Seriously, so much respect to you for informing GeoWizard of your attempt. Giving him a chance at being the first, since he's essentially the father of the idea. You're good people.

@archiefieldhouse

Жыл бұрын

Means a lot coming from you Gordon, many thanks!

@user-vr9iz7rd1y

Жыл бұрын

Also them doing that made geowizard speak about them which has guided me to this channel 🎉

@leeartlee915

Жыл бұрын

agreed

@J.Stank9

Жыл бұрын

lol its more genius than admirable. I'd rather have a successful youtube channel than be the first person to cross wales in a straight line

@TheLoxxxton

Жыл бұрын

I'm here because of the Wizard. Respect to you guys.

Oh my god, two competing straight line missions released at the same time?! What a treat!

@TheLoxxxton

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Its made my week

@mikulitsi1819

Жыл бұрын

Yeah exactly. Gonna enjoy this so much

dropping this on the same day as tom is a galaxy brain move

@pangadajski7687

Жыл бұрын

In general, contacting Tom and making this into sort-of a competition with him will net them quite a few new subscribers for sure. Clever guys these whippersnappers.

@ConnorRoss

Жыл бұрын

that more like.... normal brain. its standard for youtube collabs.

Maybe Tom did start a campfire on someone's land... But he sure didn't wear the world's most visible, bright magenta gloves 😂

@voetbal12

Жыл бұрын

He wears no gloves then cries about how his hands hurt.

@johnsnow5125

Жыл бұрын

the Wizard certainly specced more into the stealth talent tree. I mean, 10 minutes into the video and two farmers random encounter already!

@hhyukhyhhg

Жыл бұрын

@@johnsnow5125 sneak 0

@alexzander2211

10 ай бұрын

me when i traverse a locked down country, and set up a bonfire.

Love the absolute banter in reference to GeoWizard's previous straight line failures. It's refreshing to see so much humor between a couple of lads going on a simple straight stroll across an entire country.

@h____hchump8941

Жыл бұрын

They were also mocking Marcus Chess Teachers fear of sheep.

@EthanRom

Жыл бұрын

Bruh right. They referenced the campfire at the farmland mishap. That was absolutely brutal

@thekentishpilgrim

Жыл бұрын

Without Tom's mistakes they wouldn't be here.

@voetbal12

Жыл бұрын

​@@thekentishpilgrimYes they would be.

@onebadmouse

Жыл бұрын

@@voetbal12 Nah, Tom is the pioneer and they are simply piggybacking his creation. The ribbing is fine, as long as they remember to stay respectful to the master.

I feel like this further cements how crazy Tom’s missions are since he usually does them solo or as a duo. These guys have a whole support team. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Anyways, excited to see how this plays out

@holliswilliams8426

3 ай бұрын

They do it faster though. I think you have to bear in mind Tom is slower and then has first aid help from Verity. In this mission the guys run at one point, basically throwing themselves through gorse and hedges.

These guys have the most casual looking yet convoluted way of doing these missions and it's hilarious. They make it look easier than it is yet the planning that obviously went behind it is likely insane.

@steffwo

Жыл бұрын

It looks easy because they probably cheated on a massive scale. It's too good to be true.

@regthethird6824

Жыл бұрын

@@steffwo Unlikely, it's far easier to do the actual straight line mission than it is to cheat it.

@steffwo

Жыл бұрын

@@regthethird6824 No, it's much easier to do some mouse clicks and film some partial walking scenes, than to do the whole trip truthfully.

@hughmclean2018

Жыл бұрын

​@@steffwo the GPS recording is evidence enough for me, the hectares of land around them in some sections as well

@robotfieldhouse

Жыл бұрын

@@steffwo Well done, you've caught us red handed. It's actually all green screened.

One thing on the hedges.. Even if your not getting permission to go through land(which your obviously not doing), try part them rather than trample and break them like you do at the start. They are that thick to stop the sheep getting out, which they are bloody escape artists. If your going to continue this and publish.. please be as repectful of the property your on as possible. Farmes have enough crap to deal with without chasing sheep and fixing fences / hedges from you guys or people who copy you.

