Can we cross the UK's 2nd largest city without using a single road?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 มิ.ย. 2023
- It's here. Quite possible my maddest mission to date.
Back in April I convinced my poor brother to join me once more as we made an audacious attempt to cross the entire city of Birmingham, from Sandwell in the west over to Solihull in the East, without using and roads or canals.
With more people, more security, more filth and sewage and some of Birmingham's most knife crime ridden housing estates, this one promised to be a serious step up from the already challenging Black Country Mission from back in 2021.
There had to be slightly more leeway whilst crossing roads this time, but some of the shit we had to go through more than makes up for that I reckon.
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*** You can now purchase a dazzling new Birmingham no roads mission poster, designed by the incredibly talented Roman Stevens, over on the official GeoWizard website. They sum this mission up perfectly and somehow make Birmingham look aesthetically pleasing. They also won't be available for too long so add one to your collection while you can: www.officialgeowizardstore.com ***
Good.
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Love your channel fella.. great UB40 song choice. Not a massive fan of theirs, but "Signing Off" is immense 😍👌
What is the name of the music at the start of the video at 0:48 ???????
And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. - Jeremiah 29:13
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. - John 3:16
Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out.
- Acts 3:19
If are in North America, please go check out any of the churches available to you: PCA, OPC, Rpcna/Rpc, Urcna, or a canrc church
(These are conservative and actual Presbyterian churches)
If you can’t find one of the conservative presby churches then, maybe a Lcms or Wels Lutheran church
If you are Scottish, I recommend the Free Church of Scotland and the APC
(Different from the Church of Scotland)
If you are English I recommend the Free Church of England.
(Different from the Church of England)
Also online you can look up church finders for each of the groups and it will show you locations
“Very glad we’ve got gloves”
Love to see the progress you’ve made through the years!
Eventually i'm expecting him to wear a full suit of british armor. Immune to EVERYTHING natur can thrown at him. Brambles be damned.
@@RMJ1984 But then the water arrived, coming down the mountainside!
@@nerobernardino88 wet suit and life jacket 💀
all it took was wales 1 haha
Tom's slow acceptance and love of gloves has been a staple of the channel lmao
Uncle Ed is hilarious, I hope we get more of him in the future
He was so scared to open the door
“Have you been knicked”
He's awesome!
@@theoafman9068 Looks like a textbook example of some kind of concerned citizen
Yeah! True
Tom, you had no need to worry about the police next to the railway line. That was my dad in the hut, who recognised you as you went past!
Ahah no way 😂
I hope your dad doesn't mind Tom calling him "chubby" in this video 🤣💀
what was the time stmp?
@@ggoose11224 all fun and games 😂
Thats insane and wonderful! I wonder what his reaction was haha
I love Tom being like "what is going on why is everything closed, it was open a few weeks ago?" Yet they're doing the mission on Easter sunday lol
No kidding. Lol
And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. - Jeremiah 29:13
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. - John 3:16
Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out.
- Acts 3:19
If are in North America, please go check out any of the churches available to you: PCA, OPC, Rpcna/Rpc, Urcna, or a canrc church
(These are conservative and actual Presbyterian churches)
If you can’t find one of the conservative presby churches then, maybe a Lcms or Wels Lutheran church
If you are Scottish, I recommend the Free Church of Scotland and the APC
(Different from the Church of Scotland)
If you are English I recommend the Free Church of England.
(Different from the Church of England)
Also online you can look up church finders for each of the groups and it will show you locations
@@andybaldman🐪
@@PeterMartyrVermigli_is_cool ??
@@andybaldman🐪
30:57 "Which is no doubt fiercely guarded by CCTV"
Proceeds to pass by a warning sign with CCTV on it
I spotted that lol
Those are often fake and a cheap deterent
Which proved what he said was not wrong. But... I wouldn't worry about CCTV in a parking garage. Usually CCTV these days isn't monitored 24/7 by a guard, but just recorded in case it's needed for investigating crimes. Besides, it's a parking garage. People moving around in there is normal.
perfect timing
The urban no roads mission is pretty much the opposite of a straight line mission.
They should bring big ladders and do an urban straight line mission
@@Kiwi2703 like really big ladders
@@Kiwi2703 really really big ladders
I thought the opposite of a straight line mission is a gay line mission.
@@XenoBeano A ladder big enough to stretch from one side of the city to the other.
I love the boyishness of these missions, it's like the world is your videogame & you guys are making up your own sidequests. God be with you lads, and warm the hearts of those who shout "Oi!"
This comment made my physically cringe 😭
@@portaltaker that's so rude
@@portaltaker ok and?
