the reasons I love the geowizard videos is the true sense of adventure and hardship in what is really not a true wilderness. These guys make it seem easy, whether it's due to editing or it just being the actual fact, but it kind of makes for a dull video.
And very deadly. The mountains and drops are not to be played around with. Just look at a topographic map of Iceland and you realize how impossible it is.
I really like you guys, but I still hope Tom did it first. You guys have many years of missions ahead of you, while hes now a family man and this was probably his only attempt at this. Good luck you two.
I actually opened Google Earth to check if it's feasible. The shortest route is somewhere along 130kms but the major issues would be the Highway Crossings. There is just no way anyone is going to walk across A1 and A17. There might be a way to devise a straight line that would have crossings over or under the highway but that would leave no margin to adjust on any other spot of the line.
not enough people talking about how crazy that water crossing was, glad youre safe! i guess its something only a couple of over-eager and reckless lads could do!
I've actually thought of a line I'd do myself, but I'd like you guys to try it too. It's way better than just crossing another country - a mountain range over 1500 kilometeres long with mountains over 2000 meters tall, that is the Carpathians. There's a part of them on the border between Poland and Slovakia, where they're only around 50 km wide - no major cities, roads or trains tracks. The mountains are not that tall, sometimes steep, but totally walkable without any rocky cliffs - I dare you to try it.
Shiey did a video where he did this and he was essentially rock climbing for a good portion of the hike/climb. It’s a good idea but probably too dangerous for their type of routes.
Croatia would be a nice country too. If you walk through someones garden or land you probably get food and drinks from the owner, people are insanely friendly in Croatia.
@@sowianskizonierz2693 I was surprised they did not toss them in the boat with the paddles. Figure though too they are light weight and extra protection from the trees.
Yeas Or they could walk at the narrowest point crossing it. But like with England, they could have done a straight line across the Cornwall peninsula, or a single step at Penzance.. technically crossing the country from coast to coast. But is that really in the spirit of the game ?
I live in central Vietnam. It's only around 40km wide at its narrowest point (around Dong Hoi). It would be an extreme adventure that would have added interest as it would shine a light on the incredible conditions soldiers on both sides endured through the war.
But thats kind of the issue with these videos. Geowizard really emphasises how difficult it is, whereas these boys don't really show the hardships of it all. It doesn't really lend itself to massively interesting content.
pro tip for any straightliner there are carbiner attachments for ther garmin gps es ... dont get why noone uses them?? #Also if you dont like trees do a mission across iceland!
Sweden is a good one for a straight line mission, you are allowed to walk of track in the nature and there is loads of nature. Nothing there that will be able to stop you, just trees, bushes, rocks and some rivers. Maybe some higher hills or mountains, depending on where you cross.
Belgium might actually be a decent mission, specifically crossing between France and Germany through the Ardennes. The shortest possible line looks to be about 91 km, but there are a few serious (rail)roads and such that mean it can't be quite that easy, and the forests are all in the least convenient (read: steepest) places. But you do touch some nice touristy spots and places with good beer along the way. (Netherlands to France would be as little as 55 km, mostly farmland and cities, but it's not going to be as good a video. Netherlands to Luxembourg also seems to be only 63km or so, and that alternative does actually have some nice terrain.)
Sweden is about 225 km which obviously another level, BUT it has a law called the right to roam which means any private area can legally be traversed without any permit.
cant believe both you and geowiz got set up with a support van, planning, etc etc, but nobody thought of a change of clothes. Nobody even brought a second set of underlayers. like guys you can have the van run to a laundromat with your wet stuff and bring nice dry clothes to the next camp.
Yeah stuff like this surprises me too. On GeoWizard’s very first mission, my partner and I were yelling at the TV when he had a cut wound “PUT SOME ANTISEPTIC ON!” He didn’t carry any. We’d both done cadet courses in high school though.
You need to do northern Germany next! From south of Husum at the North Sea to the town of Schleswig at the Schlei, which is part of the Baltic Sea. At least it's water is slightly salty still, so it counts as a country crossing from sea to sea. The line is only 40km and avoids all towns and villages. It involves crossing a highway and train line near Schleswig but the route I mapped out has over- and underpasses on the line, so crossing them is easy and legal. The only problem I see on this line would be one big barn, where a deviation of less than 20m would be neccessary. You can get in touch with me if you need more info, I'd be very pleased 🙂
For some reason I imagine the two teams to be similar to Russia and France in the Napolionic wars. You have the Fieldhouse crew pushing for hyper mobility and rapid logistics but struggling when said logistics break down. On the other side Geowizard is the Russians trying to retreat back but at a slower rate with more emphasis on holding onto supplies, struggling to make progress but still making it work with better knowledge of the land. Jumps out even more as the creeping impression of the Fieldhouse catching up to Geowizard comes into play, and the snow beginning to fall. Honestly having loads of fun watching both "sides" compete for victory using different tactics to fight the same land, I don't get why there are so many puritans over the challenge, this is war, there are no rules (I'm not picking favourites tho, I hope to see you both competing in future)
Portugal is a decent size for a straight line mission East to west, so is Belgium, Netherlands and Denmark, or you could try to go north to south across Luxembourg in 24 hours.
