Straight Line Mission Across Wales: Attempt 2 (Part 2)
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Join me and Welsh Greg 6 miles into the hills of mid Wales as we attempt to be the first people to cross Wales in a completely straight line. Today was all about reaching the stash point. If we didn't, we were screwed. But with 8.5 miles of farmland in our way, it was by no means guaranteed. Today would turn out to be a day of human interaction, but how costly would those encounters be?
Mission Across Wales 2: Line Analysis + Pack List
As promised, the line analysis and pack list video for the Misson Across Wales Attempt 2.
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Attempting to cross SCOTLAND in a completely straight line. (PART 1: ENTER THE FACTORY)
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It's here. The eagerly anticipated Mission Across Scotland, featuring myself and the heroic Welsh Greg, who was hungrier than ever for straight line success after our hiccup in Wales 2020. However, with our longest, most dangerous and action packed line to date waiting patiently for us over the border, the nerves were real. Even with meticulous planning and logistics.
Join us in part 1 as we prepare for take off, and the first stretch of the mission, a stretch dominated by wet feet and the unescapable presence of our biggest obstacle to date: The 95 acre Norbord MDF Factory. Would we even be able to scale it's 8ft barbed wire fence and get inside? Watch till the end to find out.
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British Transport Police knocked on my door because of this video (SCOTLAND PART 2)
Please note: This is a reupload of the original version with the railway scene cut out. Instead of that scene is an explanation of why it was removed and our stance on it.
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Join myself and Welsh Greg as we embark on a gruelling 6 day adventure in which we attempt across Scotland in a completely straight line. In Part 1, after a tricky first 3 miles we successfully scaled the Norbord factory fence without drawing too much attention to ourselves. Our aim now is to escape the factory, cross the railway track, motorways and abandoned fishery that lay beyond and reach the sanctuary of the north third forest where we can make a fire, dry off and if we're really lucky, tune into the Rugby. With a host of obstacles and various people up ahead on our line, it's bound to be tasty.
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I attempted to kick a football across Britain in under 24 hours [PART 2 OF 2]
It's time for the big bad nightshift.
My most physically demanding escapade yet reaches it's climax and ultimately ending, but will it be one of failure and heartbreak? or one of triumph and jubilation..
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Wales 3 Line Analysis Video - How Closely Did We Follow The Line?
With all the action over, it's now time for me to take a good hard look at the line that we laid down from the comfort of my room. I'll be analysing how far we strayed from the true line and how tightly we hugged it overall, commentating on any points of interest as I scroll. I'll fill you in on any key missing details from the story of the ordeal, and I'll also discuss the level of success or failure I feel this mission is, along with how and why my feelings differed after Wales attempt 2.
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Can we cross the UK's 2nd largest city without using a single road?
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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Thinking of doing a straight line mission? Here's everything you need to know.
Are you considering embarking on a straight line mission of your own but aren't quite sure how to approach it? well this video is for you. Effectively a basic guide to straight line missioning, this video should cover all bases when it comes to planning, executing and evaluating a successful straight line mission.
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What's in my rucksack? A full breakdown of my straight line mission gear
The first in a small succession of videos that hopefully offer some insight and advice into the world of the straight line mission, starting with the pack list.
You've seen the series, but what's in the bag? For the curious among you, here is a full breakdown of what I pack on my straight line missions, or at least the most recent one (Wales III)
It's not perfect, as I'm sure some of you will be the first to point out, but here it is none the less. Food and drink will be next.
We attempted to survive in the woods for 3 days. Bear Grylls would be ashamed.
*ELDERBERRIES ARE NOT EDIBLE RAW!!* ..forgot to fully explain that in the video.
Last summer, me and my brother Ben shoved some pots and pans in a rucksack and headed for the forests of south Wiltshire to try our hand at foraging, fishing and living off the land. With land owners to look out for, Norway injuries lingering, bad weather and next to no idea what we were doing, it was never going to be a roaring success, but in and amongst the calamity, chaos and hopelessness, there are enough amusing and heart warming moments to make this story a memorable one.
