I attempted to cross England in a completely straight line. (PART 1)

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  • The straight line mission and all it's glorious pointlessness peaks right here with what is undoubtedly the most ridiculously ambitious jaunt I've ever attempted. 68 miles across the most rugged and remote areas of my home country in the darkest depths of winter, battling oceans of hellish forests, unrivalled amounts of farmland and countless more seriously dodgy obstacles. All of this with my rivals (who embark 4 days later) breathing down my neck.
    Join me and my new and improved support crew as I aim to become the first person to cross England in a completely straight line, hopefully achieving what I never thought was possible.
    Some speech might be difficult to hear - use good speakers/headphones if possible and use the man made subtitles
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    OFFICIAL MISSION ACROSS ENGLAND POSTER COMING SOON (AROUND A WEEK OR SO)
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  • @GeoWizard
    @GeoWizard  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5237

    As usual thank you all so much for your patience while I edited this one up. As you can imagine with the arrival of the baby (who has now been born!) it was slightly more tricky, but with the help of my new editor (huge thank you to everyone who emailed btw!) we just about got it done in time.
    I want to make it clear that the fun and adventure will not be diminishing just because I’m a dad. Not only do I live for it, but entertaining you guys is my livelihood. I don’t intend to throw that away!
    On that note, if you could give this video a like to get the ball rolling views wise, I’d be so grateful to you all.
    Cheers all! 🍻

    • @Jamesaa842
      @Jamesaa842 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +148

      congratulations tom!!! with all the adventures you’ll go on together in the future i can tell you’ll be a great dad

    • @dec4dent
      @dec4dent 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +65

      Congrats on the baby Tom!

    • @mrmrmusic123
      @mrmrmusic123 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

      Congrats both!! Wish you all the best with your new little family 💪🏽❤️

    • @guillermo.mserrano
      @guillermo.mserrano 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Congratulations, Tom!

    • @SkateVictor98
      @SkateVictor98 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      Congratulations Tom and Verity, that’s great news! Really hyped for this one ❤

  • @oliverfeld3191
    @oliverfeld3191 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10594

    Please never change this music. Every time an absolute pleasure to hear this sound and your voice. Thanks for those adventure masterpieces.

    • @Leaferr
      @Leaferr 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +480

      100%, this music is very iconic to this series now, sets the vibe of adventure perfectly.

    • @Liampieee
      @Liampieee 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +126

      I agree but I'm also ready for a sequel to the first album!

    • @mloxard
      @mloxard 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +128

      He's the one who made it. If he changes it, it's going to be just as good

    • @jebjebison5750
      @jebjebison5750 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

      reminds me of something from old school runescape i love it lol

    • @Bismarck-S
      @Bismarck-S 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +100

      I remember back in like 2019, in august or something, when I first discovered the straight line missions. The music made the episodes feel magical in a way. Like you were brought into some type of fairytale, a game, or a story straight out of a book. The narrating was perfect, and the obstacles and whole concept of adventure was something you imagined as a kid; "What if I were to just walk completely straight from here? Would I end up in China?". Someone brought the magical idea to life, and to the surface of the internet, and that someone was none other than out beloved Tom. The there was the more urband No Roads Mission, which also fulfilled some childhood ideas of mine! Best TH-camr I think.

  • @maximusheaton8375
    @maximusheaton8375 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3851

    32:27 I like how Tom treats farmers as if they are guards in a video game who have specific patterns

    • @jonathananderson260
      @jonathananderson260 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +159

      They're the ultimate Dark Souls boss

    • @trustnugget280
      @trustnugget280 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +246

      Must have been the wind

    • @Argoth100
      @Argoth100 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Whose footprints are these?​@@trustnugget280

    • @doctor_gibbo1392
      @doctor_gibbo1392 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +544

      And also farmers wives constantly sitting at the window surveying their domain like the Eye of Sauron

    • @DannyRice01
      @DannyRice01 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +146

      We do. Same thing every morning unless very hungover then it's 1 hour later on

  • @Jordan_Cross
    @Jordan_Cross หลายเดือนก่อน +93

    Imagine being a Farmer, doing your daily work, and not realising you are the final boss with an inbuilt game pattern for some guy on a crazy mission across the country 🤣

    • @jammiLad
      @jammiLad 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Make it a game!

  • @Nayte08
    @Nayte08 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +729

    waiting in a hedgerow for 13 minutes trying to study a farmer’s pattern whilst having a raised heart rate has to be one of the standout memories of this journey

    • @TheGhoulGob
      @TheGhoulGob หลายเดือนก่อน

      And needed a shit

    • @dranorter
      @dranorter หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      I feel like he said he had to walk across fields calm and confident, and then he immediately did this mad dart instead trying to dodge the tractor.