With all of the joys that a british winter brings, would not a mid summer night time make for better conditions, temp rainfall etc, and light levels are still sufficient to see
@@MrMAD-cn9mki don’t think it’s double as wide, google says they’re both about 500 km at their widest. sweden is a bit more consistently wide but if you can find a shorter line with as few lakes as possible, maybe in the middle or towards the very south of sweden, i feel like the woods are probably what’s gonna be the hardest part!
@@Fannywikstrom95 Sweden should be done in late summer when the lakes are warm, there will be so many lakes and rivers that there would be no point in stopping to put in the duck, they could just dive in and speed swim across. The very south is cheating, and will have by far the most dense farming landscape. They should also avoid the Småland highlands, the cliffs there are nasty. North of that we have Vättern and Europe's third-biggest lake Vänern, not a nice thing for a straight line mission. And north of that on any line would be mälardalen and the Stockholm metropolitan area, big no no. The most sensible line then would be further North, perhaps from the Norwegian border at Stöten down to Axmar on the coast. It is also one of the narrowest bits at 233km.
@@Merecir The forests up north are typically much more navigable than down south too. Main drawback with the north, or Sweden in general, is that it would be boring TV, just endless pine forests.
Czechia might be possible, there is a chance of finding a 140km line going from the middle of our border with poland to middle of the border with Slovakia, it's like 80% forests (which are all completely legal to pass thru) And Im sure you could avoid big cities+people in Czech republic don't really mind people passing thru their property, unless its a fenced garden or something
Some options for you. Portugal there are 70 mile lines with very diverse terrain. Italy, 20 to 30 mile lines in the arch of the boot also with wide diversity of terrain. Denmark, 30 mile lines but almost all farmland. Luxembourg, 22 mile line with about 40% of it forested and lots of elevation change (this one would be very scenic). Ireland is pretty much ALL farms so it would be a very difficult line.
Andorra, Portugal, Netherlands all pretty impossible. Andorra requires a skilled mountain climber so doable but with a different type of person, whilst Portugal and Netherlands all have too many houses. Portugal also a lot longer. Northern Ireland definitely the most achievable, a US state would also be pretty cool although I’m not sure how they would go about the issue of guns😂
@@finnrattray Portugal would be achievable, very rural in the majority of the country. I would say Northern Ireland is definitely not achievable. There is almost no forest cover and the country is made up of farmer fields.
Andorra is insanely steep. Portugal will probably have either too much steep terrain or infrastructure (population is fairly dispersed). Netherlands has way too much population density. A state of the USA might be passable along grid lines (maybe Kansas). Belgium probably also has too much population density. I'd say that crossing the island of Ireland, without regard for where the border is, would be a nice idea. However, I think there'd be a ton of farms.
Well seeing that you have done Wales, Scotland, England, and Man. I think it is only right if you do a straight line of Northern Ireland and/or Republic of Ireland.
I have spent a long time trying to figure out a line thru Denmark, since i am from here. it's just too densely populated so you are constantly running into houses and small towns. Even if you did find a line with minimal houses, it's just a pretty boring mission since it's mostly flat fields. I did a straight line mission across Møn and planning one across Bornholm in the winter tho^^
@philipheys3255 It was only 8km so we didn't bother to record it. It was more like a tester to see if we had the right equipment and how hard it actually is. Probably gonna record Bornholm in the winter but it's still only 25km. Slowly building up the km's to do a huge one across a country^^
@richardwebb5317 I think doing Jutland would count as crossing a country as it is the mainland, which is connected to Germany. The rest is just islands
I've attempted one across an Australian territory, I was told by a farmer not to recommend it to anyone but it's the one where the capital is and the line looks super do-able.
Playing around on Google Maps, I think Slovenia and Slovakia are good candidates. Rather safe countries, less then 100km to cross somewhere in the middle and there are less populated areas. Looking on Google Maps it was kind of easy to find candidates that might be feasible. The northern countries might be a bit too boring and really small countries as well. A very interesting and extreme challenge would be Germany. The eastern part is less populated, looking at it it didn't seem completely impossible to find a line from the Polish or Czech boarder to the Netherlands' boarder or the northern see in about 400km. If you avoid the major cities, which seems possible to do, it could be just about doable. You will touch some villages for sure, so it would be a very long in some parts extremely risky route. Maybe not a Platinum run, and maybe it would need crossing certain areas at night. An other problem is of course, that trespassing is a criminal offense in many European countries, not just a civil matter. So in Germany it is an offense, but the owner has to press charges. On the positive side, fields in Germany are usually not fenced off, and if they're not, it is also not a crime. So the country side might be easier to cross, but any private gardens and that will be risky.
Slovenia is an Alpine country, there arent many flat parts. Maybe some small section in the east/southeast is feasible, but no "real" cross country mission.
