Crossing England in a Straight Line #3 - Inspired by Geowizard

Attempting to walk across England in a completely straight line! - Inspired by Geowizard
Watch the finale early on Patreon - / archiefieldhouse
The third part of our Straight Line Mission across England sees us crossing a military firing range and trek through some more ridiculous fallen trees. The finale will drop next Sunday with early access on Patreon. We hope you've enjoyed this series so far, do consider subscribing as not to miss our future adventures!

[@GeoWizard]

Great climbing in those wretched fallen trees boys. I don't think you realise how lucky you were that they were dry though!

[@tigrecito48]

you should do a straight line mission across Saudi Arabia... you'll have almost no rain problems!

[@ivo3111]

They don't realise they are too s upid to be scared of these dangers

[@WhatsInYour]

More excuses from GW…

[@rathma9210]

young and reckless vs old and wise.. they seems overconfident, will it cost them?

[@craigcooperxyz]

They make you sound like Ringo Starr

[@tontsa77]

Boys poking random ammo on ground caused ”dumb ways to die” theme start to play in my head.

[@ronthedog1363]

I'm surprised more people aren't commenting on how dumb it was to touch those things..

[@AlienPL]

Darwin Award was close a one here boys

[@StamfordBridge]

@@ronthedog1363 Seriously. Not funny and a bit crazy dumb. Just really genuinely stupidly dumb.

[@MaartenOosterbaan]

sooooo many dumb ways to diehiiiee

[@ratonbox]

“Shake hands with danger”

[@DaydreamNative]

Playing with unexploded shells brings a whole new meaning to 'bang on the line'!

[@DasVERMiT]

I can definitely see why Geowizard didn't want to cross the tops of the fallen trees. At least with a duo if one of you fell and got horribly injured the other could get help, but with him being alone he'd be screwed.

[@miketheevil]

100%

[@flyingchimp12]

He had his regular phone, a sat phone, and the support crew knew where he was supposed to be at all times. If he didn't show up one night they would've called for help or simply followed the line. Def not in any real danger

[@Altropos]

@@flyingchimp12 mate, he could get seriously hurt, impaled on the body, hypothermia, broken bones, all manner of ugly, ugly stuff. "no real danger" are you mental?

[@JonnyFive.]

@@flyingchimp12 So one of these boys with a head injury and waiting half an hour for support is the same as if Tom got a head injury and was lost for several hours, sure dude.

[@bredas93]

He lost his phone and gps was down for a while

[@ballinastack93]

Biggest difference here is that there are 2 guys here who can support each other along the way especially in the fallen tree section. Also the trees looked mostly dry here. Geowizard may have avoided the fallen trees more often, but I can definitely see why it was not safe for him when he was on a solo mission.

[@jameskilgour387]

Found the wizards burner account, excuses excuses

[@LordCecilRavencourt]

How many accounts do you have Tom?

[@luisleongaming1776]

​@@jameskilgour387A 16 year old burner account? That would take some serious planning lol. Get off it mate

[@Killjoy_Mel]

@@jameskilgour387 Says you in your comfortable cheer, whose offroading experience is limited to taking a wrong turn with your car once.

[@jameskilgour387]

@@Killjoy_Mel man, you lot really struggle to take a joke. Obviously I like geowizard or I wouldn't be here. Also a pretty big assumption against someone who's profile picture is clearly me hiking in the Alps lol

[@snailfox7]

Geowizard: oh no danger Geowizard from wish: look we can backflip into a swamp

[@MarcinHopa8]

Hahah 😂😂

[@Kahandran]

Honestly its fascinating how straight line missions have introduced the idea of fallen trees as a dangerous thing. Before Geowizard started this, the danger didn't exist in the collective lexicon of hazards for adventurers afaik. Because you could just go around.. Mountain climbers climb mountains but no one's made the news as a fallen-tree-crosser before. Straight line missioning is a constant source of novelty

[@motoqueirodumafiga]

Talking about novelty, you sir write as a novel maker

[@realaledrinker3733]

I hadn't thought about it like that!

[@colmcille9669]

Nice observation yes!

