Walking across Scotland in a completely straight line!? Episode #1 inspired by Geowizard

Apologies for the audio only being in the left channel in this video - it was a teething issue in my earlier days of editing.
In the first of 3 episodes, we embark on our mission to cross Scotland in a completely straight line.
Big thanks to Tom 'GeoWizard' Davies for the inspiration for this challenge.
In day 1 we come face to face with farmland, private property, a 320m loch crossing and much more!
We hope you enjoy watching it as much as we enjoyed doing it!
Music:
www.bensound.com
and
TuesdayNight from Pixabay

[@terryh.9238]

my left ear is enjoying this video

[@PiousMoltar]

I like to imagine enough people are familiar with straight line missions that if they look out of their kitchen window and see someone scrambling through the woods and then across their garden they'll just be like "Ah, must be on one of those straight line missions I reckon."

[@2dthoughts]

Lol Why’s your ladder inside the fence? “I don’t know” Genius

[@philipaldred8417]

🤣🤣

[@scipioafricanus5871]

That's quick thinking right there!

[@MrOxxxxx]

Those lads are literally trolling Geowizard right now. My boy is all prepared and shit with a kajak and life jacket, whereas these guys cross an ice cold loch with an unicorn and a sun glas wearing duck floatie.

[@MaximumEfficiency]

lol

[@PiousMoltar]

Nah they're more prepared than the Wizard. They've got gloves.

[@sharkdom]

This comment made me realise the strange linguistic nuance that one should say "a unicorn" not "an unicorn" despite unicorn starting with a vowel.

[@Twilightingale21]

@@sharkdom Well, it's spelt with a vowel at the beginning, but phonetically, which is the part that matters in the "a/an" distinction, it begins with the consonant /j/, called the "yod", which is that "yuh" sound at the beginning of unicorn.

[@sharkdom]

@@Twilightingale21 👍

[@albevanhanoy]

Archie: "Quick thinking from our support crew" The support crew: "Uh, dunno"

[@olih27]

Can't believe you guys did this during a Scottish winter in just trainers. Hilarious

[@Jokl92]

Pretty good, I would rate it differently than Geowizards because of the difference in support. None the less, great entertainment!

[@bapo224]

The drone footage really makes it much more immersive. Well done lads.

[@MaximumEfficiency]

yes. Pretty good support group too.

[@mariomario42]

Somehow the garden was more terrifying than that loch! Great production value, props to your support team.

[@NachoInsano]

Hopefully there’s more of these type of videos in 2024. Loved the drone footage and the efficient support team.

[@PiousMoltar]

"some quick thinking" "uhh I don't know" Brilliant.

[@Redu3]

Man, so glad Geowizard linked me over here. Such an underrated channel - glad to see you starting to blow up a bit!

[@sclurbs4298]

Drones?!?! You lads are taking this to the next level. Hugely impressive effort

[@leeartlee915]

Funny that’s how some people feel. My thoughts are that this is supposed to be a covert mission, with just a camera duct taped to your head. I really enjoy the low-fi nature of “other” straight line missions. But hey, that’s me.

[@BakaTaco]

I'm really glad GeoWizard made me find this channel, because it's really good content and nowhere near as popular as it should be. I don't think that it's "cheating" to have a support crew, but it isn't in the spirit of a straight line mission. Even so, the struggles are still real, if lessened. And more than that, there are no rules saying you MUST not have support with you, and you MUST do it exactly like GeoWizard did. So it's totally fair. Plus, it makes for a different style of content. It was hilarious to see the support crew bringing them nuggets to chow down on after a nice swim in the bog. Love the video, and I love that GeoWizard has inspired so many people to push themselves to do these difficult missions.

[@phightinphil25]

I do think that people should be able to experiment and that there is no true way of doing a mission like this, but I do think for people doing this in a serious manner (not just someone looking to get out in the woods and fields, I would call that ruleset casual (not that these types of challenges can be casual, much like mountain climbing some pre is necessary) as its basically do whatever you like along the line including how harsh you score yourself) some defined rule sets that can be laid out in advance should be made. Perhaps with a set based on the Original Mission, stashes, sporadic support, you have to carry your gear that hasn't been stashed etc. I can think of a hardcore set as well something along the lines of you have to do x miles/km per day or more with no support other than what's in your pack and what you have stashed or you fail for those crazy enough to try. What the Fieldhouses are doing feels distinct enough to be its own challenge in the same spirit, it's more like a very slow and difficult race as opposed to a long trek with the same difficulties.

[@flippie6642]

Man what a good episode, can't wait for the next one!

[@louisjones5624]

Really entertaining video guys, glad this was on my recommended feed! You deserve a lot of attention for the amount of effort that went into this.