@@wernerlindorfer3693 Well most of it is not very rocky. If you go somewhere in the middle, about 30 to 50km east of Ljubljana there are mountains, but they are mostly covered by woods. Yes, it will be exhausting and slow in parts and you have to check that you do not hit something too difficult. But it looks like a carefully placed line should work. And if there is a bit that is dangerously steep, the support crew could place a rope or something. The central Alps are different, there you probably cannot find a line that is feasible even if you are a experienced climbers. You will just hit some rock formation in an unsafe spot.
@@Regian Yeah, but is that still crossing? It's like crossing Germany up in Schleswig-Holstein which should be possible as well. I thought about Italy as well. But north of Naples the density close to the coast just is crazy.
Denmark would be an "easy" one, but i would love to see a long one like Germany! If you do a shorter one try to do it without the van. The wild-camping-part is makes it even more of an adventure!
Too much farmland in Ireland and N. Ireland. It would be nothing but hedgerow hopping and farmer avoiding. No diversity and camp locations would be difficult.
I'd love to see you guys try to cross Corsica, though I'm not sure it would even be possible in a safe manner. But that'd be a change of scenery from great britain for sure
Given the grief I have had for hillwalking there (I don't bother with the place anymore) good luck with the farms. Also - have you seen their hedges and the sheer number of them. No Fuchsia!
It does seem like a waterproof poncho would be beneficial along with a full face airsoft mask/goggles, maybe even a cycle helmet? Keeping the buoyancy aid vest on looked like it helped too.
I know this is old, but I think the next big challenge should be southern Manitoba. Lots of farms, a few small bodies of water, and a number of small forests throughout. Canada yearns to be crossed in straight lines.
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Next mission, Australia... Only 4000km's. You may need a second pair of shoes
Or Canada
They could do Brazil too. The amazon rainforest should be fairly easy 😅
Australia might actually be theoretically doable with an insane amount of time and planning. Canada, Russia and Brazil through the Amazon I don't think so...
The heart of Australia is just a completely empty dry wasteland and it would be a very dangerous undertaking.
Canada is definitely impossible, you could maybe do a province with enough planning planning, but that island under australia might be doable
Maybe proper paratrooper boots instead of sneakers.
I thought it was game over at one point when they missed their hourly chicken nuggets and massage, but thankfully they got their next ones just fine.
Finland is up for grabs: Rougly 200km at its narrowest and freedom to roam laws mean you can hike through and set up camp in most places. The hardest part is coming up with a line that navigates lakes, rivers, and impassable swampland.
With all the GPS jamming from Russia that is ongoing, forget about it for the time being.
They can ski / snow shoe in late or early winter through Finland. That way you just go over the swamps and lakes
I would worry about steep terrain in the section of Finland that is doable.
@@skvalen The GPS jamming will screw you if that happens, but it's not like it's a constant thing happening all the time.
@@karl1ok Yeah, that's by far the easiest way to get across Finland. However, you'd need to be skilled enough with skis, and if you aren't, it will take some winters to master.
going from watching tom go to war with trees for his entire mission to your guys’ mission is a hilarious contrast
If you guys are planning on getting on geoWizards level you must complete Norway next
I'm still amazed that he found a non-lethal line in Norway.
@@OriginalMindTrickConsidering he quite literally could've drowned in that bog I'm not sure non-lethal is the right description
@@MrFrexxia If you've seen the mountains in Norway you take an old bog over that any day!
I completely agree, it's basically a right of passage.
Honestly they are doing so much better on this that I think it makes up for it.
It's kinda crazy how your lines are so much more favorable when competing against Tom. That dude's mental strength and determination is so impressive.
Yeah but it also means he's just bad at finding good lines :D
@@Altropos Well in this case his line seems to be a lot worse because there's worse patches of fallen trees and maybe more thick forest. There's no way to know that on satellite imagery that's a few years old so it's just luck
Well, Tom has a support crew of 2, is missioning by himself and finds lines himself. These guys have a support crew of 3 (or 4?), have their producer find lines for them and are missioning in a pair, which is always helpful mentally. Also what you see in the video may not be exactly what was going on in the field. Maybe Tom is exaggerating and these two are mocking him and underselling it. Plus of course there's the age difference, Tom is 10 years older than they are, which can make a difference.
Love Tom but these lads are just better. They are younger fitter and willing to risk their lives in a fairly blase way. They beat him fair and square on the isle of man.
Why stick to missions across countries?
How about longest possible line within platinum range starting and ending anywhere in the uk? Then somebody can come along and try to do a longer line. With countries once it's done it's done and there is less competition.
That's a really interesting idea, it encourages finding a good line over trying to do it fast.
Would be a fantastic way of marking who is the "king" of a given country; whoever completes the longest platinum run.
A line across Europe would be the ultimate straight line mission
That's actually a great idea, jannik. I hope either they or Geowiz see it.
brilliant idea, I'd really like to see that one happening. encourages finding very optimized line. cool!