[@mat5473]

The dangers and difficulties of maneuvering fallen trees/slash are well known in circles such as forestry/tree planting.

[@Kahandran]

@@mat5473 Interesting! I suppose that makes sense as a hazard that's part of the job. It isn't something that people unrelated to the industry ever think about I bet

[@mazdaman2315]

Geowizard: now we have to be careful Archie and Adam: oh look an explosive *poke*

[@KlabauterManiac]

Massive respect staying within platinum. I can imagine it's easier doing the fallen tree parts when you're with a +1. If you're alone and something happens you are royally screwed.

[@Stuffthatsfunny1]

wasn't wet either

[@getoffthegames89]

Also be 18 again lol

[@fabim.3167]

@@getoffthegames89 Isn't one of the brothers 26 or something like that

[@getoffthegames89]

@@fabim.3167 idk but just by being a 35 year old, I can tell you that age is huge when it comes to physicality. I think I’ve lost more physicality in the last 5 years and I would never attempt something like this without a year or two of intense training.

[@Killjoy_Mel]

@@fabim.3167 Maybe. But I've been 26 and I'm now in my mid-20s and I'm shocked by how much more limber, energetic and strong I was in my mid-20s without having to even work out. 30s is not old by any measure, but the body starts to go downhill fast. There's a reason why the vast majority of sportspeople are under 30.

[@deveanatkinson7426]

I love both straight line missions but watching both back to back makes me realize why the GeoWizard videos appeal to me more. GeoWizard's videos feel like he's taking you along with him on his journey with his narration, consistent check-ins with the camera, and music montages of traversing the land which give it that comfy and cozy feel to it. Archie and Adam feel more like they're showing you their adventure rather than taking the viewer along with them, which is fun, but less memorable overall.

[@thewrens_]

It's the same as watching a lets play versus a speedrun. One is the experience, the other is the achievement. Both great, but for different reasons!

[@chubbus_]

@@thewrens_ in my opinion i just think they cut too many corners for it to be valid. geowizard and ed pratt do it for the journey, not the destination. give these two have ripped off ed pratt's source to sea idea and cut corners with that, i assume they're just piggybacking off of the success of others without adding any authenticity to it.

[@theotherbanksy4477]

Agreed Geo is far far better than these attempts. Not sure why they take the piss out of the obvious master. I think its supposed to be funny? Enjoy these vids gents keep up the good work

[@Moolers]

I think at this point it's safe to say the Fieldhouses are better missioners, while GW has better videos, and I'm glad we have both. I don't really feel like they're ripping anybody off, even though they're doing the same things as others. Competition is good. Without the "whippersnappers", GW probably would have been done after Wales 3.

[@deveanatkinson7426]

@@Moolers Agreed

[@laberxxx]

I would love to see a straight line mission where you and geowizard start on opposite ends of the same line and meet in the middle. Like you're walking through the trees and suddenly a wild geowizard emerges in front of you.

[@fraserdavidson278]

I was thinking for the Isle of Man race they should have started at opposite ends of the same line. Even having the lines 100m apart of whatever it was it did seem the Fieldhouses had some more preferred lies on the tough stuff.

[@MrMagnusLundgren]

No strap on the gps? Dropping into the abyss while climbing those fallen trees...

[@Scrambled6653]

between teeth is safer for sure

[@Ajfmaizy]

Yeah i find this pretty stupid tbh... all this effort for a mission and the crucial piece of kit just loose

[@NoxiousNoodles]

Honestly, everyone is impressed by the straight line stuff etc, or the trees, but the absolute stones you boys have trying to cross those trees with that shitty old inov-8 rubber really deserves credit.

[@colmcille9669]

Recklessness is the advantage of youth. 😂

[@AliG-yu2bn]

Inov are pretty perfect for this type of stuff tbh

[@colmcille9669]

@@AliG-yu2bn What's inov?