[@formanimacion]

definitley a better way to do it, but i really enjoy the solo straight line missions of the geowizard quality, his only companion a camera in most dire moments makes for a more gripping storytelling experience that and he also has great charisma and humor, this is still a great adventure nonetheless but with alot more help.

[@chbmckie]

To be fair, he has Verity to help him, but you're right; he certainly doesn't have help at this level...

[@sayanbiswas7364]

this is a no nonsense run. gets rid of that sense of adventure, but looks more efficient.

[@NicolasCaron]

GeoWizard also has some support and some of his missions were not solo.

[@tom_123]

I way prefer these guys and their approach tbh

[@formanimacion]

The approach is great and more effective, but the story telling was lost for me, adams run across wales recently was very impressive though.

[@miquelcanosasanteularia1678]

Like how geowizard is inspiring everyone

[@burtybumside7172]

Drone footage was a pretty nice touch!

[@TehAwesomer]

Good stuff, and glad to see that you've taken the feedback from previous videos on. Looking forward to part #2.👍

[@DaveBallOW]

Excellent, entertaining, had an excellent experience watching this. 😍

[@jerviservi]

Great video. Certainly handled that confrontation perfectly xd

[@hadynharris494]

Take no notice of the negative comments lads! Really enjoyed this and looking forward to your next straight line mission!

[@MirkoC407]

Having now seen at least one complete mission on all four channels in question (Geowizard, Marcus the Chess Teacher, Ally's Adventures and yours), I have to say you are by far my favourite. Geowizard is interesting, he takes on the challenge, but is somewhat too technical. Ally takes the easy way too often - it is still in platinum but impure. I'd like to see his Burdell score... About Marcus - someone who is so unprepared, afraid of a flock of sheep that is probably more afraid of him, etc. Not sure if I will give his further missions I still did not watch a go at all. You on the other hand are well prepared, you stick to the line, and you make a joke out of it with your floating equipment, commentary and little challenges in between you on the way. Keep on this way!

[@FIFA98ProGamimg]

Great Video, must have came across this as a Geowizard viewer. Was good to see familiar areas, i stay in bowling and have climbed the first hill yous climbed ‘old kilpatrick hill’ many times, also the first house you ran by is a friends of my parents 😂 looking forward to the next episodes

[@archiefieldhouse]

Thanks for your comment, good to hear a local's perspective. If they did happen to see us please pass on our apologies 😂 although I'm sure they would do the same for a straight line mission

[@pinobo1997]

Great video! I particularly enjoyed the voiceover and the drone shots :D

[@Cheezdealer]

lol cheeky digs at geowizard :) like it so far tho! Edit: and the boys bringing the nuggies, good shit

[@caergruant5574]

Bloody legends can’t wait for part 2!

[@bluecheese1066]

Loving this, guys! Geowizard has started a new craze and I'm enjoying all the attempts going on. I've got part 2 queued up for this evening. :)

[@davehedgehog4391]

Love how you say the dual carriageway was your first obstacle after quite clearly crosing a live train line 😂

[@loneoutdoorsman]

The inflatable duck and unicorn... oh that made me laugh, looking forward to part 2 now. Great stuff!

[@nealchambers2306]

Excellent stuff lads. I really enjoyed that 👍

[@andrew4363]

watching this as a scottish person just raised how obvious it is that no one scottish was even remotely involved in this video- anyway, what a line!

[@algomaone121]

I would be petrified crossing private property! That giant ball-busting estate fence was a close call!

[@BillyF2LJeffs]

"The police might be after us right now... so the best thing to do... is blow up these huge inflatable animals, and send you across the loch". This is just poetry.

[@Ashs-mini-vlogs]

Right to roam includes all gardens so no crime has been committed

[@syrus3k]

Lovely. I'm a huge fan of the straight line missions, especially Geowizard's of course, but you guys are a close second. A good find! You need more subscribers.

[@tehArgento]

This was pretty good, can't wait for the second part

[@MisterIkkus]

My man tryna paddle his shitpuff boat with his shoes in the water 😂

[@DadgeCity]

fwiw when I heard GW was going to do this, I tried to work out the optimum line, and my line started/ended at Bowling.

[@adamfieldhouse42]

sounds like a wise line to me.

[@JosephKap]

Great video but Omg please fix the audio

[@tigrecito48]

i used to think u guys were a bit of a joke when i first saw you doing stuff, but seems like you are slowly but surely overtaking Geowizard in the badass scale

[@stephen3164]

Gotta dress up in high-vis jackets, carry some telescoping ladders, and say you’re hired by the home owner’s insurance policy to inspect the roof. Then just walk clear over their house!

[@ragnarwinther4984]

This was so entertaining and funny, I died laughing when one of you started huming the geowizard music

[@regtheripper9789]

Geo wizard is the top G as you all know but bloody hell boys man this is great to watch good on you all..