Ireland or Northern Ireland next
Would Northern Ireland not be the mother of all final boss of angry farmers lol
Depends on how you draw the line but NI could be a proper challenge distance wise and now weather wise
@@sharkdomonly when you get to the east the west less so
@@sharkdom YES
I'd like to see something completely different next. I love these videos, but seeing the same British terrain over and over gets old. That what makes Norway stand out. I think Tom had Qatar or something on his radar at some point. That would be interesting. An open desert country should be doable within 10 meters, maybe even 5.
I'm with Geowizard on this one. It seems easy for you now, but ten years older - you are gonna feel it. Great job though, cheers.
I have to say, hats off to you guys for having not only the physical strength and perseverance to do these missions, but also being able to maintain a good, positive mentality. I know from multi day hikes in the north how soul-sucking that cold and damp can be. Keep enjoying the outdoors
would be cool if you started off in opposite directions at the same time vs GeoWizard taking the same line to see when you passed each other!
the main thing this series has shown me is that geowizzard needs a straight line companion. You guys seem to always edge each other on and keep a good mental state.
Tom just needs a break on his lines. Both his Wales and England now have been terrible. poor guy
@brandonkey181 he just needs to have scouts whilst planning lines rather than scouting after the lines decided
Tom did one with his brother and one with Welsh Greg both in Wales, he also had someone with him in Scotland I think...
I really love that you have propper subtitles with those vids. Thank you for that!
I honestly love how much you guys are the yang to geowizard Tom's Yin.
Everything is the exact opposite in terms of vibes, video making, tone, people, etc... Watching everyone's vids is fucking awesome, you guys deserve the success you're getting. (Also kudos on getting so fewer felled trees compared to poor tom)
Honestly the biggest achievement is how much fun you are still having after a day of rain and fallen trees. I love hiking, but I also curse the world half the time I'm doing it.
11:39 The best way to deal with hunger is to keep talking to each other about how hungry you're feeling 😂
Serious props for the subtitles. And of course all the incredible missioning! Rock on
4:03 the GeoWizard theme LOL
hope they do it in every next episode
17:33 "It's Not Verity" had me laughing too
@@wil5367 olooool same
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I saw someone in the comments saying this video is "nowhere near peak video content" (compared to GeoWizard), but IMO this IS peak video content. The video's format is different from GW, which is good! Love hearing and seeing all the interactions between the line-walkers themselves and the team. Love the subtle humour. Love everything about these series, to be honest!
Tom has an insane amount of likeability and charisma on top of his mad adventures. It's not something you can just replicate, you either have it or not. And his video production with homemade music is unbeatable.
That is what makes him a top TH-camr with so many views. Plus he has a first-mover advantage.
That said, I really enjoy these guys' more hardcore approach. Tom can be a bit too whiny and soft :D Many times I have thought I wished he was a bit more Goggins and just pushed through without complaints but you gotta have to good with the bad. Go on son!
Three good lads!
Yeah it’s good. It’s just different to GW. But doing it like him would just be copying his style, might as well do your own thing
The editing and structure of an episod is tiers above with Geowizard, something to aspire to
The editing and narration is just not up to the same level, it's fine but I don't feel an epic adventure, tension, etc.
I think my issue is, as much as I enjoy them trying other people's ideas, it's that they don't come up with any original challenge of their own. It doesn't help that the pace is too breezy and always having two of them seems to result in less...jeopardy and tension.
These boys are younger, fitter, posher and have fewer life responsibilities (read: zero) than Geowizard. You may not like it, but this is what peak straight line performance looks like.
But no where near peak video content!
Geowizard probably could do just as good as them if he was riskier, had more confidence, and had another person with him.
Can't we just appreciate both methods?
Idk about fitter... And theyre line so far seems to be way easier atleast by the number of fallen trees.
I mean if Geowizard didn't have an upcoming baby than he would've definetly been stronger.
Come down to New Zealand for the next straight line mission, 10kms across at its thinest. Three islands to conquer.
geowizard might do it first.
How did you comment 9 hours ago when the video released 50 mins ago???
@@BAITED-MUSIC Patreon supporter, I guess
Yep I’ve had my eye on it for a while
Just 3 hours’ flight away and maybe I should try
@@mardyjane7664 yeah true
The Swedish island of Gotland seems like a decent place for a straight line mission - mostly flat, nice mix of farmland and woods, 40-50km length depending on the route (and right to roam in Sweden makes it much less likely to have angry farmer encounters!)
I really love how your video quality is constantly increasing and the friendly rivalry with Geowizard. You have become really enjoyable to watch. For future mission there are a bunch of possible places, if I remember correctly Norway, Delaware and Croatia already have been done successfully. Other ideas I believe would be doable are: Malta, Gibraltar, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Sweden, Finland, Morocco, Corsica, St Helena, Shetland Islands, Faroe Islands.
