GeoWizard: Mission Across Norway

Here it is, the eagerly anticipated mission across Norway, my chance to put the ghosts of Wales behind me and finally succeed in crossing a country in a straight line. The vast majority of this 17 mile journey would be devoid of the farmers, hedges, brambles and fences that littered the Welsh countryside, but where it lacked in those things it would more than make up for in vast lakes, rugged mountains, mystical forests and slimy swamps. Join me on a logistically challenging, nerve rattling adventure through the wilderness of northern Norway and let's see if I'd be flying home completed, or defeated.

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...

The final and by far the most action packed chapter in this three part series that sees me attempt to cross the magnificent country that is Norway, in a completely straight line. In this episode, I tackle more steep gradients, nearly die in a ghastly bog, and almost score a screamer on a football pitch.

In this video, as well as the usual line inspection, I will be divulging some key information about the Norway line that I felt was best not to attempt to explain during the series, as well as exploring some ideas on how to best measure the success of a straight line mission going forward.

Yep, that's right. It's taken a while for me to figure it out, but the first successful attempt at a straight line mission was a platinum run, which means that my maximum deviation was less than 25 metres. In this video I explain why that's the case, how I figured it out, and touch on why I'm in the process of bringing in new ways to accurately measure the success or failure of a straight line mission.