    • @polLmAnNixX
      @polLmAnNixX หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      ...whilst having a raised heart rate AND having to shit 😅

    • @HarrySharry18
      @HarrySharry18 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      metal gear solid moment

    • @scipioafricanus5871
      @scipioafricanus5871 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dranorter Well you have a plan until you get punched in the face --- Mike Tyson

  • @CF1091
    @CF1091 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3836

    Imagine how many farmers have seen you from far away and thought to themselves ‘what the f*** is that guy doing’ but just never bothered chasing you 😂

    • @Creadeyh
      @Creadeyh 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      "Oh bugger, here goes another straightline nutter" 😂

    • @lukemorris9857
      @lukemorris9857 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +572

      I reckon he's an urban legend down the farmers' local

    • @detto1998
      @detto1998 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +131

      @@lukemorris9857 That's such an entertaining idea

    • @DougieL
      @DougieL 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +238

      In Wales you do get a lot of military training, so possibly some farmers have just shrugged it off, thinking it was personnel out on maneuvers, perhaps?

    • @danjeory3659
      @danjeory3659 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +250

      @@DougieL I think he actually said that was one of the advantages of camo gear in Wales once.

  • @joaomarques4030
    @joaomarques4030 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3117

    Bro imagine you're just shoveling shit, doing your farmwork, and you randomly see someone in full camo coming out of a hedge

    • @akf2000
      @akf2000 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      😅😅😅😅

    • @Mcfc2Rich
      @Mcfc2Rich 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +132

      90% chance its a lunatic

    • @EnterTheOrb
      @EnterTheOrb 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      There is a military base nearby (Spadeadam)

    • @mariusnafe26
      @mariusnafe26 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +84

      The camo makes it so much worse 😅 I don't think too many farmers would mind someone hiking across their fields in normal hiking gear...

    • @cameronstuart1397
      @cameronstuart1397 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +65

      And he's been watching you and studying your movements for 15 minutes.

  • @joshmorrow4186
    @joshmorrow4186 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +449

    Every Geowizard video has a sentence that has surely never before been uttered in the history of humanity. #1 - "I made my inevitable Go-Pro strap swap a swift one, and ploughed deeper into the Cumbrian countryside"

    • @aclark903
      @aclark903 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      #Cumbrian* Which leads me to say Oxford states the word comes from Welsh #Cymry- Welshman!

    • @patavinity1262
      @patavinity1262 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Thousands of sentences which have never before been uttered in the history of humanity are uttered every day.

    • @joshmorrow4186
      @joshmorrow4186 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      @@patavinity1262 fairly irrelevant to my comment

    • @towerseu
      @towerseu หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@joshmorrow4186 😂😂😂

    • @slopdoge
      @slopdoge หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Tom's great writing adds so much to these vids

  • @Elias_Avraham
    @Elias_Avraham หลายเดือนก่อน +223

    Pro-tip: When using a torch at night, if you don't want to be seen put some red translucent acrylic over it, it will filter out all light apart from red light which has the longest wavelength and scatters becoming less visible at distance. Will also be safer travelling through the field of cows at night, as their sight is dichromatic - they only see blue and yellow wavelengths. Whilst they do see excellently at night, all sight requires some light or low light, and whilst they have a wide range of vision they only see well directly in front of them, in low light (or red light) conditions, it wouldn't be far at all.
    Something to keep in mind for future journeys to keep you from being hurt... Or worse, spotted!
    (P.S. Fantastic content and my sincerest congratulations on fatherhood!)

    • @gordon1545
      @gordon1545 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Great tip. Headtorches, even basic ones like those by battery companies such as Energizer, often have a red light for these reasons.

    • @Elias_Avraham
      @Elias_Avraham หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@gordon1545 I wasn’t aware some have red light as a feature, even better!

    • @TheAngelsHaveThePhoneBox
      @TheAngelsHaveThePhoneBox หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Another important benefit is that red light doesn't ruin you night vision (or at least not nearly as much as white light does). So if Tom needed to switch the light off, he wouldn't have to wait several minutes for his eyes to adapt to the darkness.

    • @hw664
      @hw664 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TheAngelsHaveThePhoneBoxThis may not work for Tom covering long distances, but if you need to use any kind of light in pitch darkness, keep one eye closed, do whatever you need to do and then switch the light off. The closed eye will still be acclimatised to the darkness when you open it. 👍🏻

  • @thesadnesswilllastforever
    @thesadnesswilllastforever 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2150

    I love how I said get in when Tom said that he will become a dad. Congrats to you Tom and Verity.

    • @joshyaash
      @joshyaash 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      Aww I kinda teared up and clapped! Huge congrats!

    • @Fragenzeichenplatte
      @Fragenzeichenplatte 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      "I love how I'm so witty and cool"

    • @olivere5497
      @olivere5497 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I guarantee, 2 years from now, he will have a herniated disc.
      I speak from the future.

