User:Ilpadre

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Contents 1 About Me 2 Future Plans 2.1 Graticules to Conquer 2.2 Achievements to Get 2.3 Things to Do at Hashpoints 3 Statistics 4 Expeditions 4.1 Regular Expeditions 4.2 Irregular Expeditions 4.3 Videos 5 Wiki Stuff 5.1 To-Do List 6 Misc.

[edit] About Me

I'm a physics student from Heidelberg, Germany and currently working on my diploma thesis. I will visit hashpoints reachable by bike or foot and sometimes those reachable by train. I don't own a GPS yet, so I navigate by maps and rely on satellite/aerial imagery (or, if the coordinates are in a forest, topographic maps) to find the exact spot. That works most of the time, but occasionally leads to extensive searches or user errors if the imagery or map is outdated.

[edit] Future Plans

Current status/plans: Still no internet access at home.

In Göttingen from Dec. 13-18

[edit] Graticules to Conquer

• 50,9: My arch enemy. I'm there about once every month and already missed several great hashpoints due to time constraints, Mother Nature (darkness, massive snowfall) or departing just one day too soon.

[edit] Achievements to Get

It's always nice to win an achievement along with a successful expedition. For me, some are more desirable than others.

• Walk to as many hashpoints as possible and beat the current distance record. For a complete list of all my walk hashes (successful or not), see Walk Geohashes.
• Submit more pictures for the Calendar Girl Achievement.
• Send more hashcards.

[edit] Things to Do at Hashpoints

• Combine geohashing with guerilla gardening.
• Revisit old hashpoints and document how the place changed (the above point makes revisiting particularly interesting).
• Clean up the hashpoint area.
• Leave a hashtag.
• Leave a hashmark big and durable enough that it can be seen from space. Then wait for the next Google Earth imagery update.

[edit] Statistics

Total expeditions:	32 in 7 graticules
Hashpoints reached:	29 in 6 graticules
Hashpoints not reached:	3 in 2 graticules
Walk geohashes:	10
By bike:	12
By public transport:	7
By car:	3

[edit] Expeditions

[edit] Regular Expeditions

Most recent first:

2009-11-19 Ladenburg (49,8)		ilpadre earned the Bicycle geohash achievement by cycling to the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-11-19.
2009-11-14 Karlsruhe (49,8) met Koepfel, Fluxkompensator, Mo6eB and friends		Stacking achievement ilpadre earned the Pub Geohash Achievement by visiting a pub visible from the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-11-14.
2009-11-04 Sandhausen (49,8)		ilpadre earned the Walk geohash Achievement by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-11-04 on foot, travelling a distance of 17.3 km.
2009-10-09 Hamburg (53,9)		ilpadre earned the Walk geohash Achievement by reaching the (53, 9) geohash on 2009-10-09 on foot, travelling a distance of 13 km. ilpadre earned the Police Geohash Achievement by meeting two police officers while attempting the (53, 9) geohash on 2009-10-09. ilpadre earned the Pub Geohash Achievement by visiting a pub visible from the (53, 9) geohash on 2009-10-09.
2009-09-08 Mannheim (49,8) Failed by 130 m		This user earned the Blinded by Science Consolation Prize by failing to reach the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-09-08 because he blindly followed outdated satellite imagery.
2009-08-27 Sandhausen (49,8)		ilpadre earned the Walk geohash Achievement by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-08-27 on foot, travelling a distance of 19.5 km.
2009-08-19 Weinheim (49,8) cycled 42 km		ilpadre earned the Bicycle geohash achievement by cycling to the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-08-19.
2009-07-23 Altenbach (Schriesheim) (49,8) cycled 33 km		ilpadre earned the Bicycle geohash achievement by cycling to the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-07-23.
2009-07-20 Heidelberg (49,8) met Koepfel, Euterkuh and fiveonsofflax		ilpadre earned the Walk geohash Achievement by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-07-20 on foot, travelling a distance of 5.7 km.
2009-07-12 Frankfurt (50,8) Failed by 8 m		ilpadre earned the No trespassing consolation prize by almost reaching the (50, 8) geohash on 2009-07-12.
2009-07-09 Otterstadt (49,8) Failed by 6.5 km		ilpadre earned the Train wreck consolation prize by failing to reach the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-07-09 because of a flat tyre.
2009-07-04 Bensheim (49,8) cycled 73 km		ilpadre earned the Bicycle geohash achievement by cycling to the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-07-04.
2009-06-23 Epfenbach (49,8) cycled 62 km		ilpadre earned the Bicycle geohash achievement by cycling to the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-06-23. ilpadre earned the Ambassador achievement by obtaining permission to access the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-06-23.
2009-06-15 Neurott (Heidelberg) (49,8)		ilpadre earned the Walk geohash Achievement by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-06-15 on foot, travelling a distance of 14 km.
2009-06-08 Lobbach (49,8) cycled 61 km		ilpadre earned the Bicycle geohash achievement by cycling to the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-06-08. ilpadre earned the Calendar girl achievement by taking compromising photographs for public consumption at the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-06-08. ilpadre earned the Geoflashing Achievement by breaking numerous public indecency laws at the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-06-08.
2009-05-13 Speyer (49,8) cycled 61 km		ilpadre earned the Bicycle geohash achievement by cycling to the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-05-13. ilpadre earned the GeoTrash Geohash Achievement by cleaning up the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-05-13.
2009-04-30 Heidelberg (49,8)		ilpadre earned the Walk geohash Achievement by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-04-30 on foot, travelling a distance of 8.2 km.
2009-03-26 Neu-Ulm (48,10)		ilpadre earned the Public transport geohash achievement by reaching the (48, 10) geohash on 2009-03-26 using public transit.
2009-02-24 Hoffenheim (49,8)		ilpadre earned the Public transport geohash achievement by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-02-24 using public transit.
2009-02-15 Oftersheim (49,8) cycled 21 km		ilpadre earned the Bicycle geohash achievement by cycling to the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-02-15.
2009-02-13 Dossenheim (49,8) cycled 15 km		ilpadre earned the Bicycle geohash achievement by cycling to the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-02-13. ilpadre earned the Hashcard achievement by sending a postcard of the hashpoint area to relet on the (49, 8) expedition on 2009-02-13.
2009-01-28 Grein (49,8) cycled 55 km		ilpadre earned the Bicycle geohash achievement by cycling to the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-01-28.
2009-01-21 Heidelberg (49,8) met Danatar		ilpadre earned the Sunrise Geohash Achievement by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-01-21 to smile at the first rays of sun to cross the horizon. ilpadre earned the Walk geohash Achievement by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-01-21 on foot, travelling a distance of 4 km.
2009-01-12 Lauterbourg (48,8) met Ekorren		ilpadre earned the Border geohash achievement on 2009-01-12 by crossing the Germany-France border to reach the (48, 8) geohash. ilpadre earned the Hashcard achievement by sending a postcard of the hashpoint area to joannac on the (48, 8) expedition on 2009-01-12.
2008-12-30 & 2008-12-31 Wörth & Maximiliansau (49,8)		ilpadre earned the Public transport geohash achievement by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2008-12-30 using public transit. ilpadre earned the Frozen Geohash Achievement by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2008-12-30 while the temperature was below the freezing point of water. ilpadre earned the Midnight Geohash achievement by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2008-12-31 in the middle of the night. ilpadre earned the Consecutive geohash achievement by reaching 2 consecutive hash points starting on 2008-12-30.
2008-12-10 Mauer (49,8)		ilpadre earned the Public transport geohash achievement by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2008-12-10 using public transit. ilpadre earned the Last man standing achievement by being the the only hasher world-wide to go on a geohashing expedition on 2008-12-10.
2008-11-24 Bad Wimpfen (49,9) met Danatar		ilpadre earned the Holy hash achievement by reaching the sacred (49, 9) location on 2008-11-24. ilpadre earned the Snowman Geohash Achievement by building a snowman at the (49, 9) geohash on 2008-11-24.
2008-11-01 Eßleben (49,10) met Danatar		ilpadre earned the Drag-along achievement by dragging his girlfriend to the (49, 10) geohash on 2008-11-01.
2008-10-29 Heidelberg (49,8)		ilpadre earned the Déjà Vu Geohash Achievement by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2008-10-29, and previously on 2008-09-28.
2008-10-26 Heidelberg (49,8)		ilpadre earned the Walk geohash Achievement by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2008-10-26 on foot, travelling a distance of 11 km.
2008-10-22 Heidelberg (49,8)		ilpadre earned the Virgin Graticule Achievement by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (49, 8) graticule, here, on 2008-10-22. ilpadre earned the Walk geohash Achievement by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2008-10-22 on foot, travelling a distance of 5.8 km.

[edit] Irregular Expeditions

2008-12-21 Heidelberg (49,8)

Retro expedition to a conveniently placed 2008-07-09 hashpoint

[edit] Videos

Videos of my expeditions (5 so far).

[edit] Wiki Stuff

I like drawing xkcd-ish images for achievement ribbons. See my gallery of achievement images. I keep looking out for newly created achievements that need a ribbon image, and for old images that could be improved.

[edit] To-Do List

• Write expedition reports for 2009-10-09 53 9, 2009-11-04 49 8, 2009-11-14 49 8, 2009-11-19 49 8
• Add yet unnamed graticules to the All Graticules list (constantly looking for remote or interesting graticules). Name the Antarctica graticules.

[edit] Misc.

User:Ilpadre/Favorites

User:Ilpadre/Graticules

NYSE Holidays

“	:) Ar, a hash! Oh, Sahara ):	”
—Geohashing palindrome