@MattyBrad

Жыл бұрын

Plus farmers have alot of places to bury you and not many witnesses.

@greeny_apper

Жыл бұрын

Bootlicker

@Sam-go3mb

Жыл бұрын

@@MattyBrad riiight. they have a GPS, entire support crew tracking and following them, and are going in a straight line; isn't exactly gonna take Sherlock to work out what happened😂

@renerpho

Жыл бұрын

The thing about escaping sheep cannot be overstated. They are an annoyance for the farmer, but an actual danger to any traffic on the road.

@StravenR

Жыл бұрын

​@@Sam-go3mb probably not going to take long to work out what happened after. But the farmer dosnt know that and its probably too late to say "gotcha" once the deeds already done.

I like how you guys poke fun at Tom for the campfire and then proceed with no attempt at camo and even high vis gloves.

@FloSkSturmGraz

Жыл бұрын

I never understood Tom's decision to go with camo, it's not making you invisible but way more sus if spotted...

@oisin3495

Жыл бұрын

@@FloSkSturmGraz not sus at all people from a distance probably just assume he’s a solider on a hiking trek and don’t bother him.

@chadywood

Жыл бұрын

​@@FloSkSturmGraz way less sus than these guys going through farming yards in hoodies!

@FloSkSturmGraz

Жыл бұрын

@All there's definitely a cultural difference between the UK and central Europe, although we don't have a right to roam like in Scandinavia, trespassing is widely tolerated. I used to spend summers in the Alps as a kid and people jumping our fence and walking 10-20 m past the house happened all the time. There are only two things that would make me suspicious, going unnecessarily close to the house itself and a dude in full on military gear. Also the "maybe he's a solider on a exercise" argument doesn't make sense to me since we have designated maneuver grounds for that.

@tndrunning3328

4 ай бұрын

They were going to wear camo gear but had trouble finding it

love the camouflage gloves. we need more of these straight line missions…

Enjoyed watching, but two future Tories cracking jokes about GW then proceeding to get all the help in the world every couple of miles whilst doing it in joggers and no backpack points to this being an entirely different challenge to what Tom does. Its the underdog element that makes him so likeable...

Comparing this to GeoWizard's attempt, having a live support crew looks a godsend. They make you eat, make you chat, keen you sane and sharp - on top of there being two of you in the first place. Great setup and hats off to the crew 💛

@Alexand3ry

Жыл бұрын

Just saw the duck 😂🦆

@G.0.

Жыл бұрын

I dunno. I felt a little bit uncomfortable with the duck crossing situations. I would almost venture to say that it was cheating for a lack of a better word. Maybe not cheating but maybe an unfair advantage. To me, it's the fact that they had assistance to pull them across. I hope not to start a debate or anything over this though. Clearly there aren't really many set rules for these missions. But I've never seen Tom/Geowizard get assistance to that magnitude, and so I just felt like stating my humble opinion. And to the contrary of my opinion, I guess one could just consider it better planning.

@Alexand3ry

Жыл бұрын

@@G.0. Having someone pull them in (at 17:49) rather than pulling themselves in (at 24:50) clearly wasn't a substantial 'advantage' - if anything they put more effort into posing for the shot for the first one. The massive advantage is having someone meet them at the river with an inflatable. But they're following the challenge laid down by Tom, and he did exactly the same in Wales 3 having Verity meet him with a kayak at the reservoir (and then paddle it around an outcropping). So -- fair game, really. They're learning from the master.

@G.0.

Жыл бұрын

@@Alexand3ry Yea, I understand Tom gets assistance from Verity including the fact that she lugged a kaiyak to/ from him (I don't recall whether it was one or both), but he paddled across the reservior by himself from what I remember. Anyways, like I said, there doesn't seem to be any set rules. At least as far as something like this is concerned, so I'm not really upset by it. I just found it different, I guess.