    • @redorchidee137
      @redorchidee137 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      the sadness will not last forever then apparently. i wish you a lack of sadness man

  • @user-uf8lp6ug8z
    @user-uf8lp6ug8z หลายเดือนก่อน +121

    man never change this music and the general style of the video. its so nostalgic for me thinking back to my life watching your first straight line crossing.

    • @bendoherty3129
      @bendoherty3129 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Same. My life, like everyone's I guess has changed massively in these years. But watching these has remained a constant

  • @Patterrz
    @Patterrz หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Living in Northumberland all my life, I can't wait to watch this

  • @MagnitudeUK
    @MagnitudeUK 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +497

    "She could be squeezing her out as we speak". You have a way with words here, Tom. xD

  • @Hic_Rhodus
    @Hic_Rhodus 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1268

    Just started chemo a week or two ago. Spent a week with f-d up side-effects and ultimately in to A&E. Sitting in a hospital bed wrecked and low... needing to somehow escape... and then I turn on my TH-cam to be greeted by that familiar comforting "16-Bit Adventure" sound of a new straight-line adventure about to begin! Saved me! Thank you!!

    • @teddycuthbert
      @teddycuthbert 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +77

      I am wishing you the absolute best in your treatment. Get well soon. (And until then, I hope Tom’s amount of content allows for a ‘binge’ or two!)

    • @Dhari1
      @Dhari1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      @Hic_Rhodus Get well soon! :-)

    • @tobysimmonds487
      @tobysimmonds487 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      I'm wishing you the best, you've got this :)

    • @jackpearson1499
      @jackpearson1499 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Wishing you the best! Keep fighting

    • @matejgalfy9449
      @matejgalfy9449 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Get well soon mate!

  • @OrlandoTragic
    @OrlandoTragic 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    Truly some of the most iconic content on TH-cam. I can never get enough of this stuff. Absolutely fascinating, Cheers Tom and congrats on becoming a dad!

  • @KJOK95
    @KJOK95 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    It says a lot about you Tom that rather than complain or try and stop people from competing against you, is that you embraced and supported them. That's how a community is made and speaks volumes of your character. Plus the awesome content you made out of it. 😁

  • @regolyth
    @regolyth 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +800

    You're going to be SUCH a good dad. Kid's gonna have the kind of adventure most could only dream of

    • @Fullmoonhowl101
      @Fullmoonhowl101 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Like thier dad, he or she will probably grow up to be a Bear Grylls style adventurer

    • @regolyth
      @regolyth 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@Fullmoonhowl101 true but the only difference is that Tom doesn't sleep in a hotel when the cameras aren't rolling 😂

    • @Fullmoonhowl101
      @Fullmoonhowl101 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@WangoBango bit negative

    • @aceman0000099
      @aceman0000099 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@WangoBangoif it survives to 8 that is!

    • @ike1660
      @ike1660 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​​@@WangoBango From stress or his dad's genes ?

  • @damienfenton3880
    @damienfenton3880 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +482

    Congrats Tom and Verity!

    • @MostlyLoveOfMusic
      @MostlyLoveOfMusic 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      you're not an anti-natalist then?

    • @SoupMagoosh
      @SoupMagoosh 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@MostlyLoveOfMusic-_-

    • @A312S
      @A312S 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@MostlyLoveOfMusicare you?

  • @BoterKat
    @BoterKat หลายเดือนก่อน +73

    Saying it's like Mission Impossible is NOT exaggerated. Miles upon miles of dangerous farmland, awaiting an opportunity for 13 minutes straight, studying the rythms of farmers' actions before making a move, is just straight out of a movie
    I love this type of content. Everything feels so real, which is what i'm missing in other people's content where everything needs to go fast. Please dont change anything. The music, editing style and everything is just perfect

    • @14jc47
      @14jc47 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Saying it's like Mission Impossible IS exaggerated. Obviously

    • @BoterKat
      @BoterKat หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@14jc47 Certainly didn't feel exaggerated

    • @jorritvanderkooi939
      @jorritvanderkooi939 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@14jc47”uhmmmm ackchyually 🤓🤓🤓”

  • @flyingchimp12
    @flyingchimp12 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +94

    I’m not really sure why the TH-cam algorithm hasn’t gotten these millions of views, you really deserve it and congrats on the baby, maybe one day she’ll join you on a mission or two.

    • @gordon1545
      @gordon1545 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This. I haven't subscribed to the channel because I'm not interested in the geoguesser videos, but I've watched all of Tom's mad adventure videos - the country crossings, Birmingham offroad and the recent wonderful walk north from his home. TH-cam should know I want to see this stuff but it never came up in my recommends, I came across it elsewhere. I think it's because TH-cam fanatically rewards people who post new content constantly.