Faroe islands have too many cliffs. St Helena is also very steep. Corsica has extreme mountains. Morocco might have some areas without such mountains, but I doubt it. In Finland the main concern will be lakes and bogs, same with Sweden (also some steep terrain in the border with Norway, since the south is too populated imo. The rest are more feasible.
@@guillermo.mserrano Always depends on what lines you count. For Faroe Island I believe a line at Noroadalsskar viewpoint could be doable, maybe with climbing gear? Especially since the line is so short. The same for St. Helena. Corsica I'd agree with you, it looks to step. Sweden and Finland would both be brutally long, but I believe there are possible lines. Sweden in the south through the woods (e.g. around Halmstad to Karlshamn) and Finland either around Inari or around Oulu. I don't believe southern Sweden is too populated, should be less than the lines they do in England/Wales.
Other Ideas I think would be doable are Latvia (e.g. around Tukum North-South, 60 km), Gotland, Northern Cyprus, Baja California Sur (North of La Paz), Lanzarote, Slovenia (e.g. along the Mur river or along the 623), Qatar (in the south 50 km through the uninhabited desert), Bahrain
Come to Lithuania for the next mission.
Literally the entire country is plains, our tallest hill is like 300m high, and cliffs don't exist, so virtually no line can be killed by elevation.
From my experience walking through forests, even in the summer, the plants just aren't an issue. Everything is sparse enough so you can simply walk anywhere.
Plus, we don't get nearly as much rain, so not only will the weather be much nicer, but also I have literally never seen a fallen tree, since the ground doesn't get wet enough for this kind of stuff.
Obviously, farmland is still an issue, but other than trespassing, I'm pretty sure a straight line mission here would be a leisurely stroll.
Just make sure not to do the mission in winter, like the UK missions, unless you want to trudge through snow.
Your videos are fun. I like watching them. The banter is top tier.
The only issue is with the editing. There are lots of fake wilderness videos online and even TV (beargrylls) and your lack of shown struggling (canoe aside) and the quick camera transitions doesn't help.
With GeoWiz you actually feel like hes completing a tough journey. You make it look like you are taking a walk. Which maybe it is, you are much younger with more/better help, but it makes the journey seem fake.
You have two people together on the journey, you could do a sped up scene of you guys getting through tough parts. That's just my opinion though. Cheers.
My feelings exactly. One of the reasons I love the geowizard videos is the true sense of adventure and hardship in what is really not a true wilderness. These guys make it seem easy, whether it's due to editing or it just being the actual fact, but it kind of makes for a dull video.
Straight line mission across Iceland would be fun.
that'd be awesome!
And very deadly. The mountains and drops are not to be played around with. Just look at a topographic map of Iceland and you realize how impossible it is.
@@OriginalMindTrick Difficult yes, but it won't be impossible.
@@OriginalMindTrick And the snow can hide geothermal pools- if it collapses you fall into boiling water.
@@phoephoe795 Not sure about boiling water but falling through cracks in glaciers is a real concern! :D
I really like you guys, but I still hope Tom did it first. You guys have many years of missions ahead of you, while hes now a family man and this was probably his only attempt at this. Good luck you two.
perfectly said
I hope he's first to finish and they're the first ti get platinum
I'm assuming Tom did it first (but Bronze) and they did it straighter and faster immediately after.
great up date. Surely the next mission should be northern ireland just to complete the uk in a nice little bundle.
Think there may be too many peat bogs
It’d be interesting to see you guys and Tom try each others lines from one of the missions
They have like 30 people for a support team and they still walk into farmers.
Portugal is a great shape for a mission....Moutains, rivers and beautiful views...
Plenty of reservoirs so don't forget the duck. Watch out for the broom jungles though.
I actually opened Google Earth to check if it's feasible. The shortest route is somewhere along 130kms but the major issues would be the Highway Crossings. There is just no way anyone is going to walk across A1 and A17. There might be a way to devise a straight line that would have crossings over or under the highway but that would leave no margin to adjust on any other spot of the line.
@@TriMetalHead They can teleport across roads and rails ;)
@@TriMetalHeadcross at night
not enough people talking about how crazy that water crossing was, glad youre safe! i guess its something only a couple of over-eager and reckless lads could do!
I've actually thought of a line I'd do myself, but I'd like you guys to try it too. It's way better than just crossing another country - a mountain range over 1500 kilometeres long with mountains over 2000 meters tall, that is the Carpathians. There's a part of them on the border between Poland and Slovakia, where they're only around 50 km wide - no major cities, roads or trains tracks. The mountains are not that tall, sometimes steep, but totally walkable without any rocky cliffs - I dare you to try it.
You want them to be eaten by a bear.... Don't you?
Shiey did a video where he did this and he was essentially rock climbing for a good portion of the hike/climb. It’s a good idea but probably too dangerous for their type of routes.
