I attempted to cross NORWAY in a completely straight line. (PART 2)

Part 2 of the epic 3 part series that see's me attempt to cross the incredible country that is Norway, in a completely straight line. In this episode we find out what impact Marius's missing bolt had on my 5 mile kayak across the reservoir, we meet a curious local, and see how I fare as I plunge into the rugged wilderness beyond...
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[@TheMusicologist]

Tom, you are everything that KZbin should be. No clickbait. No fake reactions. No shouting and screaming. Just pure, original, enthralling content. You’ve found the holy grail of a successful KZbin niche. Don’t lose it.

[@hacker010010101]

yeah, such a good way to sum up this content

[@Skuzzy21]

To be fair, he did end his last video with a clickbaity cliffhanger about Marius's bolt. But yeah I agree Tom makes great content.

[@ian_silent]

I was searching for other similar KZbinrs to Tom. Couldn't find any. Channels like Tom's are rare these days.

[@samfoot7554]

Well Put. Honestly Im trying to learn as much as i can from how he has 'directed' and starred in this whole straight line misson series. It really does seem like Authenticity is key and well thought out video production can make what some people would think is a mundane idea into something AMAZING.

[@MozartJunior22]

I was about to comment the exact same thing

[@4KExplorer]

Norway so far: leaky kayak, sheer cliff drops and possibly bears. On the plus side: no Welsh farmers.

[@0topon]

and no spiky hedges

[@charliewright4044]

would be quite the twist if a Welsh farmer did somehow rock up in the video

[@simonfredheim9581]

And next episode, drowning in a swamp

[@Pritzier]

Not that likely to be bears, there are very few bears in Norway

[@ASandreassen]

@@Pritzier Depends where in Norway you are. Some places there can be a good amount. The closer to the Swedish border you are the more likely it is. You'd still be lucky spotting one though.

[@mackenziear]

there should be a spin-off series where we follow Verity's adventures as she tries to make it back to the car

[@Hi7nRun]

I was thinking about that. Would have been really cool to strap a go pro to her for the trip. Maybe they will have it on patreon.

[@Blastkin]

holy yes

[@seanmurray151]

Little trip to Norway they said, it’ll be fun they said

[@CM_55555]

Amazing!!!

[@rymerws1]

Just constantly cursing his hare-brained ideas for solid 40 minutes

[@BeerdyBruceLeeCentral]

Verity. Not the hero we deserve, but the hero we need.

[@patrickstuart6368]

God bless that woman

[@tupolev141]

She will always be known as nurse Verity

[@gamerxd6149]

Funniest part is him thinking the bear would rather have a tiny strip of Meat over him

[@denism8494]

@@gamerxd6149 bruh you copy and pasted that comment exactly from lower down, you even have the same capital M for Meat

[@BlackCat-dm5yg]

@@denism8494 this... This is frickin' hilarious lmfao

[@nevets66s]

That clip of the mud is downright terrifying. Glad you made it out then and not 3000 years later as the bogman of our time period.

[@EWA1TER517]

Time stamp?

[@sylvaingiroux]

@@EWA1TER517 31:47

[@Republic3D]

That would have been the perfect bogman mystery too. His belongings, not from the local area, why did he try to cross this bog..

[@NotFlappy12]

@@Republic3D He wouldn't be the first British tourist getting lost in a weird place

[@homelander-enjoyer]

@@Republic3D Some crazy person puts the strange hypothesis forward that he was a british youtuber trying to cross norway in a straight line :D

[@OVK-Productions]

Officer: ‘’okay, can you just walk in a straight line?’’ Geo Wizard: Walks across the whole country

[@etherealstars5766]

😂

[@viviangalleher124]

uh oh look at steep gradient 4, he's obviously drunk

[@user-N20]

This is an underrated comment

[@element2112]

Hey, the officer never specified the distance!

[@zetro8870]

@@user-N20 its copied from 1st part.. so its overrated

[@covereye5731]

A bit mean but if the kayak sank as soon as Verity got in it, that would have been perfect comedic timing.

[@zacharyfriedman6403]

Verity is a saint!

[@Apple-tz6hs]

Zachary Friedman yep, best gf there can be :)

[@nikosmanganiotis3519]

@@zacharyfriedman6403 Z-Tube

[@cvspvr]

@@zacharyfriedman6403 verity is actually jesus. she can walk on water

[@gyalsnextman4725]

This is a brutal comment

[@MisterLuba]

I hope you just never stop making videos like the Straight line missions or the Europe travel ones. I've been watching KZbin daily pretty much since 2008 and I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that these are the best content I've ever had the pleasure of watching on here

[@146sst]

@TheLordWillis Completely agree. I've watched through the whole 5 set twice and I would be just as fascinated watching it through thrice. It would be a dream of mine to be able to experience an adventure like his myself. Hope he does a pt 2 once it is easier to travel.

[@Hrogthar]

Seriously. Out of over a decade of watching internet videos, enthralling series, etc.... There has never been something that has grabbed hold of me like this. Seriously magic, and it makes me treasure my own adventures.

[@cottontheeastercottontailr265]

Lies you joined in 2010

[@MisterLuba]

@@cottontheeastercottontailr265 Uh, yeah. With this account I did. My first account was created in 2008. And even if it hadn't, I could still have watched without an account, you know.