[@boopiegaming8813]

Just heard about you guys from GeoWizard's Attempt #4 across. This is some good stuff, keep up the hard work.

[@NeilFMalcolm]

Brilliant, well done guys, defiantly a tougher line than Tom's attempt!

[@Adam-mc5in]

Amazing video lads

[@Lepikko]

At about 2 min I thought I had a Hardware Unboxed video open on another tab 😂 Great videos, keep it up!

[@produktivwissenschaft3184]

00:01 is that you alfie! ?!

[@chandir7752]

is the left-earness of the commentary voice intended? hard to listen to with headphones ngl

[@ayyygeee]

Definitely hard to listen to with headphones but for anyone in the future watching via a phone it's worth noting most phones nowadays have a mono audio mode in the accessibility settings of the device. Fixed the commentary for me 👍

[@chandir7752]

@@ayyygeee oh nice thanks for that life hack, good to know!

[@ClitIsWhatWeAimFor]

​@@ayyygeee Top tip that. Cheers

[@Cerv98]

From somerset to scotland pog

[@TheKendalCrew]

Nice job!! Managed 10 miles across Yorkshire in my recent video… trying to find a free weekend for my second part!!

[@onlineo2263]

Woohoo. Love the support crew. Kind of feels like cheating... But it is definitely the way to go. Carry little, go fast.

[@leeartlee915]

Yeah… on the other hand, the more support you get, the less of a feat it is.

[@tubularap]

@@leeartlee915 -True, I also agree with you. But iIt still takes a lot of effort and nerves to scale the steep valleys and cross private property. Even GeoWizard has support in Verity, and sometimes more, so it comes down to who has the least vs most support. Maybe someday someone will do a full mission carrying everything self, without external support. To see if it is even possible.

[@leeartlee915]

@@tubularap Oh no doubt. It’s impressive all the same. Just as a viewer (from the comfort of my home), I can’t help at feel like… I don’t know, I kind of like the idea of setting out to walk a straight line and you’re basically on your own for the duration. I know it’s not completely fair to compare everyone else to Tom but his videos conjure up this vibe that he’s totally alone out there. The meet ups he does have seem almost required, rather than trying to make the journey a little easier. But that’s just me.

[@tubularap]

@@leeartlee915 - Yeah. Good description of the ambivalence I feel too.

[@phightinphil25]

@@tubularap Oh it's possible. Just very very difficult.

[@gungnir3926]

You give us no choice but to subscribe to get the second part!

[@thomasr1051]

the audio for the voice over is only in the left ear and it's driven me bananas

[@archiefieldhouse]

Are you sure its not your headphones? It was always fine on my speakers

[@thomasr1051]

@@archiefieldhouse everything else is in stereo except for voice over. If I take my left ear out and just listen to right it goes silent during every voiceover

[@thomasr1051]

@@archiefieldhouse everything else is in stereo except for voice over. If I take my left ear out and just listen to right it goes silent during every voiceover

[@archiefieldhouse]

Thanks both for letting me know, I've fixed the issue so it will be stereo in day 2

[@njr582]

It's like listening to a poorly recorded 70'ies song. Solid work though lads!

[@GeographyChallenges]

Legendary lads

[@KayD]

If you ever come back to Scotland, hope you know that walking over golf course is very normal and acceptable 😅 only problem is make sure you aren't going in front as they're playing and don't damage the green ofc. But we walked our dogs over St Andrews courses almost every night when I lived there :)

[@Trashkantai]

OH Nice hope yall do it!

[@hughmclean2018]

I live in the 'village' next to Bowling and can remember folk posting on a local Facbook page about suspicious men seen with ladders in Bowling early in the morning haha😂

[@robinr.7678]

Nice fun, looked like an adventure! But all those water “obstacles”, didn’t it feel gross, having to walk squelching in wet shoes?

[@jazochromatic]

Awesome Scotland! Quite a feat guys, and much respect @21:55!

[@davidroberts6977]

Yess lad

[@SP4CEBAR]

Professional unprofessionalism, I love it!

[@RevJock]

Bit TOO much support from your "support crew ".

[@MassiveChetBakerFan]

Excellent, well done lads!

[@Lvlaple4Ever]

Damn, no waterproof pants and shoes with those obstacles?

[@josephxkendrick]

Heck yeah, boyos!

[@jos9116]

You can walk in golf courses legally in Scotland, so no worries

[@WaaDoku]

To be fair, that's just the distance between one little puddle to the other. There's much more land to cover on both sides until you reach the actual coast.

[@dancer1]

Yes!!