@@portaltaker it's your comment that made me cringe you crying emoji zoomer
@@wind2536So many people use emojis, what’s cringy about using a single one? Not to say I agree with their viewpoint, but is that really how you’re going to get back at them?
I love how you have embroiled even more family members in your insane (but highly entertaining) missions. Had to laugh quite a bit when every door that was open three weeks ago was of course barring you from entry day of.
There was one bit where he mentioned that it was Easter Sunday. Pretty much everything is shut on this day in the UK. (Barring really tiny cornershops or foreign food takeaways that are run by foreign people as they dont celebrate the Christian holiday)
I was more surprised that the said pub towards the end was even open! Being Easter Sunday.
He himself should've known that more things woulda been shut on Easter Sunday!
I live for these missions. Thank you Tom, please never stop doing these.
this ^
Seeing Brum for like 2 seconds instantly put a smile on my face
Same. It's great to see the place and hear the familar sounding voices (I should move back...or should I?)
@@PooperScooperTrooper I think they meant the tv show
Same, I immediately went and watched an episode! I had no idea that "Brum" was set in Brum, as obvious as it seems now.
@@cavbucky Yea I did 😅
@@sunilpatel2883 Same. No idea it was related to the place. But in my defense we got the Dutch voiceover because I'm from Belgium, so I had no clue when I was like 5. I don't know why but Brum seems to have been much more popular over here. If I look it up on YT I only see Dutch episodes as well.
In college we called this game Backyard Home - get trashed at a party and find your way home without using roads. Glad to see someone is continuing the tradition.
Tom: Why is everything closed today, it was open three weeks ago?!
Also Tom: *mentioning he is doing this on Easter Sunday"
Love all your missions, keep up the great work! Can't wait for the next part!
The editing is great! The map really helps show what is happening. Great work guys.
Think he's got a new editor so I'm sure he's happy to hear that.
@@DoubleDowner No, before he edited it all
@@DoubleDowner the map thing was also in the previous mission
We had this this called „garden jumping“ as kids where we tried to cross as many consecutive gardens in a row at night without getting caught and found amazing pathways with jumps and scary dogs! Your videos are bringing up so many memories 😂
Reminds me of Bob Mortimer's "We do beg your pardon, but we are in your garden" game from Would I Lie To You? 😂
I loved this. We called it "garden hopping." The tension always built as we got closer to the last garden.
🤣 we called it hedge hoppin
@@LHyoutube Playing it with good old Gary Cheeseman, or as they used to call him, the sniper's dream.
Now that is something I want to do. I feel like us gen Z kids missed out on doing fun outdoorsy stuff.
I love that people look like they know what they are doing and where they are. Like the boat guy at 19:00. Everyone expects him to say no because he doesnt have to help, instead he says no since he can hardly steer the thing and is worried about crashing and continues casually floats down the channel. Felt like he was doing a challenge as well.
I felt like I was watching the latest series of Taskmaster (it's on Channel 4) again, with Jenny Eclair shouting "Brace! Brace!" just before crashing a barge into a wall.😅😅
He won't have been lying. Narrow boats are easy to make go forward, but easily crashed. I've sailed one before. We came across a slightly larger one in a canal that had crashed and was span about 80⁰ the wrong way and was stuck, it's really easy to do if you aren't used to them. Me, my mate, and my dad had to help unwedge the boat. He also wouldn't have been able to simply stop where he was, there aren't exactly brakes to immediately stop. He will have genuinely just not been able to help them lol.
From a small country town in southern Aus, I’m now on a train from London to Birmingham, This is the perfect video to watch on my way
how did you find it?
This is more interesting than crossing fields and farms. Just seeing the forgotten parts of the city
both are great though
urban exploring is so entertaining
Apples and oranges. The straight line mission takes him through parts of the country maybe just a handful of people have ever tread on in the history of man, if anyone at all.
At the end of the day it's all about making ground.
At the end of the day it's all about making ground.
Alright Tom! Just a suggestion for your next urban mission. I know you're wearing trainers so you can be light on your feet etc., but they don't give much in the way of protection from sharp objects or obstacles, like a pair of boots would. A good compromise to check out would be electricians safety trainers. They are light and flexible, but also have a composite material toe protection and a tough sole. Might be worth a look. Looking forward to more of these anyway mate.
It's a good thing trespass is a civil matter in the UK, so cops can do nothing to you except requesting you to leave. And only the land owner can actually kick you off private land. Great video, can't wait for the next part.
33:03 "sithole.. My arse!"
That's 100% correct!!
Great work! Love your channel! Greeting from Brazil!