[@serg9320]

Yes, it's unique, exhilarating and it never gets boring, a mile away from the unoriginal clickbaity videos that are associated with youtube today

[@lewisisamug]

“ Might be a Bear” Proceeds to open up highly scented packet of meat xD

[@scipioafricanus5871]

Bear: Hmmm what should I eat --- Straight line guy or mystery meat?

[@tuurehu3392]

@ಠ_ಠ yeah, but if you suspect that it might be one, it's not the best idea to pullout beef jerky, since once its eaten the meat you threw at it, it's just gonna chase you to get the rest.

[@Bruh-hq1hx]

@ಠ_ಠ drunk lads are quite painful and funny

[@mr.2minutes161]

@@tuurehu3392 nah it's saved him, that moldy meat make those bear realize its not worth messing

[@juho412]

if it was a bear, better idea would have been to drop a hat or coat for it to smell. Something inedible. If you give food to a bear, it eats the food and comes after you for more, but if you don't, he thinks "that guy is so fucken weird, better steer clear of him"

[@enquiryplay]

"He then told us we could camp wherever the hell we wanted, because it was Norway" - _allemannsretten_ (the right to public access) is great!

[@grasss-eater8928]

R u from norway?

[@viggoastrom6753]

Its the same In Sweden!

[@armwrestlingfan6804]

You go out into the woods and fight warthog

[@puupipo]

Yep, same here in Finland, called "jokamiehenoikeudet" (yes that's a word).

[@poilboiler]

Well, you're still not allowed to enter someone's yard and there are a lot of rules that basically boil down to be considerate.

[@ReubenSchmitz]

Tom: *Uses State-of-the-art GIS software and LIDAR imagery to make sure there's no drop with gradients over 70%* Also Tom in the middle of the lake: "There's a couple of holes in this boat" Also Tom: "I think I can lure away this bear by throwing beef jerky in one direction and running off in another direction"

[@Masianoke]

Lmao

[@pringlecantpvp6446]

Lol

[@cmz7492]

that's the best comment i've seen in a while, congrats

[@Aidentified]

Maybe it will give the bear the shits?

[@SebHaarfagre]

Don't need any equipment but a regular map (at least regular in Norway) and your own brain (to do maths) 😅 But I guess it's much nicer to have someone do this for you instead of staking out all gradients yourself. (Honestly you just need too look at distances VS gradients, and there exist 1 or more public maps for every single plot of Norway. Just not sure about the dimensons on all of them, can be 1:50 000 or 1:25 000 usually) Just commenting on this since you mention "state of the art software" when it's completely redundant 😄

[@dungeon5028]

9:38 "alright, piss done" Gopro lens is wet...

[@JamesHueston]

I can’t stop laughing for this comment 😂🤣😂

[@FireFoxie1005]

hmmm i only can say good observa wait...He pissed over the camera? MOM GET THE CAMERA!!!1!!1!

[@DrBrooza]

Was lookin for this comment

[@VeedddeeR]

It was a recording for his only fans lmaoo

[@nilon5327]

@@VeedddeeR "I pissed in a straight line!"

[@harrymacpherson1933]

This guys Lady friend needs more recognition, can we just appreciate that without her help this would genuinely not be possible. So thanks to tom for the amazing content, and thanks to Verity for the assistance in making this possible.

[@oljobo]

Hear hear ! 🙏👍

[@vinnyzeraBR]

She's his girlfriend isn't she? He has to propose to her after that! What she has done on this series is amazing, this wouldn't be possible without her indeed!

[@slabs.bsky.social]

Really need a companion series from her perspective. Maybe next time?

[@sunkintree]

@@slabs.bsky.social This would be hilarious, where it's all completely her perspective and only her monologue

[@Cherb123456]

Yes indeed, maybe we can create some sort of cult or religion about her, judging by the majority of comments, it seems feasible.

[@Daniel-kq4bx]

Boyfriend : Lets have a trip to Norway Girlfriend : Oh we gonna visit Oslo and the beautiful landscape Geowizard: Kinda, have you ever dragged a canoe?

[@jacuzz1158]

Going to oslo is a waste if you want the beutiful landscape, it gets magical in the areas around other cities

[@gullfeber]

@@jacuzz1158 not true. Vast forests, nice beaches like Huk and a beautiful view from holmenkollen

[@jacuzz1158]

@@gullfeber compared to the rest of the country its adequite

[@Karlkjart]

@@gullfeber Sorry to say, but Oslo is one of the biggest «shitholes» in Norway. You don’t spent thousands to go to Oslo, when both Stockholm and Copenhagen have more to offer as a capital. For landscapes you either go West or North. And lets be honest; what other reasons do outsiders have to visit Norway else than exploring the nature...?

[@gullfeber]

@@Karlkjart thousands of people literally spend thousands to go to oslo every year. What reason they may have is for them to answer

[@dandymcgee]

"I met a guy..." Me: uh-oh.. "who said I could do whatever the hell I want, because it's Norway." Me: Oh.. that's a welcome change. 😊

[@TheAshleyYoyo]

Bloody love Norwegians

[@Kraakesolv]

You can camp on private land even, as long as it's 150 meters from houses in use as living quarters. With a car and a tent, or even just a tent, you can have a wonderful journey. My wife and I did, 6600 Kms road trip in three weeks. Best trip I ever made.