Adam the kinda guy to lick the gps instead of wiping it on his trousers
adam the kinda guy to eat his leaky mayo sandwich without taking either glove off
Straight line mission through the Netherlands might be fun, the land is flat, but has a great many water crossings and almost everything is inhabited.
lots of railways though. and it's illegal to walk on the fields
Croatia would be a nice country too. If you walk through someones garden or land you probably get food and drinks from the owner, people are insanely friendly in Croatia.
Epic lake crossing lads, balls of steel. Great episode, keep em coming.
Man's still wearing his life jacket for the whole day after the water crossing haha
Surprised no one else noticed
@@sowianskizonierz2693 I was surprised they did not toss them in the boat with the paddles. Figure though too they are light weight and extra protection from the trees.
“We are back on dry land.” -Both shoes are filling up with water.
Those Inov-8s are absolutely brilliant at shedding the water back out.
Humming the geowizard music while roasting his line choice regarding the fallen trees XD
Straight line mission across Gibraltar. It looks short... but there is a challenging "rock" to get over
Then cross the isthmus and the rock can be avoided.
Just walk the landing strip at the airport
Yeas Or they could walk at the narrowest point crossing it. But like with England, they could have done a straight line across the Cornwall peninsula, or a single step at Penzance.. technically crossing the country from coast to coast. But is that really in the spirit of the game ?
Great sends, definitely a V0 in my gym 😉
oh hi! funny seeing you here. love your videos :)
I live in central Vietnam. It's only around 40km wide at its narrowest point (around Dong Hoi). It would be an extreme adventure that would have added interest as it would shine a light on the incredible conditions soldiers on both sides endured through the war.
These boys are too soft for the jungles of Asia :)
Very few people watching this will understand just how hard it is. Huge respect to you.
But thats kind of the issue with these videos. Geowizard really emphasises how difficult it is, whereas these boys don't really show the hardships of it all. It doesn't really lend itself to massively interesting content.
@@simoncotterill9660 I think that's largely because it's much harder to do this on your own.
You guys are hilarious, love the piss taking with Geo
pro tip for any straightliner there are carbiner attachments for ther garmin gps es ... dont get why noone uses them??
#Also if you dont like trees do a mission across iceland!
Sweden is a good one for a straight line mission, you are allowed to walk of track in the nature and there is loads of nature. Nothing there that will be able to stop you, just trees, bushes, rocks and some rivers. Maybe some higher hills or mountains, depending on where you cross.
Belgium might actually be a decent mission, specifically crossing between France and Germany through the Ardennes.
The shortest possible line looks to be about 91 km, but there are a few serious (rail)roads and such that mean it can't be quite that easy, and the forests are all in the least convenient (read: steepest) places. But you do touch some nice touristy spots and places with good beer along the way.
(Netherlands to France would be as little as 55 km, mostly farmland and cities, but it's not going to be as good a video. Netherlands to Luxembourg also seems to be only 63km or so, and that alternative does actually have some nice terrain.)
Sweden is about 225 km which obviously another level, BUT it has a law called the right to roam which means any private area can legally be traversed without any permit.
cant believe both you and geowiz got set up with a support van, planning, etc etc, but nobody thought of a change of clothes. Nobody even brought a second set of underlayers. like guys you can have the van run to a laundromat with your wet stuff and bring nice dry clothes to the next camp.
Yeah stuff like this surprises me too. On GeoWizard’s very first mission, my partner and I were yelling at the TV when he had a cut wound “PUT SOME ANTISEPTIC ON!” He didn’t carry any. We’d both done cadet courses in high school though.
This is class lads keep up the great work. Youve got this!
Can we just appreciate the efforts of providing amazing subtitles on every video. Thank you so much for that ❤
You need to do northern Germany next! From south of Husum at the North Sea to the town of Schleswig at the Schlei, which is part of the Baltic Sea. At least it's water is slightly salty still, so it counts as a country crossing from sea to sea. The line is only 40km and avoids all towns and villages. It involves crossing a highway and train line near Schleswig but the route I mapped out has over- and underpasses on the line, so crossing them is easy and legal. The only problem I see on this line would be one big barn, where a deviation of less than 20m would be neccessary. You can get in touch with me if you need more info, I'd be very pleased 🙂
For a coarse idea of my line: One end would be roughly at 54.43575 N, 8.93475 E and the other end at roughly 54.50942 N, 9.53161 E.
looool "it's not verity" line killed me.
For some reason I imagine the two teams to be similar to Russia and France in the Napolionic wars. You have the Fieldhouse crew pushing for hyper mobility and rapid logistics but struggling when said logistics break down. On the other side Geowizard is the Russians trying to retreat back but at a slower rate with more emphasis on holding onto supplies, struggling to make progress but still making it work with better knowledge of the land. Jumps out even more as the creeping impression of the Fieldhouse catching up to Geowizard comes into play, and the snow beginning to fall. Honestly having loads of fun watching both "sides" compete for victory using different tactics to fight the same land, I don't get why there are so many puritans over the challenge, this is war, there are no rules (I'm not picking favourites tho, I hope to see you both competing in future)
Next up: crossing the Darien Gap in a straight line
Love the education side (stemflow etc.), please keep a focus on that stuff, it really adds to the content!