  • @archiefieldhouse
    @archiefieldhouse 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +401

    One hell of a good start! Glad to see you've come round to our support crew strategy 😉

    • @Qaztar44
      @Qaztar44 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      You guys must already know if he made it huh

    • @10thletter40
      @10thletter40 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Aww c'mon leave the poor sods alone, they already have to deal with knowing they can't handle our mans INSANE speed 😉 ​@@Qaztar44

    • @tomwilliams191
      @tomwilliams191 4 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      I think it's probably a necessity on a trip of this length

  • @McLoganator
    @McLoganator 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +519

    Its ironic how you decided to get a super early start on a Sunday morning specifically in order to avoid farmers, but you ended up seeing some of the most intense farm action you've ever had. Farmers really never rest do they.

    • @cd55896
      @cd55896 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

      On Sundays you have to get up and get the work done before you head to Mass/Church. Sunday mornings are probably the most hectic times for farmers.

    • @mclarenrob2
      @mclarenrob2 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

      no we don't! You can't afford to when the weather is always threatening.

    • @aceman0000099
      @aceman0000099 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      I wonder how many english farmers still head to church every Sunday, even in rural Cumbria

    • @cd55896
      @cd55896 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      @@aceman0000099 I don't know, but I know Irish farmers still need to rush back from the land for Mass/Church. Even the young lads.

    • @eljanrimsa5843
      @eljanrimsa5843 หลายเดือนก่อน

      An early start would have been 3 AM.

  • @owenmorris1177
    @owenmorris1177 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I first discovered your channel and the straight line missions two years ago while writing my undergrad dissertation. Roll on to today and I'm in the final week of completing my master's thesis. That comforting musical accompaniment of a Geowizard straight line mission is keeping me sane right now, just as it did then. Thanks so much, Tom

  • @adancein
    @adancein 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Thank you for taking us with you on your adventures. I still *love* your music, and I recommend to anybody seeing this to give the whole album on bandcamp a listen and maybe a pruchase. It's so soothing and mischievous at the same time.

  • @IAmUndersteer
    @IAmUndersteer 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +579

    This man’s dedication to 4:3 and creating 8-bit chiptune soundtracks is one of the greatest things about this channel.
    Cheers to you and Verity, Tom!! Get in!

    • @AsekiBekovy
      @AsekiBekovy 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

      it's 16 bit though 😅

    • @IAmUndersteer
      @IAmUndersteer 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      @@AsekiBekovy you right. Was trying to remember the name of his musical project. I assume these days that no “8-bit” or “16-bit” music is actually constrained that way, it’s just an homage to a style. But you’re right! “16-bit Adventure” is the name, and so too should’ve been my comment.

    • @runninwithskiza8708
      @runninwithskiza8708 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Feel like I should go buy a CRT tv to get the full 4:3 viewing experience!

    • @PiousMoltar
      @PiousMoltar 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      16 bit! The Sega Mega Drive to be precise.

  • @ragingrobsta2684
    @ragingrobsta2684 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +281

    Crossing through the farmers land in pitch black darkness dodging killer cows with commentary was like the most british blair witch project. Howling 😂

    • @vestavind
      @vestavind 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Yeah you don't mess with cows, they will trample you to death

    • @theoharlow3022
      @theoharlow3022 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@vestavindthe UK’s most dangerous animal !

  • @steplse
    @steplse 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Only videos on YT that I watch from start to end without fast forward. Keep Up!

  • @zevenzeros
    @zevenzeros 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    6-8 years from now we’re going to be watching a straight line adventure with the kid. Maybe mom will come and make it a a family adventure. I’m already excited for that.

  • @QemeH
    @QemeH 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +610

    One of these days you will get a comment like „cheers, mate. that was my farm you were running through in the end there. I had no idea you were this close when I brought in the hey.“ and it will be _glorious_

    • @CampingRulesOkay
      @CampingRulesOkay 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +71

      I've been waiting for this for years and can't believe it hasn't yet! 😂

    • @Falconhunter276
      @Falconhunter276 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      ​@@CampingRulesOkayI can, I've never met a farmer who was happy that someone is on their land. They're always very territorial.

    • @slowaccord
      @slowaccord 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      ​@@Falconhunter276my buddie's grandparents done give a damn whos on their farm. Its surrounded by a river so theres always people on it and they know they cant do much about it so they just done care

    • @DaedalusYoung
      @DaedalusYoung 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      @@Falconhunter276 Watch Archie Fieldhouse's first episode of the England straight line. They just walk straight up to the farmer, and the guy doesn't care.

    • @jlt131
      @jlt131 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      are there many farmers that have time to sit around and watch youtube?

  • @12345678910hugh
    @12345678910hugh 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +466

    Hi Tom, hope this gets to you..
    Long time fan and more recently a patreon member..
    Like most of the 'old school fans' I love it when you stumble across somewhere remotely near where we're from on geoguesser (Shropshire for me).. But more recently these real life adventures.. above all else are inspiring..
    Long story short I've quit me job 😮 and travelling this summer mixed in with the euros in Germany..
    Owe a lot of it to your videos, mostly the 'not how to travel Europe vids '
    And the 'fuck it' attitude you have...
    Cheers for everything and congratulations on the little sprog

    • @novamediapodcasts
      @novamediapodcasts 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Make us Salopians proud!