[@caz9283]

@@Kraakesolv Now that’s a holiday for the family, good on you

[@JackSucksAtLife]

Absolutely loving this so far Tom!

[@foodbin]

Hi

[@joshuanoon4070]

it’s the good corner of youtube

[@justinperkins1519]

I was surprised to see Jack here, but then I remembered his geo guesser channel.

[@danielfay8963]

Did not expect to see Jack here

[@Lahfo]

JACK! Do a collab on geoguessr with himmmmm pls

[@matthewmontreuil]

“Doing great so far, waiting for it to go wrong” would make a great autobiography name

[@03jkeeley]

Mine would be "Doing it wrong so far, waiting for it to go great"

[@melo7572]

why so negative

[@williamdoran9618]

Or an epitaph

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Or a dating profile

[@kingkramer]

As a Norwegian, I can confirm that the snore you heard was most definitely a mountain troll waiting for the day to pass ;)

[@qKirbyp]

Wooo! So glad I could be a part of this Tom! You know where to find me if you need any more maps for your journey in the future. GIS is some powerful stuff! If anyone has questions about GIS feel free to leave a comment and I can answer any questions you might have. I might do a deep dive of the raw data for the line on my twitch channel as well on Sunday and there I can answer any questions you might have on elevation profiles, LiDAR, etc. :)

[@Eric-rl4hz]

Very nice to see a professional GIS analysis was done for the mission! I study this kind of stuff (geoinformatics). Was it hard to acquire the LiDAR data? Or was it open source? And what resolution did you manage to get for this area? Cheers!

[@qKirbyp]

Oh whoops, forgot to put the twitch link. Find me at twitch.tv/thesadmachine_ !

[@qKirbyp]

@@Eric-rl4hz Norway is actually really open with their GIS data! I found this (1m resolution LIDAR) on hoydedata and some other stuff just by googling around. I had to use a combo of QGIS and ArcMap to get everything put together since I don't have spatial analyst on my personal computer

[@edsmilde]

nice job Noah. Does this data exist for other countries? Is it possible to scan all possible straight line routes and find one that minimizes the number of cliffs?

[@Eric-rl4hz]

@@qKirbyp 1m LiDAR, thats really nice! So powerful to have this kind of resolution for an elevation model. We work with QGIS, ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro and have access to the spatial analyst tools, which is really useful at times. Do you study or work in geoinformatics too?

[@goaway8610]

Norway: "oh! there's a person over there, let's go see who it is!" Wales: "alright guys there's a farmer over there so I need to just put on my invisibility cloak a sneak through his lawn.

[@captainjirk9564]

That's the welsh for ya. Also, he was sneaking across their land, this time he wasn't as trespassing

[@blocksarefun1]

@@captainjirk9564 you cant trespass on foot in Scandinavia

[@ASDASD34RDFS]

@@blocksarefun1 Can be trespassing if the owner of the land finds your presence disturbing, its really vague and doesn't have a clear cut definition of what disturbing is but you can walk across basically everything just as long as it isn't too close to the house, but in some cases the owner will be angry that you're fishing 500 yards away on their land and say you're disturbing them.

[@blocksarefun1]

@@ASDASD34RDFS yea I know dude I live in Sweden

[@scipioafricanus5871]

@@captainjirk9564 Geowizard dreads the approaching quad-bikes.

[@breakcoregirlxd]

pretty cool watching a hd 4:3 video

[@zukacs]

oh just noticed it fills my ipad screen

[@dm4uz3]

the gopro's native resolution is 4:3 so in 16:9 it just crops off the top and bottom. this way you get a bigger field of view

[@SuperSMT]

Perfect for my Surface laptop

[@leavewe]

didn't notice until you said it

[@f1lip797]

@@dm4uz3 no

[@Kris_Toffer]

Massive props for actually putting a helmet on. Great example to set for all of us. Safety first.

[@erictheepic5019]

But still no gloves! >:(

[@ewan6782]

@@erictheepic5019 no barbed wire :/

[@erictheepic5019]

@@ewan6782 Still plenty of pointy, rough, or generally uncomfortable surfaces, though. :\

[@hanvyj2]

@@erictheepic5019 he had gloves in the first episode, and no barbed wire in this one so not needed most of the time. He probably had them if he felt like he needed them.

[@Lucy-ng7cw]

Eric The Epic Gloves make rock climbing less safe - they are less precise and harder to grip then just going bare hands.

[@dimitarkondev5522]

10:50 -Verity! -Quack! Brilliant :D

[@marlonb1852]

Lol

[@Utonian21]

10:50 "Verity!" Nobody: Duck in the distance: "QUACK"

[@delanskie4828]

The duck was like: SHUT UP MAN

[@sandy-lo]

Maybe the ducks name was also Verity

[@heinousheine41]

That sequence of you stuck in mud is terrifying. Glad you came out in one piece

[@CymruJedi]

I heard he didn’t and he’s posting these videos from beyond our realm

[@QW22312]

@@CymruJedi may he rest in peace. Yet another legend falls to 2020

[@Michael-sh1fb]

spoilers...!!

[@waaaghlover6994]

or did he?