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Mission Across Sutton Park (The Warm Up to Wales)
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In February 2019, 3 weeks before the Mission Across Wales, I took to the childhood den making arena of Sutton Park to test the notion that it was possible to travel a significant distance in a straight line.
Along the way there would be friendly dogs, golf courses, a railway track and lots of holly and gorse, all plotting against me to veer from the line on my brand new GPS System.
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I stuffed a tenner in my pocket and walked north...
Adventure comes in many forms. Today we indulge in one of the simplest and purest forms of adventure there is.
Join me as I grab a sleeping bag, stuff a tenner in my pocket and walk north from my front door into the countryside for as long as fate sees necessary. Along the way we forage for food, gasp for water, sleep in questionable places, bump into countless generous countryside folk and explore the glorious hobbit-like English countryside with a sense of childlike wonder and freedom.
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Can I locate this cherished family photo using WW2 aerial imagery?
The hottest geography detective series on the web resumes with the oldest and perhaps the most meaningful photo we've had the pleasure of working on so far. Daniel's grandmother was believed to have been holidaying in Southern England or Northern Europe in the early 50s when this snap was taken, but despite Daniel's painstaking best efforts, him and his family are still none the wiser. My job is to find out exactly where this photo was taken, however, it's not going to be plain sailing. With nothing but a few strands of seaweed, a couple of white buildings in the distance and a strange, probably long demolished wooden structure in the foreground, have I bitten off a bit more than I can chew?
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This country borders game is highly addictive [Travle Country Routes]
There are all sorts of neat geography games on the internet these days but this one has to be one of the best.
Travle is a game that tests your border knowledge by asking you to travel from one country to another in the shortest route possible, i.e. through the least amount of countries. Sometimes the shortest route is not the one that you thought it would be..
Here's the link so you can have a play yourselves:
There's so many versions of the game too including UK Counties, US States, and states and regions from countless other countries. Great fun!
Could the reflection in these shades help me pinpoint the exact location of this photo?
Geo detective is back with a long overdue mountain photo sent in by Ian Clutterbuck. Will the shape of the mountain along with the ones in the distance be enough for me to locate it on google earth? or will the reflection in Ian's shades offer an important clue?
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The straight-line mission across CROATIA (PART 2) (Inspired by Geowizard)
Welcome everybody to the straight line mission across Croatia, the objective is simple, to walk across a country in a completely straight line (ideally). I was inspired by Geowizard to attempt my own, in episode 2 I face many progressively more difficult challenges. But will I persevere or falter find out by watching the video
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Geoguessr: Mission Across Wales Edition - How Well Do I Remember The Scenery?
I made a map that spanned the entire length of my mission across wales, with 100m leeway either side of the line. Can i correctly identify where i'm standing on any one of these 36 locations? or has my brain blocked out the memories..
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Scotland Line Analysis Video - How Accurately Did We Follow The Line?
Sorry it's a bit late folks, been busy settling into my new house and watching England slowly but surely bring it home.
In this video I'll be showing you exactly how close we stuck to our line on the Mission Across Scotland, talk you through some of the planning process, talk you through some of the remaining obstacles and how we planned to tackle them, reveal our top 5 most crucial bits of kit on this expedition, where we plan to improve next time and more!
Geoguessr heads: Geoguessr video to follow later in the week!
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CROSSING WALES IN A STRAIGHT LINE - GeoWizard Interview
We sat down with the one and only Tom Davies who runs a youtube channel called GeoWizard, uploading mainly adventure content, as well as videos of the online game 'GeoGuessr'.
Tom is also somewhat of a travel pioneer, as he has attempted to cross Wales in a completely straight line twice, working towards being the first person to cross a country in a straight line!
We run through his exciting adventures so far, and future missions in his cross-heirs.
This is the first video interview we have undertaken of an ongoing series, in which we will be talking to some exceptional adventurers and creators in the area. Subscribe for more!
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30 KM STRAIGHT-LINE MISSION – pt. 2
Vom Main in einer geraden Linie nach Darmstadt, ist es möglich?
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