    • @2395ryan
      @2395ryan 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Dude you should make some videos if you are traveling

    • @2395ryan
      @2395ryan 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Also a salopian 🎉

    • @novamediapodcasts
      @novamediapodcasts 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@2395ryan if you want to hear many podcast episodes featuring a Salopian becoming the first person to do a motorcycle journey through every country in mainland Europe, you want Backpack Digital. (Me, by the way, a Salopian).

  • @Nooticus
    @Nooticus 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    You still have the best paced, best edited, and best planned lines out of all the straight line missioners out there (not most humorous though, that award goes to the legendary Marcus Gosling!). Cannot believe it’s been 5 years since the first, damn! You’ve created a movement, albeit niche, that has made a lot of people happy! Can’t wait to watch the rest of this incredible series, and so glad you finally have an editor you like.
    Mazal Tov and congratulations on the baby Tom!

  • @jacksoda6529
    @jacksoda6529 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    i dont even know why but i absolutely love those videos the concept doesnt get old for me at all

  • @sk8forlife782
    @sk8forlife782 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +236

    Such a good feeling when a new Straight line mission drops

  • @ConorHogan-ld8zf
    @ConorHogan-ld8zf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +217

    Music right up there with Summoning Salt, something so immediately recognisable! Love it!

    • @Cubeforc3
      @Cubeforc3 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      The only two channels where I'll watch every upload religiously.

    • @DreHill1
      @DreHill1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Summoning Salt ftw!

    • @drivers99
      @drivers99 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I just watched the Tetris one last night. And now this.

    • @joeyopenshaw
      @joeyopenshaw 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      The difference is Summoning Salt doesn't make his own music

  • @ctroze
    @ctroze 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I've been following for almost 6 years now, i cannot believe the effort and grit you put into all of your content. these adventure videos have got to be the best content available on youtube. you never fail to impress tom. cheers from michigan!

  • @Trainens107
    @Trainens107 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    The man, the legend is back. I have been watching this channel since I was 18 in 2019 and I am now 23 and I'm proud of how much the channel has grown. Till the day I die, these straight line videos will always be entertaining and fun to watch.

  • @cabcalloway674
    @cabcalloway674 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +236

    As you've already realized, cut-proof gloves don't offer much protection against getting poked; they only prevent your hand from getting sliced open, so they aren't a good choice for working with thorns. I'd recommend a nice, thick pair of heavy duty leather gloves in the future.

    • @hanswoast7
      @hanswoast7 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

      The old slice vs. poke vs. magic damage :)

    • @rjmcompsci
      @rjmcompsci 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

      Mission #7 and Tom still doesn’t understand gloves

    • @chriswyatt9869
      @chriswyatt9869 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      I’m proud that Tom is actually wearing gloves at this point

    • @Lockirby2
      @Lockirby2 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      @@hanswoast7 Can confirm, I bought the gloves to resist magic damage and they didn't help on my straight-line mission at all.

    • @ailaya5127
      @ailaya5127 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Actually, I have poke-proof gloves looking similar. You need to check the EN 338, it is a number combination somewhere on the gloves or the package. It looks like this: 3431X. The second position is cut resistance and the forth position is puncture resistance. So in the example, you have gloves with a high cut resistance (category 4), but with a low puncture resistance (category 1).

  • @Lavassin
    @Lavassin 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +145

    Tom studying the farmers movements like they're dark souls bosses is hilarious

  • @samjohnson3368
    @samjohnson3368 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I love the music. It’s a nostalgic feeling when I watch these videos. I started watching your channel just before your first straight line mission whilst searching up GeoGuessr videos to watch. I enjoy all of your content. These type of videos (missions) are my favourites, closely followed by Geo Detective, which is always really fascinating and of course I enjoy the GeoGuessr/Sporcle/Quiz videos too. Great work Tom, keep it up. Congratulations to you and Verity on the pregnancy! 🎉

  • @GabrielLittle
    @GabrielLittle หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Yeeeeeeees! Finally a continuation to the best TH-cam series to ever exist. The music and vibe of the straight line mission series is absolutely flawless, please never change it :)

  • @Merle-wr1cg
    @Merle-wr1cg 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +78

    babe wake up geowizard dropped a new straight line challenge

    • @Tribal260
      @Tribal260 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ok, let me wake the kids

  • @grannyfpv
    @grannyfpv 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +140

    get in, glad you remembered to record ❤

  • @edwardhyde1633
    @edwardhyde1633 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Can't express how much I looked forward to this! Thanks for undertaking this amazing, unique and great personal challenge again!