[@AliG-yu2bn]

@colmcille9669 inovate is an off road running brand. It's the shoes they are wearing. And I'm basically saying they would be very appropriate for this type of stuff

[@NoxiousNoodles]

@@AliG-yu2bn The new butyl rubber used in some of their new fell shoes out this year like the mudtalon? Definitely. The old 212s with the shitty stickygrip rubber (and tiny points of contact on the studs)? Useless on wet wood (like they were in) and rock, though of course fab in mud. They got left behind big time by VJ, hence the massive increase in their shoes at fell races. Catching up now though, which is nice to see.

[@ab8jeh]

Getting impaled hot fuzz style on one of those trees was definitely a possibility.

[@ab8jeh]

Also very lucky it wasn't raining and the trees were dry.

[@luckyspurs]

"This really hurts". And then Aaron A Aaronson comes along.

[@thesimpsons17]

I cant describe how insane it is to two footed jump into a river trying to land on a rock that is submerged 😂 Cant believe he didnt slip!

[@Liampieee]

One day this attitude is going to result into a nasty injury. I enjoy the videos and the stylistic difference to GW but it's only a matter of time until something goes wrong.

[@royfontaine5526]

@@Liampieeewas it Archie who banged his head in the first one, on a fence post?

[@goldenduck854]

@@Liampieee oh shhh. Just enjoy without judging based on your limitation. Humanity has planes and most modern comfort because of fearless attitude

[@Epicspacecow]

@@goldenduck854 it’s basically flipping a coin. How many times can you get tails in a row?

[@Greenitthe]

​@@goldenduck854 Humanity *continues* to have planes because of the huge caution and redundancy with which they are designed, built, and operated (excepting boeing at this point, ofc). Mortality applies to everyone. The lads could die crossing the street too, are you going to critique the wisdom of looking before you step out because its 'more fearless'? Most of us would hate to see the mission end or someone's life impacted due to carelessness/naivety

[@tehArgento]

the support crew has their own lore and adventures XD

[@victorcroitor3296]

behind the scenes support crew incoming?

[@twnfaem]

Behind the scenes support crew adventures, please!

[@Ultraw]

GeoWizard: Let's avoid military debris, it could be dangerous Archie and Adam Fieldhouse: bomba 🤠🤠

[@englishbakes]

The comment above this is talking about how the chance of it exploding is very high... wasn't the best idea by them

[@Stuffthatsfunny1]

Not sure if flying a drone around a military controlled area will turn out to be your best idea

[@Soken50]

"military controlled area" Dude, it's a training wasteland, not the pentagon.

[@DominivPeters]

Hmmm yes you can’t fly a drone over it but it’s perfectly legal to walk straight in, makes sense don’t ya think?

[@eamon1648]

​@@DominivPeters they're not allowed to be walking there either.

[@andypeiffer5]

The ability on this channel to recover a lost phone easily 😂

[@loudestkid]

Enjoying this before the UK authorities decide it's not cool to walk across a firing range

[@adsheff]

Yeah if they find this they could get the video taken down. And that could lead to Tom's being taken down. They need to re-edit and remove the bit where they find ammo.

[@MrFrexxia]

I can't get over how dumb touching all that UXO is.

[@Nevir202]

I love how the commentary constantly waffles between, "Best support crew in the business." and "We've got to fire these useless idiots!" LOL

[@evanmclean4893]

Good vid, in the power rangers we learn about UXO (unexploded ordinance) & genuinely it’s a pretty big threat, I believe it’s as high as 1 in 10 explosive ordinance doesn’t explode. One of the tell tale signs of UXO is an unusual amount of dead animals… so yeah, maybe put the lottery on?😅

[@Nooticus]

Coming from someone who is following both GW and the Fieldhouses lines on a map, there is something that no one else seems to have noticed: The Fieldhouses line on this day went through only about 5% of the elevation gain and only about 5% of the forested area compared to GWs line. I expect this was done on purpose to reduce risk further along the route in all the farms on the last day. Props to Jarv for finding this route though, it may be even better than the Wizards. (though I prefer his content and videos ofc)

[@K7classicrockfan]

You boys are absolutely smashing this mission! But, in geowizards defence, he is doing this trip solo, so I can see the point he is making about going around the fallen trees safely. If he impales himself, he is totally alone. Anyways, can't wait to see the next video!