The boat on the canal was like a really entertaining and dumb version of those riddles about getting stuff across the river. Did you consider in hindsight that you could have brought the string with you on the first trip across? 😂
or have Uncle go round pick it up and bring it back lol
Or send Ed off to pump up the boat properly using a service station tyre pump and bring it back!
@@zay-ju8fb think they intentionally avoided that to make it so that they didn't technically need Ed there.
The way they did it they could have just stacked the boat and string in the area somewhere and made it across. They had Ed provide the stuff instead so it doesn't get stolen but tried to keep the integrity in tact as much as possible.
yet you crossed bridges in brindley way
@@LHyoutube in all honesty if they continued by mouth for a bit more or from the start I bet it would’ve blown up pretty well. It worked tho !
OMG you came into my restaurant in lichfield, OTTO, and i recognised you, this was last year, and i asked if you had any new missions and you told me about this and said to not tell anyone, great to see it now!!!
The urban no roads missions are easily my favourite videos on the channel. Absolutely cannot wait for pt 2, looking forwards to seeing even more in future!
I have to say I really like the No Roads Missions, it is how I found the channel. Personally I'd be interested to see how large a city you could do a pure No Roads (as in no crossing of roads at all) or if it is totally unfeasible as when the city gets smaller it has less bridges or adjoining roofs.
Small enough and you could do it just by following one body of water (river, creek, etc) from one side to the other. Maybe there's a middle point where it gets hard, but I reckon the hardest would be a large north american city like Toronto or Manhattan where it might genuinely be impossible.
@@BraydenSMoore Most cities have a river running through them so you could do most of them like that. You could do London by just following the Thames river path but that would boring. Not using the Thames in London would be 100% impossible because London has very little unused land and a lot more city. I would say Birmingham is probably the largest city in Western Europe where a no roads mission is possible simply because of the unused land and abandoned parts.
This video alone renders Fences and gates useless for keeping pesky intruders out of your property. Good job boys great video.
It's not for keeping intruders out of your property, it's for only intruders getting into your property so you know what you are dealing with
That Storror shoutout 😂. They make climbing walls, jumping three meters down and such look so easy.
Jumping three meters down is very easy! I could do that. Probably not without obtaining a life long injury though.
I'm so lame, I had never heard of them before and honestly thought he said 'Dora eat your heart out' as in Dora the Explorer! 😂
@@LHyoutube I also discovered them recently I think actually through this channel when they did some rural exploring. They are a great group to watch
Growing up around Warley Woods and now living in Harborne, was surreal to see you starting your mission over by my old stomping grounds. Keep doing what you're doing man, best content on TH-cam by far.
Absolutely love Ben and Uncle Ed. Everyone featured in all your missions are such a great addition.
Lol Geo, these videos are crazy, walking in a straight line is one thing (I'm from Scotland so the idea of walking through fields isn't too outrageous) but straight up climbing up over urban property with thousands of people around you, scrambling over an old folks home fence, hahaha, this has more tension than Hitchcock , superb!
all that caution of passing through some farmer's property is completely thrown to the wind here 😂
5:56 the zoom in on the rotated map really threw me for a min as I wasn't fully paying attention and thought you'd created some weird Birmingham Island
taking the phrase "GeoWizard" a little too seriously
That guy's face when you said 'thanks for breaking us in' was priceless - love the Urban Road Missions
OH MY GOODNESS TOM, YOU STARTED BY MY HOUSE. I had to actually give it a wave!
Edit: I used to live in Ladywood opposite the FDL factory. It ain't that bad. Just some light murdering.
"Just some light murdering" 😂😂
@@newbarker523 a little bit of banter
As a WMP bobby and proud patreon member, I approve this mission
Nothing better than a Bobby that can turn a blind eye to what may _technically_ be wrong but clearly isn't. I've a friend like that in the local constabulary but I'll just leave that there. 😂
@@alexg1778 thing is that you dont KNOW if someone is breaking in with intent of stealing or vandalish or something like that
@@MinerBat Trespass isn't a criminal offence, it's civil.
ACAB
When was last time you hop over some fences to get some one for smoking weed
Glad to see Ben on another adventure. Also uncle Ed is a great addition to the team! Can't wait for part two, it's been a brutal 2 weeks at work and I'm finally catching up on some TH-cam.
Love seeing you and your brother together having a good time!
I think you need to put together a second album for these Urban mission episodes, somehting a little more grimy would be fitting. I love your work!
I'm from Germany and when I went Birmingham for a concert I thought of everything I learned about it from this channel. A week later and this gets uploaded, it couldn't get any better than this!
What concert did you go to? I hope you enjoyed our city
Great ending
There's something about the pint at the end of hard work that just makes me happy.