  • @emmaingeneral2413
    @emmaingeneral2413 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Your videos are such a breath of fresh air in the current youtube scene full of highly over edited fast paced videos. I find this such medicine for my brain and strangely something great to watch before bed (even though some moments have me at the edge of my seat). I’ve been watching your videos since your first attempt at Wales and you’re a great guy.

  • @MickeyValenz
    @MickeyValenz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    Tom watching his child walk in a non-straight line: 😮
    Congrats to you and Verity!
    Thanks for letting us join your missions and adventures.

  • @JellyBeansMystreyMachine
    @JellyBeansMystreyMachine 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

    "Oh a majestic hare", lol, I love this guy's content. Binged watched all of his videos while sick with COVID. Got me through a rough patch, thank you all you do to keep us entertained. ❤

  • @Nick_VA
    @Nick_VA 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Being a dad is the best job in the world mate. Your lives have changed forever. Massive Congratulations - so happy for you both. Enjoy these special (and knackering) weeks. Great episode, really inspiring. Eagerly awaiting episode 2! Love and support from the Sussex south coast.

  • @miss_daisy3
    @miss_daisy3 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i JUST got into your travel series a few days ago, i’ve already binged a few playlists. how fortunate for me you upload now!! i’m stoked!

  • @LegitPicklez
    @LegitPicklez 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +50

    It is like Christmas every time Tom. Unbelievable quality and passion is put into every one of these. Thank you SO MUCH from the bottom of all of our hearts. Get in!!

    • @GeoWizard
      @GeoWizard  หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Wow thank you Picklez that’s so nice of you!

  • @neeleyfolk
    @neeleyfolk 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

    Jesus, just what I needed. Can cancel therapist tomorrow. And congratulations to you & Verity, fatherhood will be your best mission ever.

  • @runmethat9909
    @runmethat9909 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank You so much for this, I never thought I would see another after Wales like a multiple day challenge, the happiness this brings me, to just sit down for an hour now forget about the world and watch the first two parts is unmeasurable. Congrats on the Baby and I hope you make to the end. Best wishes from Ireland !

  • @grin_icide
    @grin_icide 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Congrats Tom! Been watching for so long, and it’s been great to see you push the boundaries and grow up

  • @smiley_abalone
    @smiley_abalone 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +897

    get in!!!!
    slight spoiler, but congrats on the baby both of you!

    • @akash7101
      @akash7101 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      slight spoiler.. damn

    • @WangoBango
      @WangoBango 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What bellend you are. Big spoiler. I always thought Tom was shooting blanks anyway. Good for him.

    • @aquilschutte
      @aquilschutte 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      How you commented a day ago, but video out for 1 minute

    • @jazzinthevoid
      @jazzinthevoid 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@aquilschutte it was up yesterday for patreons.

    • @WangoBango
      @WangoBango 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Well done Tom, knowing you i thought your chode wouldn’t work and you would be shooting blanks. I hope verity and baby are healthy.

  • @Aniruddh-_
    @Aniruddh-_ 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    the background music calms my mind so much, brings back my memory watching these straight line mission videos when life was not that easy tbh but when living was wat more fun

  • @ScriptedLinks
    @ScriptedLinks 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Crossing farmland in the UK: OI WOT YOU THINK YOU'RE DOIN?
    Crossing farmland in the US: Distant 12g shot immediately followed up by darkness

  • @donniev8181
    @donniev8181 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    These straight line mission videos are some of my all-time favorite youtube videos!

  • @Lucysmom26
    @Lucysmom26 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    Wow, 5 years! I remember watching your adventure videos during lockdown here in Canada, thinking about adding some adventure to my own life etc. How lovely to have watched your progression, highs and lows - and now the news that you and lovely Verity (who has always been a steady, calm background presence) have had a baby! Congratulations and I am SOOOOO hyped about this latest adventure - could not believe it had been 35 mins already when the video ended.

  • @Bismarck-S
    @Bismarck-S 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    15:38, No shot I also thought of "Going Under" and started to sing "I'm going under" in my head, when you said "going under". Your mind and mine went to the exact same place immediately. Evanescence man, such a great band. You're cultured in the best way possible Tom. I start to like you more for each video.

  • @JL-vk1rs
    @JL-vk1rs หลายเดือนก่อน

    it's been such a pleasure watching your videos (with that amazing soundtrack) over the years and I just want to say congrats to you and your partner on your child. Wishing you all the best

  • @qyntifex
    @qyntifex 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    these videos are the peak content on the internet, and honestly fill me with such a spirit of adventure. thank you for the fun, the music, and the adventures of a lifetime!

  • @lewis8407
    @lewis8407 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

    as a Northumbrian myself, your pronunciation of Bam-berg is amazing 😅😂For future reference, it is usually pronounced, Bam-buh-rer instead of bam-berg. It is great to see this region documented and focused on more, as i feel Northumberland is definitely one of the least known/talked about counties in England so it's great to see.