[@Michael-sh1fb]

@Kristof Alexy It was a joke. It should be obvious that he survived, since he is uploading and commenting on the footage. My comment suggested that I did not consider it obvious, and the humour is derived from this implied dissonance. As with all jokes, it's much funnier when you have to explain it.

[@shawnwilliamson9267]

Imagine the presumed bear would have eaten your beef and felt sick afterwards, what a funny plotwist

[@Notaravisen]

Brown bears eat mostly vegetables, like blue berries. If they attack humans it is to protect their families, not for meat.

[@LimeTaje]

@@Notaravisen Blueberries: my favorite vegetable.

[@ingmarneple6072]

@@LimeTaje hahaha lol

[@Draigblaze]

Thus starting Episode 3 an episode of revenge with the bear tracking him down :P

[@Mkungaa]

@@Notaravisen or some stupid tourists decide to feed them with beef jerky, resulting in association human=food. Next time bear would search for the human in order to get food. So what Geowizard was trying to do was stupid and irresponsible.

[@Rusthate101]

"Ticks migrating towards my john Thomas"....I lost it

[@Zwooxy]

Yeah, that got me as well! Especially knowing that there are no ticks this far north in Norway. xD

[@Camberwell86]

My mate's dad is called John Thomas 😅

[@TomLoosley]

He is literally the king of cliff hangers both literally and metaphorically

[@GeoWizard]

Thanks again for the love everyone. *EDIT* - KZbin have finally upgraded this to 1440p so you can now enjoy this in better quality. Don't forget to drop me a like!

[@sebianoti]

Such a shame, it's close to unwatchable at 1080p due to compression

[@sionyde2345]

When is the next episode looking forward to it

[@zerg230]

Thanks for bringing us an adventure in these homestuck times, Tom!

[@2dstyx296]

The 1080p looks pretty fine. Thanks for all the amazing content Tom!

[@joejoesun]

No doubt my favorite series on KZbin! Love the commentary and music. Can’t wait for the next one

[@linkedwinters]

Tom, at 17:06 you accidentally caught a rare phenomena known as noctilucent clouds on the horizon, which are the highest type of clouds only really seen in the extreme northern part of the world. They glow because they're composed of ice particles that reflect the sun.

[@bill-clintongaming]

cool

[@stormrage9703]

It's not entirely true that they can only be seen in the extreme northern part of the world. With a bit of luck, we see them in the Netherlands a couple of nights per year. Unless you consider the Netherlands as extreme northern. ;) Very pretty, though!

[@Bear_the_shepherd]

​@@stormrage9703 they can also be seen in the UK as well :)

[@Fabianwew]

Very common in Norway

[@Blahblahjw]

my wife still cant understand why i get so excited about this series. she thinks im mad, i think the straight line series is perfect. good setting, good editing, good person doing the challange :) perfect. keep it up

[@bttremby6642]

Divorce her

[@henrichristophe5310]

@Stella Hohenheim wtf

[@niklasboehm6962]

Divorce her

[@cussyplays]

'We watched the Twilight slowly set over the Teasing Trees of Tomorrow' is possibly one of the nicest uses of alliteration.

[@scipioafricanus5871]

Geowizard: Across Norway in a Straight Line - Episode III: The Teasing Trees of Tomorrow.

[@faizan890]

Tom is honestly such a quality narrator

[@jesswasher7552]

Just a little tip, never try to 'temp' a bear with food. It will just lead them to believe you have more food or are more food and will only cause them to come after you. You should look up some basic bear safety advice, it could save your life someday

[@deeznuts1548]

Bears also hate loud noises, if you're ever in a group, you should have bellsticks, bear spray, and you can also scream.

[@avienated]

Ngl, I laughed aloud. I doubted he'd found a bear, cause they are very rare to see, but if he was unlucky, he would've really been playing with fire, by trying to bait it with food. It would probably have ran away anyway, Norwegian bears are to my knowledge very people shy. The most dangerous situation may be a mother with cubs, cause she may choose to attack rather than run away, to protect the cubs.

[@jesswasher7552]

@@deeznuts1548 you dont want to frighten them though. If theres a bear near you you want to be loud enough so that the bear knows youre there, because they dont wanna run into people anymore than you wanna run into a bear. The only time you wanna make super loud scary noises or scream is if one is coming right for you as a last ditch effort. If you scream and the bear doesnt know youre there youll startle it and itll be more likely to attack

[@lebrigand4115]

Okay, Dwight! 🙂

[@MrRmacattack1]

It's ok the Bear wouldn't want mouldy jerky anyway.

[@OnlyTheBestx]

I think an underappreciated aspect of these video's that makes them so great is the narration. You have excellent writing along with clear videography skills, one of which is usually lacking even in large budget movies much less the average youtube video. Keep doing what you're doing, it's great work!

[@aaron5100]

Why is this better than any tv show ive ever watched

[@Nai_101]

Guess you haven't seen Breaking Bad

[@balazsgyurak4551]

I don't think you're supposed to give food to wild bears (not even as a distraction), because it will just view you as a source of food and will follow you all along!

[@GeoWizard]

That makes a hell of a lot of sense.

[@tcskibasin9858]

@@GeoWizard yeah never do that again you should never bring any sort of meat or smelly food into bear country without proper protection against them

[@Watermashen]

@Krister Lagerström I'm pretty sure it's the other way around.