@G.0.

Жыл бұрын

​@@Alexand3ry BTW, it was the one at 17:49 that caught me a bit off guard, where like you said, the helper is pulling them over. Anyways, I'll stop commenting. I'm not trying to discredit these guys. If they end up accomplishing the mission, they will deserve full credit imo.

Whilst Tom will always be the OG. It's great to see he's inspired people to go and adventure in the great outdoors that we tend to forget exists in the UK. Good luck on your missions.

@mloxard

Жыл бұрын

@@BitCrafted I don't like the idea of the ass-kissing you are doing either

@conflikt6207

Жыл бұрын

​@@BitCrafted Old mate was just giving recognition not worshipping. Weird take all up.

For full points when in someone's garden you should have to channel Bob Mortimer and chant "We do beg your pardon, but we are in your garden"

As an old git I do think the straight line challenges are good fun but just to be a bit more responsible you should take more care going over and through fences and hedges rather than trampling them. They have probably been in place for decades if not centuries and are there to keep livestock in place and are not just important for the animals and the farmers but an escaped sheep in the road is an obvious traffic hazard. Compared to Tom you seem to be employing the "siege" approach to the challenge like the teams that summit Everest after support climbers set up ropes, ladders and campgrounds for them all along the trail ahead. Good luck with your future adventures boys.😅

I love that you forgot to download the offline maps, and then continue to poke at Geo's attempts 😂

@PeterMoore66

Жыл бұрын

Took the piss out of Tom for not having enough batteries, then didn't wear gorse-proof clothing! 🙂

@GeorgeCowell-nm7qh

3 ай бұрын

@@PeterMoore66 then when shouting out his channel they edited "40" subs in

Yeh boys paying homage to the o.g veteran of the straight line challenge, notifying and allowing him to run before you is an honourable move. Respect

It’s interesting to see just how differently you guys and Tom approach this mission

Youth vs Experience. Who will win? Chicken nuggets vs Jelly babies.

The upside of me spending too much time on KZread: The recommendation algorithm is well trained to my taste. I'm looking forward to watch you mischievous lads.

Last words of dead fox at 11:41: I'm not hunting sheep, I'm actualy doing a straithline mission across Wales....

I love the "spirit of the game" approach Tom is going for, compared to the "Rules as written" approach you guys are going for, really refreshing to see a different approach to it.

3:42 the disrespect...

@ThunderCatsAreGo01

Жыл бұрын

the cheeky buggers

Too much assistance you literally got pulled across that river!!!

I had no idea you had crossed Scotland until GeoWizard mentioned it in his Wales intro. You make a good pair of villain type characters. Fair play for letting him know first.

Great comms between daddy geo and you guys dropping the vids on the same day. Pleasure to watch both channels after coming back from camping. Two very different styles that are both brilliant to view.

Love watching these 2 missions at the same time. Two very different approaches to the same idea, one a pure solo trek staying largely self-reliant through the whole thing, and the other a massive group effort where the support group would not only give supplies, but also put in some effort for carrying the main adventure bodies and the GPS along the line. Either way a difficult challenge, but I certainly see Tom's attempts as more hardcore, but perhaps a more supported approach is essential to missions like this, as it was on Tom's mission to dribble a football across Britain

Good on you for letting Tom know! And it’s good of him to basically turn this into a collaboration with you two - the competing straight line missions will certainly bring your channel and his some new followers (like me!) Good work!

Definitely gonna enjoy having 2 straight line missions to watch looking forward to seeing how you boys do

@EchoDarkFireGaming

Жыл бұрын

same here. love these videos from Tom haha

Tom actually has respect for farmers and their property you lot have no respect at all

Good luck guys, cheering for all of you.

There's so much subtle references in here aiming at the one we will not name. Love it! Makes everything really interesting.