Also, sneaking in with the boys... all-round great success!
Ah yessss, my beloved 3:4 format. Please always have this for the adventures Tom. It feels so nostalgic and spontaneously adventurous.
Love these ones. You didn't need to do the gold/platinum thing honestly, it was just no roads etc
yep exactly my thoughts too
Yeah not necessary. Platinum/gold only existed because it was a straight line.
the platinum/gold rule probably mostly exists so there is still enough incentive to not deviate too much from the line. "No roads etc" isn't really feasible 100% like he explained, as it's necessary to go a bit left and right. So how much should be acceptable? It doesn't really matter after all, but it typical Tom to put a score on this once again :-)
The original rules said he couldnt go more than 25 meters down a road. Adding a gold category means he doesn't instantly fail if he has to walk further than that. So it's almost like there already was a platinum category, he's just giving himself a little more leeway instead of platinum or nothing.
@@drewwilliamforbush2927 yeah, but it looked like he applied that to the entire route, not just road crossings, or did I misunderstand?
I'm still undecided wether I like this format more or the straight line missions. They both have their own appeal and unique sense of adventure.
Greetings from Germany and keep the missions coming!
Need to combine them both, a straight line mission through a city!
@@vekst or a no roads version through the countryside
You inspired us to have a go at something like this and we can see some of the bits we did in this vid. We traced the source of the river Rae in the Waseley Hills to the city centre. It was bittersweet, seeing Birmingham at it's best and it's worst at times.
Keep inspiring us. Love your vids.
I absolutely love all these mission videos. Best thing on TH-cam!
Love these missions. You should definitely have some of the Storror boys on for one of these missions. Also found it funny that you made Ben climb the gates as well rather than opening them from the inside when possible 😂
I'm so lame, I had never heard of them before and honestly thought he said 'Dora eat your heart out' as in Dora the Explorer! 😂
There's a video on Storror's channel of them doing a straight line mission Tom gave them. It's a fantastic watch :D
What a freakin mad mission
Another masterpiece, very nicely edited.
This was absolutely magnificent. I stumbled upon your channel with geodetective (dont even know why it got recommended) but i really enjoyed this as well. Very back to childhood type of adventure. Also nice to see you have such a good relationship with your brother.
Wonderful.. this is what kids used to do before computer games. I have fond memories of exploring derelict buildings, sewers, railway tunnels, urban rivers, factories, disused MOD land, etc.. and getting chased many a time, which was all part of the fun. These adventures have taken me straight back to that excitement.. well done!!!
That face from the bartender at the end had me rolling hahaha
This isn't a video, it's a movie. The intro alone elevated the video so much.
This is an insane level of entertainment! Best thing on TH-cam! Tom always delivers :D
Big kudos, Tom, Ben and Ed. Another amazing video.
Absolute classic Tom! Had me crying with laughter from the start! Your canal crossing, Tom says, n
"I should be wearing a Life Vest?" and Uncle Ed says it's ok , you've got high vis on! Nearly wet myself!
GLad the square aspect ratio is back Tom. Pauzing it now and getting myself ready to watch this on the tv as this deserves the big screen in my home!
Looks amazing on the iPad too.
Best ever! i adore any of these series! looking forward to seeing the next bit! :) reminiscent of the most favorite "straight line" Missions!!
I'm just glad you are using the old video format that you are known for! Love it!
the editing gets better and better; really appreciate all the work you put into these, Tom!
This is so easily the best stuff on youtube right now. Please never stop doing these wild missions.
I absolutely love your channel only came across it a couple months back and can’t get enough. I hope you do more maybe in different cities. Have a great day
This is consistently one of the most entertaining channels on youtube, regardless of what type of videos you upload!
Get in mate! So pleased to see the old school and classic 4:3 video format back. Its simply superior. And cheers for another interesting mission Tom❤❤
This is probably my favorite type of mission you've done! Really glad to see your brother in it too. Big ups!
the childhood reminiscing definitely explains a lot, and is very relatable lmao. dont personally have the option to continue it in adulthood as my partner in crime is no longer with us but it's certainly nice to live vicariously through these videos, thanks lads
In my opinion this is already the best series on TH-cam to come out this year, bar none. SO fucking good 👏 The work it must’ve taken to even find this route initially is astonishing
Still yet to find any TH-cam videos even half as good as your missions. 😍 This episode was intense, got my adrenaline going! Love it!
I joked to my partner that we should buy a border house so we could bump into straight line runners, but at 6:00 my house is on the starting map 😂 those odd little messy grass bits are all over the place by us.
Ha - you even used the Harborne walkway railway - you could have followed that from Hagley road with very little changes to route!