[@Sevicify]

Also for Tom aside from being solo he had to deal with a lot of wet moss covered fallen trees making them more slippery, and has a wife and future baby to think about.

[@K7classicrockfan]

@Sevicify Indeed, the wet factor increases the risk of injury. The dad factor makes you become wize fast lol.

[@Pretendship]

the Tom impressions were bang on 😂

[@rathma9210]

They were but they don't realize how dumb it was to attempt it.

[@lonelyPorterCH]

That burn with the phone retrieval :'D

[@Natasha-tu5qs]

Guys I was counting on their being spoilers wrt Geowizard given your last post 😂 In all seriousness though, great video, admire your good online manners and ability to keep spirits high.

[@syrus3k]

I think these boys will beat GeoWizard, but they're willing to risk their lives unlike Tom. Which is understandable as Tom is about to be a dad.

[@jefo2405]

I'm sure when it comes down to it nobody is willing to risk their lives, no matter parenthood or not. The field mice had better planning (kudos!) for a safer and easier route, yet engage in far more risky behaviors in good terrain so I'm glad they didn't go into the storm damaged sections too much. Tom had only basic planning (I'm sure he beats himself up over it 'til this day) and wanting to finish had to get into extremely high risk areas a lot.

[@user-cj7dp3yq9h]

you should take a second pair of shoes each so that while you are wearing a pair the other pair can be spending the whole day drying in the van

[@CallMeMrX]

These guys barely plan anything though

[@benyoyyoyo8381]

there is this new thing call string (string /strĭng/ noun Material made of drawn-out, twisted fiber, used for fastening, tying, or lacing. A strand or cord of such material. A cord stretched on an instrument and struck, plucked, or bowed to produce tones. maybe used it for GPS thing in hand , it is an working class product , i can understand you don't know.

[@colmcille9669]

😂 Only for those on a shoe-string budget.

[@samhughes9631]

You two confuse me - Archie looks more like an Adam and Adam looks more like an Archie. I suggest you swap. Also, this is good stuff!

[@royfontaine5526]

Yep I thought Adam looked like Archie at one point - Adam's hair is darker but I'm sure it looked blonde in one scene!

[@ceruleandusk]

This is the zoomer version of straight line missions

[@wybuchowyukomendant]

noice, finding lost phones seems like a lost art these days on str8 line missions` channels

[@1320fastback]

I love when one falls the other instinctively points and laughs 😅

[@GCOSBenbow]

You guys are actual maniacs for doing that fallen tree cross. Thank fuck they weren't mossy or you would've been toast.

[@BananaInEar009]

6:44 is why one just has to watch both straight line missions. While the wizard makes u genuinely afraid for his safety, these guys just take a piss without a care in the world.

[@Treksh]

Madlads, tree climbing, messing around with tank ammo, run across a butterfly landmine. Well if you do manage to pull off platinum it will be an amazing achievement for sure.

[@solarestr1013]

Every meal the Fieldhouse's and Geowizard have had on this trip has looked absolutely terrible while they're both saying it looks amazing

[@jasoncoates1835]

Hunger is the best spice...

[@dariocaporuscio8701]

​@@jasoncoates1835Plus they are British 😂

[@luckyspurs]

You have to remember we're a nation that eats Pork Pies and Scotch Eggs.

[@dxb338]

Looks like next episode will have major "theft and shrubbery" vibes. Did you try telling the farmers "we do beg your pardon but we are in your garden?"

[@strandedinparadise8202]

WILTY reference acknowledged!

[@joshuadavid6562]

Trees looked lethal today, smashed those rivers though

[@Fleshtotem]

Worried more about the last day since there was fresh rainfall at the end here. Those fallen trees while wet seem alot scarier. I slip and mission could be over.

[@thomvancappellen8471]

Love your style! So fun, and great to see you giving it all to stay in platinum!

[@_witsd]

"onwards" (literally) was an excellent moment.

[@hawiak]

I don’t think that you should make fun of anyone choosing safety. I get it but it can be proper dangerous

[@ab8jeh]

The difference with geowizard was the wet logs which were much more a risk. Going around definitely a good decision.