Bit of a different as Geo wizard only has his wife meet him with food apart from that he carries everything else in his pack Where you guys have a support team helping you so you can go light

Please, just keep them coming. I love watching both yours and of course GeoWizards adventures

Really cool to see such a different approach to the mission compared to Tom! I loved the encounters with the farmers

I love your absolute full send approach, cracking video lads

Great work, Great to see more straight line crossers. Its not easy by any means but it seems you prepared enough to have a good crack at it.

Well done lads! Fair play for giving Tom the opportunity. That farmer at the 20 min mark was absolutely sound about the challenge

Those conspicuous gloves are giving me irrational anger.

You guys are mental. “Oh the line goes through this house here, let’s just go for it” 😂

I love this! been following geowizard and now I discovered you guys as well. I am going to enjoy these next episodes

I really enjoyed the dynamic of having two cameras filming. Looking forward to day two!

Great fun guys. Neat to watch the two go head to head. We’re in for an entertaining series! 🥾 /

I'm really glad that more are getting behind the crazy idea of straight line missions. You seem to be tackling this challenge really well so far, although the line you chose is already looking quite risky. I'm really excited to see how this race turns out!

@danielelliott5760

Жыл бұрын

Less energy sapping though. Tom looked knackered on day one and already failed his pure platinum run so i prefer these guys plan

@EreaserNL

Жыл бұрын

@@danielelliott5760 Tom is also alone, has very little support and has failed in the past so he wants to avoid similar scenarios. He also said himself he didn't eat enough. That can really bring your energy levels down. I think it's really interesting seeing the differences

@haztec.

Жыл бұрын

@@danielelliott5760 Tom is carrying a rucksack which is absolutely draining compared to not having to carry anything.

Definitely team GeoWizard (only because i've been following him for years) but hats off for doing this and fair play for getting in touch. May the best team win!

the farmer encounters are terrifying, but this was an amazing watch, love to see people keeping this challenge alive

I like these guys. Excited to see the competing series

Your friend who set up the duck and walked across the raging rivers is the real MVP

Oh yeah clicked the bell, today is a treat with both mission dropping at once

-Bang-on-the-line!-

Eh I like the spirit of Tom’s mission better but I’m sure you’ve heard that before. What matters is you enjoyed it 🤷🏼‍♀️

good effort, but anything but a pure line, huge support crew carrying all the gear / food / prepping crossings, definitely advantage but takes away from the challenge element

@argyledart85

Жыл бұрын

big respect for advising GW prior to the attempt though!

@voetbal12

Жыл бұрын

How was it anythint but a pure line? Better than most of GW's attempts.

@argyledart85

Жыл бұрын

@@voetbal12 I explained it in the comment? they don't carry any of there gear, they have a tea of people prepping crossings bringing them food.

Really cool of you blokes to let Geo have a final go first. Hope you lads made it!

Enjoyed this. It has a different vibe when it's posh boys doing it, rather than Tom, but it still works.

Thanks for bringing GeoWizard out of retirement lads. Anything to watch a 30 year old launch himself through hedges for another few hours.

Why does the farmer in the next episode screaming at you guys sound like the exact same farmer that caught Geowizard in attempt 3? 😅

@jckblck

Жыл бұрын

Line looks pretty similar to Wales #3

@Wolven20511

Жыл бұрын

If you watch Geos recent upload he shows his previous attempts and then afterwards these guys line. It looks like they are pretty similar

@lois4155

Жыл бұрын

Because when Welsh farmers are angry they all sound the same!

@Anonymous25012

Жыл бұрын

Farmer NPCs all sound the same

@WalkOnNick

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it's the same voice actor

Came from Geowizards channel and loving this so far!

I just love these videos wether it's from Geowizard or anyone else, so thank you for this and you just earned a subscriber!

From one straight-liner to another, great job! An enjoyable watch - hope you make it to the end.

@voetbal12

Жыл бұрын

You walked about 200m. By that standard I've played for Liverpool because I've been to Anfield.