The EASIEST straight line mission of all. No angry farmers. GREENLAND or the NORTH POLE, you chose.
you prefer angry polar bears to angry farmers? not so sure about that
@@petertorvik8413 that would make great views
Portugal is a decent size for a straight line mission East to west, so is Belgium, Netherlands and Denmark, or you could try to go north to south across Luxembourg in 24 hours.
Oh noes, the nibbles butlers really dropped the ball this time.
Italy, Portugal, Greece, Denmark, Malta
The upper peninsula of Michigan would be a good straight line mission
Great stuff. Thoroughly enjoyable to watch.
denmark! including all of jylland, fyn, and sjælland
2:41 Yeah, some might say they don’t even move at all!
Come on upload part 3
I think the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Denmark are all fairly possible straight line missions.
Where is the video
With all of the joys that a british winter brings, would not a mid summer night time make for better conditions, temp rainfall etc, and light levels are still sufficient to see
More vegetation to fight through though.
Do Sweden! Rights of roaming laws should make it quite feasible.
But sweden is double as wide and full of lakes, which makes it an even longer mission
@@MrMAD-cn9mki don’t think it’s double as wide, google says they’re both about 500 km at their widest. sweden is a bit more consistently wide but if you can find a shorter line with as few lakes as possible, maybe in the middle or towards the very south of sweden, i feel like the woods are probably what’s gonna be the hardest part!
You shouldn't do it in the winter though. Late spring or early summer is probably the best time for a mission in Sweden.
@@Fannywikstrom95 Sweden should be done in late summer when the lakes are warm, there will be so many lakes and rivers that there would be no point in stopping to put in the duck, they could just dive in and speed swim across.
The very south is cheating, and will have by far the most dense farming landscape.
They should also avoid the Småland highlands, the cliffs there are nasty.
North of that we have Vättern and Europe's third-biggest lake Vänern, not a nice thing for a straight line mission.
And north of that on any line would be mälardalen and the Stockholm metropolitan area, big no no.
The most sensible line then would be further North, perhaps from the Norwegian border at Stöten down to Axmar on the coast. It is also one of the narrowest bits at 233km.
@@Merecir The forests up north are typically much more navigable than down south too. Main drawback with the north, or Sweden in general, is that it would be boring TV, just endless pine forests.
Czechia might be possible, there is a chance of finding a 140km line going from the middle of our border with poland to middle of the border with Slovakia, it's like 80% forests (which are all completely legal to pass thru) And Im sure you could avoid big cities+people in Czech republic don't really mind people passing thru their property, unless its a fenced garden or something
Make a sprint race across northern Monaco
Tasmania. Distance wise it's do-able, about 320km. But the terrain is so mountainous, finding a line would be the hard part.
The mission is definitely going better than Tom's so far. Hope it keeps up until the end.
Some options for you. Portugal there are 70 mile lines with very diverse terrain. Italy, 20 to 30 mile lines in the arch of the boot also with wide diversity of terrain. Denmark, 30 mile lines but almost all farmland. Luxembourg, 22 mile line with about 40% of it forested and lots of elevation change (this one would be very scenic). Ireland is pretty much ALL farms so it would be a very difficult line.
Next mission ideas: Ireland, Northern Ireland, Andorra, Portugal, Netherlands, a USA state, Belgium
Andorra, Portugal, Netherlands all pretty impossible. Andorra requires a skilled mountain climber so doable but with a different type of person, whilst Portugal and Netherlands all have too many houses. Portugal also a lot longer. Northern Ireland definitely the most achievable, a US state would also be pretty cool although I’m not sure how they would go about the issue of guns😂
@@finnrattray Portugal would be achievable, very rural in the majority of the country. I would say Northern Ireland is definitely not achievable. There is almost no forest cover and the country is made up of farmer fields.
@@finnrattray America would be fine, I'm sure they wouldn't be shot
Andorra is insanely steep. Portugal will probably have either too much steep terrain or infrastructure (population is fairly dispersed). Netherlands has way too much population density. A state of the USA might be passable along grid lines (maybe Kansas). Belgium probably also has too much population density. I'd say that crossing the island of Ireland, without regard for where the border is, would be a nice idea. However, I think there'd be a ton of farms.
@@BAITED-MUSICsomeone did Delaware pretty easily, and ontario, Canada before he was stopped by police and told he would be arrested if he continued.
Yes go on lads! You always make these missions look a breeze. Best of luck
While we're around the British Isles, why not give Guernsey or Jersey a go next time
Well seeing that you have done Wales, Scotland, England, and Man. I think it is only right if you do a straight line of Northern Ireland and/or Republic of Ireland.
NEXT MISSION DENMAK
I have spent a long time trying to figure out a line thru Denmark, since i am from here. it's just too densely populated so you are constantly running into houses and small towns. Even if you did find a line with minimal houses, it's just a pretty boring mission since it's mostly flat fields.
