Geowizard: Straight Line Mission Across Wales

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.

It's been quite a ride, but this series is almost over. I had every intention of this mission being my most boring mission yet. It turned out to be the exact opposite. The ultimate goal of a perfect, continuous run may have slipped away from us on day 3 in tragic fashion, but we can still walk every step of this line and damn well complete it. Or can we? Would anything surprise you at this point?

Our third attempt at traversing across Wales in a completely straight line continues. After surviving the savagery of the farmland by the skin of our teeth, 15 miles of open moorland, forests and reservoirs now separate us from the coast. It was never going to be a walk in the park, especially with a mildly sprained ankle, but in terms of anything or anyone that could physically force us from our line, there should be next to nothing. However in a cruel twist of fate, an issue would arise to send our stress levels right back up to the dizzying heights of the previous day.

My third attempt at crossing Wales in a completely straight line continues with what is without doubt the most eventful and stressful day of missioning I've ever experienced. We knew that day 2 with it's unrelenting farmland would be a sketchy one even on a Sunday, but we never could've imagined just how stressful, exhausting and downright painful it would turn out to be. The question is, would it all prove too much for us?

As promised, the line analysis and pack list video for the Mission Across Wales Attempt 2.

Join me and Welsh Greg 13 miles into the hills of mid Wales as we attempt to be the first people to cross Wales in a completely straight line. Having successfully reached the stash point, we now aimed to cross the half way point and position ourselves high up into the forests of the Cambrian mountains. In this action packed episode we attempt to sneak through a whole village, navigate our way up and down steep ravines, through farms and rivers. Our food supplies would become a serious issue, but little did we know a much more serious threat was looming over us...

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?

It's back. It isn't what I had planned, but it's back. The incredible feat of crossing Wales, or even a country, in a straight line is one that as far as I'm aware is yet to be accomplished, and here I am having another stab at it. Join me and Welsh Greg as we attempt to successfully conquer this brand new route, and all of it's inevitable obstacles; hedgerows, barbed wire, forests, and steep mountains, and due to some much more favourable weather and the small matter of a global pandemic, a distinct increase in human presence...

How accurately did I follow the line?

You're watching the final Episode. Will i make it through the gnarly section of mountains that i was blindly stumbling deeper and deeper into?

You join me here on day 4, where I attempt to conquer the mountains in one fell swoop. That's 12 miles of constant climbing and descending without using a single path. This could be dangerous, especially when you're rushing..

This week sees me leave the fields and venture into epic forests and mountains and attempt to cross Lake Vyrnwy in my cheapo inflatable Kayak without a life jacket.