[@thisguy976]

@@tcskibasin9858 how was he supposed to know retrospectively? Furthermore, he didn't get attacked by a bear. He's learned his lesson, don't be obtuse about it now. Honestly, bears are such cunts... They have a problem with the smallest of things. It's lucky they don't exist in most countries, keep them away and let them live in the wilderness away from everyone!

[@avaji1]

@@thisguy976 What I've been taught is that brown bears are very scared of people unless protecting their cubs. If you make enough noise the bears should stay away from you.

[@kazkilla1]

Funniest part is him thinking the bear would rather have a tiny strip of Meat over him

[@whengrapespop5728]

He’d more likely find a wolf before he finds a bear in Norway. Or a moose (which is quite dangerous)

[@SebHaarfagre]

@@whengrapespop5728 More bears near Trondheim than most other parts of the country, though.

[@kekecom]

And you must never run if you see a bear... the best thing is to make noise if he geats near, and have some bear spray with you

[@fyllingenoy131]

@@whengrapespop5728 In the part of Norway he's in it's more likely to find a bear though. He'd have to go about 600 km south to find a wolf.

[@zombieguyproducion]

Brown bears are basically harmless though unless you get between a mom and her child

[@linusemil9503]

Her: Baby come over. Him: I'm in the middle of a lake... Her: My parents are not home. Him: 5:57

[@charlesralph7105]

Underrated comment

[@linusemil9503]

@LaMaxwell Ball thanks I changed it! English is not my native language.

[@jlegends211]

28:40 I think you may have heard a wild black metal vocalist doing their mating call. They're quite common in Norway.

[@redhotfreak94]

also, it might have been euronymous' ghost hunting the lost wanderers in the wilderness of norway

[@mr.sunmeadow]

-I didn’t know that black metal existed, and I haven’t heard it before. Yes, I am from and in Norway.-

[@4801534501]

"Bang On Line!" with a sketch of a straight line across a map would be a great t shirt

[@skitstroppo]

prefer watching people bang online but yeah

[@linecraftman3907]

@@skitstroppo lmaoooooo

[@kukkosoosi2298]

@@skitstroppo Bruhhhhh...

[@cmz7492]

@@skitstroppo oh my gosh lmfao

[@pastynick]

@@skitstroppo B)

[@casualyoutubeviewer9198]

Pro-tip we learned in school (Norway): When drinking water like that from a river you should always find a spot where water is flowing through two rocks as it filters the water for you, hence making the risk of contaminated water making you sick far less

[@Toyahals]

And dont RUN from bears 😂

[@andrew4363]

He’s got his own purification thing though, main thing he needs to know is what a bear is. He opened a packet of meat. Is he mad?

[@mateuspokemon01]

You can also just boil the water to kill most of bacteria and make it safe to consoom. Even if you don't have a fire starter, you can use rocks to start a fire

[@the_retag]

Im confused? How are two rocks going to purify water? Catch large debris maybe

[@mateuspokemon01]

@@the_retag He didn't say that it purifies, but that it filters the water for you

[@אביב-ת7ל]

besides being by-far the best series on youtube, let's take a second to appreciate some more things. 1. there are full English subtitles - as a non-native speaker, I can surely say these will help many many people (not me, I can understand you thanks to your British accent). putting subtitles in such long videos doesn't;t get enough appreciation. Thanks! 2. thumbnail and title are straight forward and not clickbaity - picture from the trip and the name of the series as a thumbnail. cool. 3. completely original content - no stolen songs (still can't believe you made them - they're amazing) no use of other people's work without consent. damn it, even the idea is yours. 4. no time pushing or lengthening the video for no reason - all that shit of "let's see me doing a thing, holy shit so excited, wtf I'm gonna do this, let's go, ok I'm doing this" isn't there. the video is long because it has a lot of content, and I didn't want to skip a second of it. Edit: 5. no to very little ads - honestly please put some more, you need to make some money from this masterpiece

[@tcies]

So true!

[@pringlecantpvp6446]

Very true

[@sludgeparty]

i can confirm that though i'm fluent in english, i've made good use of the subs as someone with an auditory processing disorder! very much appreciate tom for doing that extra effort :)

[@frostburnspirit9065]

Wait he made the music? Wow cool!

[@אביב-ת7ל]

@@frostburnspirit9065 he made an entire 16-song album that he used here, in both wales serieses and published all of them in his channel couple of weeks ago

[@turnipper4370]

Seems like you found out how dangerous swamps are the hard way, in Finland we are told horror stories through our childhood about people drowning in bogholes.

[@tekrunner987]

Englishmen should know about bogs as well, one of them wrote the Hound of the Baskervilles after all!

[@varlb001]

Yeah, we hear similar stories in the UK too, im very curious to know how he got himself in that mess!

[@eskildloen3771]

@@tekrunner987 hey ro the rattling bog, the bog down in the valley-o, well i guess thats the irish tho 😂

[@jaz5721]

I'm all the way in South America and swamp/bog stories sound really interesting (we don't have those here). Where can I read some? Or what do you recommend?

[@nathanielthrush5581]

As an American they freak me the fuck out

[@RVN4651]

10:45 the duck saying “YO!” Killed me

[@fabien4436]

2:10 , smh he's constantly talking about staying online. What's wrong with the current generation. Always on their phones. Unplug for a minute will ya!