I did a straight line mission across Møn and planning one across Bornholm in the winter tho^^
@@vn0397can u upload it?
@philipheys3255
It was only 8km so we didn't bother to record it. It was more like a tester to see if we had the right equipment and how hard it actually is.
Probably gonna record Bornholm in the winter but it's still only 25km. Slowly building up the km's to do a huge one across a country^^
How would you define a crossing of a country that is an archipelago and peninsula. Doing an island or Jutland would be an objective though
@richardwebb5317
I think doing Jutland would count as crossing a country as it is the mainland, which is connected to Germany. The rest is just islands
Next mission, Norway. GeoWizzard did Norway and i think that's top level straight line missioning. That's your next mission!
One hasn't really straight line missioned before one has defeated the famous Norwegian quicksand bog.
Do a straight line north to South or vice versa on The Isle of Arran
Would this even be possible? Southern half sure, would there be a route through the northern half?
Your missions are great, I wish they’d just be longer! And uploaded not every 2 weeks 😂
Get in!
04:39 Tuvalu? That would be a good country to cross in a straight line! 😂
Ireland next - time to conquer the Emerald Isle!
never say that to an englishman
Way too many farms and angry farmers.
Life jackets looked good for pushing through trees with. Looked a good call
Cross Vatican City in a straight line
And get arrested for sure.
I've attempted one across an Australian territory, I was told by a farmer not to recommend it to anyone but it's the one where the capital is and the line looks super do-able.
Playing around on Google Maps, I think Slovenia and Slovakia are good candidates. Rather safe countries, less then 100km to cross somewhere in the middle and there are less populated areas. Looking on Google Maps it was kind of easy to find candidates that might be feasible. The northern countries might be a bit too boring and really small countries as well.
A very interesting and extreme challenge would be Germany. The eastern part is less populated, looking at it it didn't seem completely impossible to find a line from the Polish or Czech boarder to the Netherlands' boarder or the northern see in about 400km. If you avoid the major cities, which seems possible to do, it could be just about doable. You will touch some villages for sure, so it would be a very long in some parts extremely risky route. Maybe not a Platinum run, and maybe it would need crossing certain areas at night.
An other problem is of course, that trespassing is a criminal offense in many European countries, not just a civil matter. So in Germany it is an offense, but the owner has to press charges. On the positive side, fields in Germany are usually not fenced off, and if they're not, it is also not a crime. So the country side might be easier to cross, but any private gardens and that will be risky.
Slovenia is an Alpine country, there arent many flat parts. Maybe some small section in the east/southeast is feasible, but no "real" cross country mission.
italy could be possible down in Calabria
@@wernerlindorfer3693 Well most of it is not very rocky. If you go somewhere in the middle, about 30 to 50km east of Ljubljana there are mountains, but they are mostly covered by woods. Yes, it will be exhausting and slow in parts and you have to check that you do not hit something too difficult. But it looks like a carefully placed line should work. And if there is a bit that is dangerously steep, the support crew could place a rope or something.
The central Alps are different, there you probably cannot find a line that is feasible even if you are a experienced climbers. You will just hit some rock formation in an unsafe spot.
@@Regian Yeah, but is that still crossing? It's like crossing Germany up in Schleswig-Holstein which should be possible as well. I thought about Italy as well. But north of Naples the density close to the coast just is crazy.
Baja Mexico has a very doable stretch
Denmark would be an "easy" one, but i would love to see a long one like Germany! If you do a shorter one try to do it without the van. The wild-camping-part is makes it even more of an adventure!
Northern Ireland next
That would just be farmland central
Too much farmland in Ireland and N. Ireland. It would be nothing but hedgerow hopping and farmer avoiding. No diversity and camp locations would be difficult.
@@SpicyEngineer They could do a Peace Wall steeple-chase in Belfast.
@@scipioafricanus5871 That would be a good one.
Please consider Belgium for a straight line mission 🙌
Geowizard has already done Norway, but it wouldve been cool to see yall take a crack at it.
I'd love to see you guys try to cross Corsica, though I'm not sure it would even be possible in a safe manner. But that'd be a change of scenery from great britain for sure
I think Ireland is logical no?
Could you imagine how absolutely fuming an Irish farmer would be over two posh British lads invading his property!
@@jacob1121 that would be 5 mins in at the first field too... only another 4 days of solid farmland to make it through 🤣
Given the grief I have had for hillwalking there (I don't bother with the place anymore) good luck with the farms. Also - have you seen their hedges and the sheer number of them. No Fuchsia!
Way too much farmland and very protective farmers. I suspect that is why nobody has tried it.
It does seem like a waterproof poncho would be beneficial along with a full face airsoft mask/goggles, maybe even a cycle helmet? Keeping the buoyancy aid vest on looked like it helped too.
good stuff lads! look forward to the next one
I know this is old, but I think the next big challenge should be southern Manitoba. Lots of farms, a few small bodies of water, and a number of small forests throughout. Canada yearns to be crossed in straight lines.