[@tigrecito48]

its amazing how much better quality your new videos are within 2 years... comparing the England ones to these Scotland ones.. it feels like these ones are nowhere near as professionally done as the new ones ur doing... but still interesting to watch

[@adambennett805]

Curious if you guys know about right to roam? Seem to be worried about being caught on land you're allowed on. Not a criticism by any means, just curious

[@dl8320]

Can't help but wonder if they failed to mention this so that the whole thing seemed more risky than it was. Or else they didn't know about it which is fairly poor planning.

[@trip2845]

Those who want audio to be in both ears. Start menu > Settings > Ease of access > Audio (Left hand panel) > Turn on mono audio. MAKE SURE YOU REVERSE THIS AFTER THE VIDEO

[@karostaro4779]

what are the odds that both the fairways you crossed had a golf ball right on your line 🤯

[@tristandewaard]

Great job lads, this stuff is on par with the man, the myth, the legend, Geowizard himself.

[@scipioafricanus5871]

Blasphemy!

[@shitkicker86]

Way way way to much support crew support

[@vorebiz]

lmao Geowizard lives rent free in your heads. It doesn't have to be a "competition".

[@webcamrandomness14]

'Apologies for the audio only being in the left channel in this video - it was a teething issue in my earlier days of editing.' I'm at 9:30 and I hadn't noticed it until I read the description... now I cannot unhear it.

[@Ashs-mini-vlogs]

Have subbed

[@twnfaem]

crossing a river like that has a name in the Netherlands: fierljeppen

[@1999Goose99]

So are you from the Taunton area? Never thought I’d see a youtuber from home doing this 😅

[@gordon1545]

Golf courses and farms - you have a right to walk through these in Scotland. See the statutory guidance on the right of responsible access. For golf courses all you need to do is stay off tees and greens (fairways are fine). For farms you need to avoid the farm yard and not walk on crops (grass doesn't seem to count) or disturb livestock (again, walking through their field is fine). From experience very few people will object to you walking through golf courses, and a lot of clubs in Scotland are remarkably welcoming.

[@jamesbrown5769]

Lolll 😂 the ladder

[@ash0787]

must be hard to create the video, thats something thats not apparent in geowizards footage, he was able to get very good quality video so you actually forget that someone had to video the whole thing, yours is harder to watch maybe its more shaking, I do notice the brightness varies between scenes and the voiceover is only in the right stereo channel.

[@draco2001]

Damn y’all funny as hell

[@SP4CEBAR]

Why is the ladder on this side of the fence? eeh... don't know

[@MyMadspirit]

I dont get why didnt bring any spare pants/socks/shoes in order to be able to switch them out every now and then in order to get dry again?

[@LizardLickMoTo]

Anyone who attempts straight line mission have my like and subscribe. Cmon boys!!!!!

[@BlackSpyroh]

Madness in from a small place not far from bowling literally major road you had to wait several minutes Im from a place just up that road called faifley literally 5 minutes away lmao and I know bowling really well. Cool to see places that are familiar in these videos

[@adammason1587]

stereo level 9000

[@ClitIsWhatWeAimFor]

22:50 Is that your own version of the 16 bit soundtrack?

[@ScottZ370]

The owner of that house is Sir Jack Harvie, I think you were lead into a false sense of security thinking it was just construction workers as they will likely his employees.

[@michaelkennedy8573]

Fantastic however you seem too scared of people. Especially those golfers. More than likely they'll ask you what you're up too and just tell you be safe.

[@adamfieldhouse42]

yeah the majority of people would be cool with it but you only need one to kick up a fuss and it could scupper the mission, so anything we could do to avoid interaction was a good idea.

[@PiousMoltar]

McNuggets? If you're gonna get McDonalds at least get a burger! For doing this mission they deserve whatever special beefburger McDonalds had on at the time!

[@Siberius-]

McNuggets occupy a special place for many.

[@JorntWagenaar]

You English got something against waterproof footwear or just so used to getting cold feet?

[@Alex-sw1hi]

They never work anyway

[@JorntWagenaar]

@@Alex-sw1hiNot true, never had a problem.. As long as you take care of them they'll be waterproof for years..

[@Alex-sw1hi]

@@JorntWagenaar not walking through streams like these guys are doing hahah

[@JorntWagenaar]

@@Alex-sw1hi Yeah, nah, if it goes over the top your fcked either way..

[@damienfieldhouse]

First comment!

[@c0ccaldera]

1:02 Don't say that!

[@ecco_]

Take a shot every time someone says "bang on the line" :D

[@ecco_]

20:46 such beautiful colored scenery

[@signalshift6676]

thank you left ear

[@karlmuller1013]

Compared to GW, having a 4 people support crew seems a bit like cheating to me.

[@tom_123]

I don’t really understand this logic. The number of people in the crew makes little/no difference. You either have support or you don’t.