[@okayboomer7546]

I almost didn’t get the joke lmao

[@jossecoupe446]

Profile picture checks out.

[@okayboomer7546]

Josse Coupe hehe was about to say it to him

[@max_kl]

@@jossecoupe446 I don't get it, what is it?

[@jossecoupe446]

@@max_kl Famous album by Radiohead, Kid A, a real classic imo. It's concerned with many of the possible and actual issues of the modern world/society, not in a boomer way as in the comment, but still, it checked out xD

[@manindescript9861]

Mate I had the same with mould inside a pack of that brand of Jerky. Complained to customer services and nobody ever responded to me!

[@niatheelf]

It's happened a lot with that brand I believe, No idea how on earth quality control can miss something like that, it's supposedly in date and has a moisture pack in each bag >.>

[@SebHaarfagre]

I don't get why anyone would buy that plastic crap either way. Trying my best not to be/seem obnoxious 😅 Let's just say I don't like plastic and industrial and bland food much. Just buy some good bacon, fry it, then dry it yourself in a food dryer or in the oven before the journey; voilá. You can do the same with berries, breakfast meals and other stuff. The dried bacon you can eat as snacks, the rest you just boil water and add to it.

[@WeeWeeWermWangStalker]

@@SebHaarfagre or you could just go to the store and buy dried food which would take you like an hour. Not everyone has weeks of prep to dry meat

[@Malohdek]

@@SebHaarfagre I find it funny when people call food that's not home cooked "plastic". It's not plastic. It's food that has a streamlined production process.

[@frostburnspirit9065]

@@Malohdek plastic as in bland and tasteless

[@hanswurst8317]

Being a kayaker I almost freaked out as the leakage of the kayak got mentioned. I can speak of my own experience that after the boat filled up with around ⅓ of water it will only take another few waves until you'll sink. This feeling of first slowly and suddenly sinking from one second to another is a horrible experience. Luckily the weather was nice to you. I highly recommend a neoprene for water temperatures under 10 °C (50 °F), especially for somebody who most likely is an amateur and doesn't know, how to save himself in such a situation.

[@jamesnally141]

Verity is defo a keeper mate, don’t know who would do that for me😅

[@tomnewsom9124]

Some poetic writing in this one. I really liked "the teasing trees of tomorrow" :)

[@Box0rz]

Haha the same line caught my attention as well.

[@MurkyTheSquid]

The alluding to the closing shore banks on the side of the lake he was crossing to as 'cheering crowds encouraging me onward' really stuck out to me as well

[@JimTheScientist]

The only youtuber that gives it to us straight

[@JamesHueston]

Check out Shiey, Storror, AllyLaw, JamesKingston, and many more ;)

[@JimTheScientist]

I must say this was the best pun

[@JamesHueston]

Oh...I See What You Did There 😜

[@xMeltedCandyx]

The sight of that mouldy beef jerky was definitely scarier than a potential bear encounter!

[@maxhedges4167]

I've been watching youtube for roughly 10 years now and very few videos have left me quite as exited for the next video than your straight line missions.

[@powerpug964]

Cnat wait for russia (laterally)

[@Luigiguy101]

10:50 Tom: "Verity!" Random duck: *quack*

[@shipwreck9146]

Simple explanation: The duck's name was also Verity.

[@That-guy-named-Henry]

@@shipwreck9146it’s actually the most common name for a duck in Norway

[@shipwreck9146]

@@That-guy-named-Henry And?

[@soominkim3738]

jelly babies are truly the only and best fuel for these long and epic adventures

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

He couldn't have done this without them.

[@johngodbehere339]

"Teasing trees of tomorrow" - what poetry!

[@dylanairmet3676]

Is this what popped up after that line?

[@ReaperCH90]

The poetry in your voice over is underappreciated

[@_twenty20]

12:00 This is the look of a man realizing how incredibly lucky he was

[@frostburnspirit9065]

Literally yes but that's just because of context...

[@romas4322]

29:08 it wasn’t bear or moose it was a minecraft zombie sound, there’s cave below

[@cr7neymar908]

i hope he knows how lucky of a guy he is to have a girl that would do this with him

[@kempoficht]

Well, if her tinder said "likes to travel and have advancures" he is putting that to the test

[@muffincupcakeprincess]

@@kempoficht If she did put that on her tinder Verity would've joined him on an expedition already!

[@pizza2668]

@@muffincupcakeprincess She basically has. The reason she isn't going on the actual line with him is because her assistance is crucial to the success of these missions. But, as you have seen in series, she has accompanied him on a large portion of the expedition.

[@karabradley6576]

Never change the aspect ratio, it's iconic!!

[@MegaBollard]

Wasn't expecting the full Artax right at the end there. Looks terrifying.

[@jossecoupe446]

Fight against the sadness!!

[@drsch]

Something cracked me up. He thinks he hears a bear, so what does he do? He takes out strong smelling meat to attract them. Haha.

[@ninamariwagner7309]

that "snoring you heard was moast probably a norwegan troll

[@DaedalusYoung]

One of the moss-covered boulders just woke up for a bit.