[@JHK314]

they mock and shit on him for everything, which unless he's encouraged it makes no sense given he's pretty much fully responsible for them being known at all

[@imadetheuniverse4fun]

@@JHK314 it's just friendly bants bro

[@DasVERMiT]

@@ab8jeh That and there's a lot of extra safety in having a second person to get help if one goes down.

[@frankmarano1118]

​​@@imadetheuniverse4fun yeah & I think they just had fun doing an impression of him. It was pretty spot on too, that's pretty much exactly what he said & how he said it when it came to the fallen trees. But he's basically by himself so I agree with people he shouldn't be mocked for picking safety. But these WERE the same guys who were just playing with old explosive shells with their bare hands so im not surprised haha

[@SpearMKW]

today i learned captions can be colorcoded

[@ianhart4990]

Im of a certain age where i want to quote 'we're gripped, we're sorted. Lets off road!!'

[@rickpatey]

Hear me out...Straight Line across Newfoundland...probably zero farmers, great wilderness footage, lots of Moose, and a great challenge! Next to no one living in the islands middle.

[@changeable-geometrydash1867]

I've actually tried to search for potential straight line routes across newfoundland - the biggest issue is that there are too many lakes, pretty much any line crosses 10+ bodies of water and there is barely any accessible roads for the support crew to use, meaning that they would have to carry the duck/other means of crossing water on themselves

[@zengrath]

Finally a new video! thanks.

[@accountnamewithheld]

honestly lads, you were mad to climb over that mess

[@ItsMeBenson]

When you poked at that shell you were basically saying “let’s post this episode on live leak”

[@RubenLightfoot]

The support crew need their own channel. Some quality GW trolling too 😅

[@felixml919]

Touching the UXO is very much a no no. 2 of those look like a GMLRS tail section and a L16A1 incindiary round, so should probably be fine. The 3rd one no idea. BUT JUST THE FACT THAT YOU OBVIOUSLY DONT KNOW WHAT IT IS: DONT FUCKING TOUCH IT, IT COULD BE A LIVE FIRE DUD

[@btestroete444]

we love geowizard!!!

[@mrwalter7205]

"Run away, run away".... well done lads 😂

[@user-gy6ix1pu3y]

Like how it is mentioned that the fallen trees is the single most dangerous part of any straight line challenge, so crossing a live military shooting range littered with used ammo and possibly unexploded ammo is not dangerous?

[@Bill-lt5qf]

They aren't the sharpest tools in the shed.

[@jerviservi]

The army wouldn't let their troops run around it if it was not safe. So, yeah the range is a pretty safe place, when the red flags aren't flying.

[@frankmarano1118]

​​​​​​@@jerviservi They could have areas where they let them know where possible shells could still be. I don't think this guess of yours is strong enough I'd be playing with explosive shells with my bare hands but you go ahead & gamble on that assumption lol. Because military's have never missed a mine or two before in the past right? Yeah it's probably reasonably safe to walk across carefully but safe enough to pick up & fck with possible live shells? Nah

[@jasoncoates1835]

I love that you call it 'plum depth' as well. 🤣

[@HunHaze]

Good episode, even better preview for the next.

[@twnfaem]

Yeah, dry conditions are key. That being said, they also made the choice of including more farmland and less woodland - a risky strategy, but if it works out, you save yourself a lot of trouble...

[@Iceman8723]

Support crews make it easy mode! Next challenge: No support crew :)

[@jameskilgour387]

Literally impossible, they'd have to carry massive bags on their backs with enough food for weeks. The fallen trees were dangerous enough, imagine having an extra 20 kilos strapped to your back

[@KevIsOffGrid]

Top missioning lads!

[@charles7293]

You guys have a lot of balls to climb over those trees. Big benefit of the 2 man missions. Now imagine tightrope walking along those same trees 4 meters in the air... but theyre wet. I see why Geowizard didnt bother lol

[@J-berg]

Much less moaning than GeoWizard

[@Blahsheep]

The fallen tree sections you and Geowizard have done are just terrifying. If you slipped off it could be certain death.