    • @RL-
      @RL- 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Thanks, I didn't know this. I've only heard its old name spoken of on The Last Kingdom 😂

    • @adsheff
      @adsheff หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Shhhh. The last thing we want is Northumberland to turn into the Lakes!!

    • @dodsg
      @dodsg หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Tom's pronunciation of place names has been a bit painful over most of his missions.

    • @tomwilliams191
      @tomwilliams191 4 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@dodsg It's worse when he pronounces Spanish names on Geoguessr

  • @LukesEnglishPodcast
    @LukesEnglishPodcast 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Congrats on the news Tom. Another adventure awaits 😄

  • @bendoherty3129
    @bendoherty3129 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I bloody love the straight line missions. Feel like ive been following you on these missions years now. I love how seriously you take it all when lets be honest its aint. Love it.
    Congrats on the baby aswell btw.

  • @racheld.8312
    @racheld.8312 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for coming back your straight line videos are a perfect adventure I can watch along while being my introverted homebody self lol. Congrats on the baby!!!🎉❤ I am rooting for you to conquer England!😊

  • @essengeebee
    @essengeebee 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    I loved the pre-cope at the beginning. It made me very curious about what obstacles this mission might throw at you.
    Also, massive congratulations to Verity and yourself. It's wonderful news.

  • @boop3259
    @boop3259 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Tom! Above all, congratulations! Fatherhood will be an adventure more testing than any straight line, and yet I’m sure it will be by far more rewarding. I could not be happier for you and Verity.
    Thank you for keeping the spirit of adventure alive and well in your content, and for going above and beyond what could ever be reasonably expected of a geography nerd on the internet (we’re underrepresented!). Your videos have helped me through more than you could know. Peace love and happy trails from Florida.

  • @moritz_pilz667
    @moritz_pilz667 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the straight line missions are my comfort videos, I rewatch them frequently and gotta say love you man, hope everything is and continues to go well. Also I think by making your own music to this series made and still makes it sooo infinitly more special

  • @Timooooooooooooooo
    @Timooooooooooooooo 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    It's here! I've been here since before the missions and I can't believe it's been five years already.
    Congratulations Tom and Verity!

  • @bleuemoone8710
    @bleuemoone8710 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    These videos are something special, every time. It's rare that a youtuber makes something so unique.

  • @JorisKeijser
    @JorisKeijser หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hell yeah! Happy to see another mission! I check your channel every once in a while to see if you've started a new straight line mission or something else adventurous, and this time I'm lucky lol.

  • @solhatten9869
    @solhatten9869 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    PLEASE NEVER STOP

  • @dango9786
    @dango9786 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +96

    I genuinely choked up a bit at the reveal of the impending baby. Congratulations Tom and Verity ❤

  • @maxv2798
    @maxv2798 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    your storytelling, combined with your naughty, but at the same time, ambitious tone, makes this adventure a blast to witness ...

  • @Cynic-0055
    @Cynic-0055 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I live for these videos. Hands down my favourite channel on TH-cam! This is so hype!

  • @OurResidentEccentric
    @OurResidentEccentric หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yes! So excited for this, the Straight Line and Across Europe/America videos are genuinely some of the best on the entire platform. And a comfort watch for me now. This'll be my first Straight Line series I get to watch release to release!

  • @ZenPossum
    @ZenPossum 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Solid start, that speed in the first few hours is unreal. The intro did a good job of conveying the sheer scale of the England mission compared to previously. Also big congrats to Tom and Verity

  • @johnbendfeldt
    @johnbendfeldt 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    That Evanescence reference was perfect! "I'm going under!"

  • @NunoSalvaterra
    @NunoSalvaterra 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It was August 2019 when I was served your first Wales video by the algorithm. I decided to click it and I was absolutely hooked. I was there with you in Wales.
    Since then, it has always been a blast following your adventures. And as in Wales 1, the first video in a new straight line mission is a magical moment for me.
    Thank you past Tom, for deciding to go on such an awesome adventure.

  • @BenBeckford
    @BenBeckford 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Happy to be along for another mission, and also huge congrats on the new arrival 🎉

  • @Admre
    @Admre 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    The music really puts you in the mood

    • @user-bt2od3yw1b
      @user-bt2od3yw1b 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I wish he would re-release the vinyl, cant even find it second hand on discogs

  • @EnricoUniverse
    @EnricoUniverse 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    It's one thing doing these straight line adventures (many are doing that), it's another thing being an entertaining storyteller & having fantastic vibes while doing them. Your videos are the best content on TH-cam, easily.

    • @jlt131
      @jlt131 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      agreed. i really hope his new editor can match the style Tom's been providing us with all these years.

  • @Celari
    @Celari 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Your editing has gotten so much better over the years. I remember watching one of your first straight line mission years ago.