@rupturedinpurulence4

Жыл бұрын

​@@voetbal12more than you've walked in your life, Mr Keyboard warrior

@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb

Жыл бұрын

You're the one who was scared of sheep....right?

@TM-vb1op

Жыл бұрын

​@@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb Still not as scared as you trying to talk to women irl though

You lot seem like a greap group of friends. Would love to do something similar with mine! Great video and I'm excited for the next one. Cheers guys!

Very nice, I like that its the same concept but a different method of going about to execute it.

Personally feel like a support crew was way overboard for this kind of a mission. In other countries multiday hikes with all your gear are the norm. Something about seeing McDonald's being eaten on this kind of mission really takes away from the 'wild'' nature of it. Good effort lads, but next time ditch the support crew and get your packs on!

@ragnarwinther4984

Жыл бұрын

Bad take. I think it ads to the fun. The UK is small and doesn’t have much real wilderness anyway I doubt you could ever be more than a few hours drive from a McDonald’s. These guys are authentic and real. By it’s very nature a straight line mission isn’t going to be “wild”

very enjoyable watch!

really appreciate your coordination with GeoWizard. double the pleasure, double the fun. 👨🏼‍🤝‍👨🏼

Rewatching in prep for Part 3 tonight!

I really don't know what it is, but this style of mission with the support crew at every road, no backpacks, no tents, hauled across a river crossing, I dunno... It all seems cheap on adventure. Have to admit that I prefer Tom's method of man vs line, with only occasional (once daily?) restocks and help. Good on you guys, I'm enjoying it and will watch the continuations, but I just don't find this style as entertaining as Tom's from a watcher's perspective knowing there's a full team with help around every corner.

@yowtfputthemaskbackon9202

Жыл бұрын

it has to be said however, that what tom is doing is also considerably more dangerous and has a higher chance of failing the mission for him. he carries more weight which slows him down, which in his previous runs regularily made him rush to reach preset goals, occasionally putting him in a lot of danger, which at times, if he would not have gotten out of, it would have taken hours for someone to find him. he is more likely to get exhausted and more likely to sustain serious injury on a fall (again due to the added weight) he is also less able to escape farmers, will be slower in thick brush, and has to plan around these eventualities constantly. ultimately, these two runs, are a race of sorts. and when you have a race across the atlantic (given there is no time goal, its just about actuallly getting there), flying in a biplane may be more adventorous and noble, but buying a first class ticket and sitting back for a few hours will be the plainly better way to go about it.

@brendan714

Жыл бұрын

@@yowtfputthemaskbackon9202 yeah but that's exactly what makes Tom's missions exciting: there's all kinds of adventure and there's no guarantee that he will succeed. I have no doubt these guys will succeed given the help from the support crew. When you have so much help, it's kind of boring and also feels like cheating in my opinion. When you're a KZread channel, there's more to it than just succeeding with the mission. I'm not sure these guys get that.

Came here from Geowizards channel. Well on you guys giving Tom 1 more chance, he is the reason for all of this in the end. Super excited to watch you guys through this mission and many more to come. Love this content. Keep it up!

@matthewstevens5450

Жыл бұрын

Love the banter by the way. Absolutely awesome.

Very impressive. You are doing it with aplomb! Nice contrast between self-deprecating Brummie and confident well-to-do Home Counties.

That second farmer was so nice, he really took an interest in what you were doing and wasn’t mad the slightest

Ive just finished Toms video and got suggested this one, then what am i gonna do, lets watch this as well. 😊

Enjoying this race with GeoWizard :D

I have lots of respect for you guys and it’s great that others are attempting these missions too. But for me just your general tone comes across as way too cocksure. Geowizard’s self-deprecating tone, along with the lack of all the support team elements, means that he becomes your underdog hero as you go through the mission with him. I feel like - even if we know it was in jest - berating his failures comes across pretty poorly considering you’re being brought McDonalds and pork pies every mile or two. That being said, best of luck to you and I’ll continue watching. Maybe just consider how you’re coming across in future 👍👍

@robotfieldhouse

Жыл бұрын

I agree, Geowizard is the underdog.