[@mysticthi3f924]

17:46 had me crying 😂

[@CampingRulesOkay]

Well done on 62M views on the parrot adventure lads. I remember the excitement of getting my first 1M+ video! 👍 Keep up the good work 😉

[@cow9703]

Which video are you referring to?

[@CampingRulesOkay]

​@@cow9703 Theirs or mine? Either will be very hard to find... 🤣

[@HeKutukutuAhi]

"Fallen trees most dangerous thing".. bro you both walked past a tank! Hahaha

[@isctony]

finally it's back!

[@Itsallgoodtogo]

17:44 Its easy to be confident in your invicibility when you don't have a family to take care of. Take it easy there young lads. Safety should always matter. One slip and you are easily gone that high.

[@Audey]

Yeah just a few minutes earlier they said something like "Now this is dangerous, and we have to try and be safe, but platinum is our #1 priority". And don't get me wrong I'm not too old to remember what it was like being 22 and invincible, but still hopefully these fellas learn to pump the brakes a bit and put their bodies first.

[@Killjoy_Mel]

Typical young, unburdened men. More strength and stamina than they know what to do with, and one brain cell between them. Funny to watch, but in ten years them boys are gonna look back at these videos going 'we're glad we did it, but we were high on that moron juice for sure.'

[@skye4485]

this portion was very interesting to watch.

[@ozzystar2]

13:57 *GeoWizard:* first priority is staying safe! ⛑ *Fieldhouses:* first priority is getting platinum! 🏆 xD

[@wafi84]

Bang on the line!

[@tuudurvantamme]

fabulous videos

[@EffMTee]

Only the final boss left to beat now, aka farmers

[@user-ub2nn2it9u]

Great work lads

[@Bigmandoge]

Great Video

[@neilgodwin6531]

12:20 (c) Geowizard music 😊

[@calvin_geo]

Let’s go lads!!

[@Rafaelinux]

Wow. This shows the importance of editing.

[@tylerdean5020]

lol loved Adam humming geowizard’s music

[@BitCrafted]

Nice one lads the whole poking explosives thing reminds of the top gear episode where James may puts a lighter to an old massive soviet missile or something.

[@benwx4755]

Top form as usual boys

[@zedman1]

“Plum depth” 😂

[@cranswil]

Amazing adventure

[@Ashs-mini-vlogs]

Well done fellas

[@too_oden2199]

i respect your confidence to fly a drone over a military firing range lmao

[@HannibalBarcaRTW]

The fallen tree climbing from this episode will go down as straight line missioning heritage

[@James-mi5hi]

Lost it when you started humming GeoWizard's theme tune 😅

[@kiBe-]

bro switched the thumbnail tank from a centurion to a modern leopard lol

[@kleseus]

The ol "Yes a tank appears, but" switcheroo

[@s3b_Leney]

its a good job you lot are trained profeshonals otherwise this could go horribly wrong!

[@taz454]

This is like a posh, less entertaining version of a straight line mission.

[@tomdunn7634]

Come on the boys !!!!

[@Channel-ij5px]

6:08 Not all railway lines are live in the sense of electricity passing through them, infact electricity never passes through the two running lines, it only ever travels through a 3rd rail which is located at the side of one of the running rails. If a line does not have a 3rd rail then there’s no danger of stepping in the tracks

[@royfontaine5526]

I don’t think they were being entirely serious...

[@Channel-ij5px]

@@royfontaine5526 fair enough if they weren’t just making sure they aren’t slowed down by a danger that isn’t there

[@MeriaDuck]

All geowizard impressions 😂

[@adsheff]

Extremely stupid to be poking around with the shell casings etc. on the Otterburn Ranges. Even more so to film and publish it. Things like this will jeopardise access rights for others in the future.

[@horshors3825]

GW won it for me

[@funnymonkeyguy]

wicked there are profeshernals like you lot to do this stuff

[@Izuk07]

6.48 scared the absoulete fuck out of me

[@607]

The fluorescent markers! xD

[@drumstick74]

At 10:24 I was sure that was going into the river. Good catch!!

[@infectioussneeze9099]

3:16 Bro turned into a minion 😆