[@thellamacorn8902]

Accidentally eating old/mouldy food is one of my worst fears 🤢 Gagged when I saw that moldy beef jerky

[@alienvolt7741]

I once had been eating a piece of bread and then noticed the mold spots on it while chewing mid way it maybe had just gone bad that day... It feels bad you feel angry and grossed out at the same time.

[@Heroo01]

When I was really little I got a GIANT Hershey's Kiss for christmas or some other occasion. It ended up falling behind my night stand and I forgot about it until I found it again some while later. I started eating it and got like halfway through or so and looked down at it and saw worms crawling in it. The worm holes were open so it can only be assumed I'd eaten some and probably bit a few in half as well.

[@bozingo]

@@Heroo01 yummy!

[@Trippsy05]

I had a jug of tea that had been there a long time and at 2am in the dark I couldnt see that it had stuff growing in it. Drank a bit of it before I realized. Nowhere near as nasty as the worm story above though. Just imagining it is so revolting.

[@kamikamkamm]

@@Heroo01 i feel like i’m gonna throw up just reading that

[@Jm-bh3tr]

I’m sorry but this guys comedy is criminally underrated, got me at 4am laughing out loud😂

[@mads_in_zero]

"He told us we could camp wherever the hell we wanted, because it was Norway" When I first saw the first video in this series, it didn't even occur to me that you picked Norway for being so thin. I just thought you were abusing this rule so you could cut through farms more easily.

[@the_retag]

Not realy abuse because thats the whole purpose of the rule

[@Tiax776]

And you can't just camp anywhere. You can't camp on cultivated fields or peoples' yards. Basically if it's cultivated or if you can see a building, you're too close.

[@blankspace0000]

For the record, getting that beef jerky out if there actually was a bear in the area was about the WORST thing you could have possibly done lmao xD

[@taekatanahu635]

Indeed!! He just described the easiest way to get killed by a bear. First lure the bear with the delicious smell of moldy beef jerky Then start to run away so the bear takes you as a prey and chases you down Most bears have natural fear of humans so the easiest way to avoid them is to simply make noise. If they are aware you of you they will usually keep their distance. However, they have good sense of smell and no matter how pansy they are, their appetite is far stronger than their self-preservation instincts. Don't leave garbage and scraps behind. If you encounter a bear then simply talk / sing calmly and back away slowly. Do _not_ turn your back.

[@Polo-ox2wy]

Just like that man said, both sweden and norway have a law called "Allemansrätten" or "Every mans right" which allows anyone to venture anywhere in the country as long as it isn't a fenced off area. It's an amazing law that enables us to see so many beautiful sights without worrying about trespassing

[@cursay11]

These straight line series is the most entertaining stuff i’ve watched on KZbin for years! Keep it up!

[@jwt27]

The only major deviations you've shown so far were to the north, so technically your overall deviation from *a* straight line is still well within the platinum zone!

[@powerpug964]

True

[@WaaDoku]

The point is to stay on the line and not changing the line in retrospect. That's not how he thought of the different "zone" categories. It's about deviations on *either side* of the line.

[@coleslaw3422]

@@WaaDoku the point is to stay on the line because it is the easiest path. This is all just for fun so we shouldn't get too technical about it

[@TylerDunphy]

Absolutely stunning. This is inspiring me to pick up hiking again just to have a good fill of the nature around us that we miss when we get sucked into the daily life modern society has created for us.

[@sandgropermaximus]

Hey GeoWizard, Thanks to your content I've taken a keener interest in the outdoors, I used to be someone who was never a big fan of camps, but now I'm taking optional camps with my school, and I'm going on my first student-led camp next week into the Victorian Alps in Australia, and I can't wait. I've grown to like the outdoor challenges of long uphill hikes and kayaking ever since I started making an effort to go outside more since your first mission across Wales series, and I can't thank you enough. Unfortunately though I might be away from the Internet when I found out whether you make it across Norway or not, so good luck! Keep up the great work king!

[@RadioactiveSheep]

Can we just stop and appreciate what a brilliant partner Tom has. Verity, you're amazing for being so supportful!

[@TheFlynnnnn]

variety hahaha

[@Cherb123456]

Thank god for your comment, it seemed like no one besides you would bring that up! 👍

[@jameshanley9418]

As someone who has spent a LOT of time in Norway, your confidence in the mossy floor amazes me.. I’ve learnt the hard way multiple times that if you can’t see the floor, you shouldn’t step there. There can be caverns 20m deep in the wrong places. Well done man 😂😂😂

[@skurkenswe4708]

Tom: "Steep Gradient 4...." Me: "Oh no...."

[@LychkovIA]

Maybe there really was a bear, but it smelled the beef jerky and decided that it's not worth it. This series is great! Looking forward to the next part.

[@toonmati]

I love the poetic narration parts. Makes it feel like I’m reading a novel. Keep it up Tom!

[@eddieengland470]

Most original on KZbin, I suspect some larger media will be calling soon. Or someone will be copying your straight line concept. Excellent work

[@LordJashin]

Dude your intro song brings me so much happiness, like preparing on going on an epic adventure!

[@denting778]

Tom when lockdown ends: I went across RUSSIA in a STRAIGHT LINE.

[@morkus293]

Ah, the good old Czechoslovak legion route.

[@storminfection5775]

From west to east.