  • @14mwh014m
    @14mwh014m 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Patience always pays off :)
    So happy to see you do this, cant wait for part 2, thanks keep it up

  • @user-bt2od3yw1b
    @user-bt2od3yw1b 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    Congrats Tom and Verity!. Also ending at Bamburgh Castle will be the icing on the cake

    • @Meliquiades1
      @Meliquiades1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Geowizard son of Geowizard

    • @MostlyLoveOfMusic
      @MostlyLoveOfMusic 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      you're not an anti-natalist then?

    • @milquetoasted
      @milquetoasted 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@MostlyLoveOfMusic will you stop bloody asking that??

  • @bobprince1472
    @bobprince1472 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Another classic mission. Far better filmed and edited than the competition! I eagerly anticipate the next episode. Judging by the preview you will be crossing forestry brash. I have probably given this advice before: Pick up two solid shoulder high sticks and use them as extra limbs. They need to be that long and no longer (too high and they catch overhead branches). You can chuck them away as soon as you have finished with them. This is by far the safest way of crossing that most treacherous of all terrain. Trust me, I'm a pensioner (that means I made it this far without injuring or killing myself on similar mad expeditions).

  • @thellamacorn8902
    @thellamacorn8902 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Congratulations on the baby! And there's no pressure in trying to top every adventure with something even more exciting, i like the smaller ones just as much as the big ambitious ones.

  • @JoeMama-ii4qz
    @JoeMama-ii4qz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've never tought watching a guy on TH-cam going in a straight line will be one of my favourite videos ever. Been watching since the very first time you have done this, Thanks for the content! - Also the music now gives me nostalgia to the first video, I love it.

  • @neilelkins5006
    @neilelkins5006 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Congrats to you and Verity on the baby.
    Top tips:
    sleep in shifts.
    If a friend or family member offers help, take it.
    Buy a baby sling - it's amazing how much distance you can cover whist your baby does baby stuff hugged tightly to your body (15 mile geocache hike in 7 hours is my record - with stops for feeds and nappy changes)

  • @Lycci
    @Lycci 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Narration: "but what I didnt figure.." *pause*
    Live voice: "a turnip"
    I'm dead lmao, thats some quality editing

    • @kimokon
      @kimokon หลายเดือนก่อน

      Timestamp?

  • @ItsMeBenson
    @ItsMeBenson 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’ve been so busy this week and haven’t had time to watch. Can’t wait to finally sit down with a cup of tea and watch this legendary content on Friday. Soon come!!

  • @LamentingEnemy
    @LamentingEnemy 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is my first time watching one of these on release... can't wait for the next one. Keep it up Tom., you hardworking hunk.

  • @vekst
    @vekst 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    The man, the myth, the legend is back! Good stuff Tom.

  • @RickeGnool
    @RickeGnool 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +109

    Congrats on the Baby!

    • @MostlyLoveOfMusic
      @MostlyLoveOfMusic 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      you're not an anti-natalist then?

    • @helloluvwantsometea5240
      @helloluvwantsometea5240 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      ​@@MostlyLoveOfMusicm8 wat

    • @MostlyLoveOfMusic
      @MostlyLoveOfMusic 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​ @helloluvwantsometea5240 what are you confused by?

    • @helloluvwantsometea5240
      @helloluvwantsometea5240 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MostlyLoveOfMusic why r u asking people if they're anti-natalist when all they said was congrats ur being a fucking weirdo 😭

    • @morgan3625
      @morgan3625 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MostlyLoveOfMusic weirdo

  • @heroemission
    @heroemission หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Goddamn, the soundtrack is so comforting. It's what I look forward to the most with these series, and the first few notes really hit.

  • @MizMizuki524
    @MizMizuki524 หลายเดือนก่อน

    these are like christmas to me, absolutely love waiting in anticipation for each new part;
    also congrats to you both on the wee bab!!

  • @Rewind787
    @Rewind787 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    The green SAFEWAY baskets 🤣🤣 The nostalgia!

  • @phoephoe795
    @phoephoe795 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Baby Tom on the way! Congratulations mate!!
    If youtube is still going in 20 years time it'll be fantastic to see a Father and son/Father and daughter team

    • @Blackadder75
      @Blackadder75 หลายเดือนก่อน

      you can do this stuff in your early teens, maybe even better, so they don;t need to wait that long

  • @QWERTYQwertz852
    @QWERTYQwertz852 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Congrats on the Baby! ❤️
    Loving your Videos man!

  • @lilbex246
    @lilbex246 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love watching these vids man, always makes me feel like I'm adventuring alongside! Such great content ❤

  • @x9x9x9x9x9
    @x9x9x9x9x9 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I can't believe it's finally here. I have been waiting on this since the very first straight line mission.
    Also congrats on the baby!!!!! Thats awesome news.