@JYD2020

Жыл бұрын

this exactly

@thehandleiwantedwasntavailable

Жыл бұрын

It’s an age thing. Tom is 30, while these guys could still be in their teens. Their comments are definitely in jest and best taken in the spirit intended.

@_Shadbolt_

Жыл бұрын

@@thehandleiwantedwasntavailable They're also very posh and just seem generally quite entitled - Tom's never that blokeish and rowdy

Its awesome to have other people doing this challenge but I think this should be in its own category with the amount of support y'all received. Still mad props to y'all for giving this a try!

loving the shade you boys were throwing

Actually really enjoyed this video, especially the different style compared to geowizard. Definitely more willing to crash right thru farms than he is lol

@goldenduck854

Жыл бұрын

The joys of fearless youth lol

The banter and commentary is pretty great. You guys can hold a candle to Geowizard's videos. Subbed to see the rest of your adventure and catch up on the last one you guys' did!

Interesting approach with a live support crew and drone flying overhead... even though it crashed

I admire your quick decision making and bravery, but hope this doesnt become a thing lots of people attempt. And as someone who works building fences, walls and gateways on farms it is really annoying to see you leaving fences and hedges needlesly broken and taking no care to try and leave it stockproof

GeoWizard fan and follower here, just finished watching part 3 of Toms mission....thought it only fair to watch your attempt.

Just found this channel from GeoWizard and i love the banter between all of you. Looking forward to more healthy competition!

If you do another one and get stopped by an angry land owner use the " Sorry, we are on the Duke of Edinburgh's Gold award scheme, we hope it's OK? ", it worked for me, many years ago.

Very cool video, love to see more straight-line attempts! Although it looks like this run is valid so far, I would probably put it into a separate category from Tom's, considering how much support you're getting. Kind of like how some marathons have different categories for supported and unsupported runs. Keep up the good pace!

@jguddas

Жыл бұрын

Toms run is also supported, a self supported or no stash route would be crazy.

@TheGeladoo

Жыл бұрын

It's a minimum 3 straight day challenge, there's no way you can do this with no support unless you can find places to hide food and supplies along the way beforehand

Got to love the fact that there two straight line missions across Wales shown at the same time. Also ofc there had to be a mad farmer 🤣1:10

Very impressive even tho i think Tom owns the right to the "real" Straight line mission due his feels more realisitc due less support. Justt the nightly restock

@pauldavies9360

Жыл бұрын

Yes. The ethics of being pulld across rivers on the rubber duck and constant support team is questionable.

26:04 Very cool of you to bring to our attention this small channel of only 40 subs - GeoWizard. ;)

Looks good enjoyed this video👍

Respect for contacting gwowizard, I will support your channel

Great stuff!

The BALLS on you boys, bloody love it 😂

I'm in Straight Line Heaven between GeoWizard, this channel and the other GeoW collob with Storror

Too much assist with that line setup on the pond.

Dude nice video never seen your yt but you know how to film and edit, on another note, that thumbnail is perfect idk why for me it represents you guys attempting and be challengers of the SLM, group of friends go on a mission

The casual BM to Marcus and Geowizard in the first 4 minutes totally sent me

Nice I get to watch two straight line missions today

Not their buddy just walking through the barely knee deep river to get the pool floaty back

Not going full camo, that’s fair. But fluorescent pink gloves? That’s bold

good effort lads well done

We need a metric for support in units of Verity. (:

That farmer on the red quad (the first one, not the angry one) was a cool guy. I wasn't expecting that.

Oh this is gonna be fun, who did it first. I see Geowizard posted his video after yours so you definitely must have spurred him on 😂. Refreshing to see the thumbnail is the start of the vid also, smooth that well done already lads, will be watching this a little later today.