Calls the estates dodgy and drinks in the f’n Railway 😂 that’s the dodgiest place I’ve ever seen you go
Ah yes, just two thirty-year-old men hopping the fence to Lovewood's Boys School. Premium content mate!
Why is this one of the most entertaining videos I have watched in a long time, honestly great content 👍👍
absolutely brilliant content! Every single adventure is such a treat!! I cannot wait for episode 2!
Very cool adventure! Looks like the second half of this journey is going to be just as exciting and fun, thanks fellas! 🍻
I love that these missions are the perfect balance of outdoor adventure, nerdy geography, and punk rock law breaking
I love the journey videos Tom, thank you for all of them!
This is seriously my favorite episode in awhile.
So much fun!!!
the straight line mission videos are awesome, but I enjoy these urban "no roads" challanges so much more! so many interesting and exciting obstacles! thank you for doing this, I'm always hyped as fuck when I see you uploaded one of these!
Ben's short story was hilarious! Thanks for sharing
Please never stop doing these videos! Best thing on TH-cam mate
That apartment you went through where you had to wait outside the door is where a few Football players used to live, my family used to have a cleaning service that would do a few of those apartments and the mailbox. Didn't expect to see it!
Never stop this type of content Tom it's very very entertaining
Yes my favourite duo! Tom and Ben. Always hilarious to watch you two blunder about.
Don't know how I missed this but these exploration vids are some of my favorite videos on youtube! It lets those of us that are not from Great Britain see it as if we were there ourselves!
Hell yeah! Home from a gruelling 4h drive to crack a beer and see this upload. Big up as always Tom, such a joy everytime you upload. And home turf too!
07:55 "Coming up now: the biggest old people's home you've ever seen...
Next shot: a hole in the ground big enough for one person 😂
This is just so good! Brilliant content Tom! Keep it up, greetings from Germany
Brilliant fellas. Very entertaining - looking forward to Pt 2!
You, Ben and Ed are great. Keep up the good content. Cheers
good to have Ben back!
Hi Tom, I just wanted to tell you that I love your videos and your channel overall. I joined back in 2020 through your iconic GeoGuessr epic guesses montage, but stopped playing back in 2021 because the game is just not as funny anymore (let's be honest). I still watch and love every single adventure video you upload, and they have helped me through my hardest times, they're actually really inspiring. Anyways, I'm gonna enjoy this masterpiece while I eat dinner. Keep it up!
35:38 and that is how security breaches happen. Tom, you probably have a pretty good career red team security tester. Sneaky and affable, lethal combo 😂
Glad that you’ve gone back to original aspect ratio - much appreciated!
So stoked for this. Now i just wanna see a "straight line" mission across England that uses the cities. Maybe a new style where you can deviate half a mile and still be in platinum. That could be interesting. But very very hard.
That seems extremely easy. Half a mile is a long way. I'd rather he just keep these series separate. They're both already great, there's no need to over complicate them.
It would lose the point and concept of the "straight line" mission deviating half a mile.
@@kevingreene6624 Especially as he's allowed to walk along roads in straight line missions, definitely no need for half a mile.
How about if he crosses all cities in the UK without using roads, but also has to travel between them in straight lines haha
What would be interesting is if he did the real life geoguessr thing again
Jeez seeing the sea-life centre instantly transported me to being a 4 year old on a school trip! Excellent adventure, I look forward to seeing the conclusion - you got me hooked! Also big up Uncle Ed!
"Welly it, mate" That free kick was a peach
Another fantastic adventure, love it. Can’t wait for part 2! And I ordered Ben’s book, most successful TH-cam “sponsor” segment ever!
Also, love the return of the 4:3 aspect ratio - makes it feel like a real geowizard adventure again
Hey Tom! Met you in the Lexington on your mate's stag. I remember telling you one of my favourite series was the black country one. Super stoked to see this one!! :))
As a regular user of the Harboune walkway and summer field park. I'm glad that these bits of brum met with your approval.
Excellent adventure, as always.👌
Thank you.
Some of the most entertaining content on TH-cam! So so good
Also that clip of you both taking a piss was gold
Having spent the first 20 odd years of my life growing up in south west Birmingham, it was cool to reminisce with you when seeing some of the places you went through here. The Hagley road, harborne, and of course Brindley place. Even the absolutely abhorrent Railway pub, was somewhere we used to go to drink as peppy 18 year olds going out in town for the first time
That preview of whats still to come looks nasty (but probably fun to watch) 😂
TH-cam at its best!
Thank you Tom, Ben and Ed
first one of these ive watched, super fun watch. Keep it up!