[@mtanko2001]

He'd only have to cross the Kaliningrad region though... Around 100km

[@JD-Media]

Certain parts of Russia would actually be really good for crossing in a straight line.

[@mtanko2001]

@@JD-Media yeah they would, but the difficulty of bringing supplies into spacious lands of siberia, taiga or steppe is just too much I think. Plus the shortest route through any of the easy ones would take him months to cross. Or Im just not seeing what you have in mind

[@PMARC14]

Riskiest thing he has done so far, putting accelerants on a fire

[@njaul5]

For how amazing these videos are, he does strike me as somewhat of an idiot from time to time, lol.

[@SterlingVanlaere]

@@njaul5 The great thing is, he'd probably agree.

[@oliviapg]

Yeah he could've easily lost his eyebrows

[@HauntHunter]

Your content is like a breath of fresh air in the otherwise stagnant KZbin. Keep it up!

[@elicantwell3896]

I got this lake in a duels game of geoguessr and recognised it because of this video, won the game because of it, god that felt good

[@jonas-j3h]

Thanks for the great content, as always. Naturally, "straight-lining" in Norway is going to lack some of that mischievous farm-ducking dynamic that Wales offered, as you are actually protected by law to walk on private property in Norway. Needless to say, I am really hoping Scotland happens, in a 20 episode bonanza of a straight line epic quest. Hopefully with Greg, if you could come up with a way of making it safe for him. Lots of love from Norway.

[@andrew4363]

Scotland also has the protection of “right to roam” which although lacks slightly in mischief also lacks the possibility of being pulled way off line by farmers.

[@jonas-j3h]

​@@andrew4363 Ah right. Well, walking through someones backyard is always going to be mischievous, whether protected by "right to roam" or not I guess!

[@andrew4363]

@@jonas-j3h very true, I can’t imagine many Scots would be happy with an Englishman in an army suit running through their garden!

[@Hdlqpf]

@@andrew4363 turns out they weren't if you've seen the Scotland series haha

[@andrew4363]

@@Hdlqpf yeah, I think it was mainly because of COVID but still funny! (Hilarious when the bloke asked where they were from and all Tom said was “Greggs from Wales”)

[@insertname8889]

Man this is already the second near death experience i've vicariously lived through today, that's too much

[@dmur.]

Grosjean?

[@Ch1k1nP0tP13]

Big cred to Noah, that shit is crazy. Happy to see another Coloradoan supporting the mission!

[@Kiwi2703]

Would you consider making an extra video at the end of this series, where you just edit all the footage you have from the head-cam and speed it up a lot, so we can see the whole line in just a minute or so? I think that would be pretty cool :)

[@Kiwi2703]

@Stella Hohenheim That's... not at all what I requested. You're welcome to your opinion but I enjoy listening to him talk. Also, it IS dangerous - it's in the middle of nowhere, no phone signal, he is alone, and all it takes is one slippery step and a head-slam on a rock. He doesn't seem to be exaggerating too much, to me the narrative feels adequate.

[@vee3rdeye]

Loving this series so far Tom

[@zebrasnot6819]

hey drug addict

[@lookintothesky123]

@@zebrasnot6819 😂😂

[@toffinabof1353]

@@zebrasnot6819 1, He is not addicted 2, He makes content which sheds some light on the drug situation

[@zebrasnot6819]

@@toffinabof1353 I didn't ask

[@toffinabof1353]

@@zebrasnot6819 If you don't have anything intelligent to add to the conversation then please don't speak

[@1mizmoz1]

That "snoring" was probably just our trolls, they sleep at day time you see, the sun turns them to rock, so you were never in any danger! Awesome journey btw! Thank you for the journey! Have a sub

[@shi5369]

This man has an entire team behind him! Really love that you've included everyone that helped make this happen

[@Saroyus]

17:10 Those glowing clouds in the distance are called Noctilucent clouds. Relatively rare and most of the time only seen around the arctic circle.

[@olek-dol]

Everything: the music, square video format, etc. makes the show so vintage and lovable. Thanks!

[@aidanallen1976]

This is incrediblly good content, it makes me want to do a straight line crossing of New Zealand.

[@JamesHueston]

Take your Samwise Gamgee

[@hamishashcroft3233]

That would be awesome, the thick thick bush that covers quite a bit of NZ would be rough!

[@Wg-zp6gq]

It's amazing how much difference it makes when you remove the constant threat of farmers

[@jdbdg6208]

I liked that. The farmers made it more exciting to watch

[@Wg-zp6gq]

@@jdbdg6208 I enjoy the new challenges faced in this series though for sure

[@RoarkLaughed]

Haha Sir, you worry about 28 meters and all I can think is; "thats all you went off?". What a great adventure, I absolutely love it. Great job!

[@OzLeedsCrew]

"the teasing trees of tomorrow".. nice one man. Crisp

[@nfseskimo]

episode 2: WEEEE! climbing rocks, exploring the forest, THIS IS FUN episode 3: suffocating in the mud, alone in the wilderness

[@RLAsmiley]

I love his descriptive narration, sounds like an old mans tale of adventures you would hear at a campfire.

[@leonhardfrommhold8463]

This is just in incredible. The beautiful scenery, the problems at every step and how much I want you to succeed make for such an entertaining video!