User:Nickholden

From Geohashing

Living in the Birmingham East, United Kingdom graticule.

Have bike, will geohash. Subject to attractiveness of the location, the weather and general proximity to Leicester. Now armed with a Nexus 4, which takes away several excuses for not getting out more.

Tending to hash by bicycle - count those kms!


My expeditions

This is a work-in-progress. Which of course means it probably doesn't work.

  1. Arrow4.png 2012-11-18 52 -1 in Birmingham, United Kingdom with at In a car park for a Nursing Home, on the outskirts of Leicester
  2. Arrow2.png 2013-05-25 52 -1 in Birmingham, United Kingdom with at In a farmer's field north-east of Moira, on the border between Leicestershi...
  3. Arrow2.png 2013-06-01 52 -1 in Birmingham, United Kingdom with at A small patch of grass by Anstey Lane in Leicester. Shall we have an urban ...
  4. Arrow2.png 2013-06-08 52 -1 in Birmingham, United Kingdom with at Long Itchington, Warwickshire. In a farm field off Marton Road.
  5. Arrow2.png 2013-06-18 52 -1 in Birmingham, United Kingdom with Pplspitbull at A field just south of Stanton under Bardon, Leicestershire, UK. Looks like ...
  6. Arrow4.png 2013-07-13 52 -0 in Northampton, United Kingdom with at The bird watching / nature reserve at Rutland Water, near Egleton village.
  7. Arrow2.png 2013-08-04 52 -1 in Birmingham, United Kingdom with at A field off Enderby Road, Thurlaston, Leicestershire, UK.
  8. Arrow2.png 2013-08-22 37 -2 in Baza, Spain with GreatGregosh, KateA at An empty field off the A-4200 near Baza, Andulusia, Spain.
  9. Arrow2.png 2014-03-10 52 -1 in Birmingham, United Kingdom with at Mansfield Street, Leicester (city centre). Mind the traffic.

If it does work, it's all Aperfectbot's fault. If it doesn't work, I'm taking the credit.

First attempt

2012-11-18 Made it to within about four feet of the hash. Not bad for a first effort.

First success

2013-05-25 97.9km round trip on a bicycle to a field near 'Short Heath', the 'Centre of England'.

Achievements

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Nickholden earned the No trespassing consolation prize
by almost (four feet) reaching the (52, -1) geohash on 2012-11-18.
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This user earned the Land geohash achievement
by reaching the (52, -1) geohash on 2013-05-25.


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This user earned the Bicycle geohash achievement
by cycling 97.9km to and from the (52, -1) geohash on 2013-05-25.


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This user earned the 2013 Mouse Over Day achievement
by celebrating in the (52, -1) graticule on the Saturday following May 21st 2013.

I think this is an unusual event - a double Yerevan. There should be a ribbon for that.

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Is it true that Nickholden earned the No Trespassing?
In principle, yes.
But the locked gate preventing access couldn't actually be reached either (2013-07-13 52 -0).
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Is it true that Nickholden earned the Mother Nature's Bitch?
In principle, yes.
But it was Mother Nature's servants that stopped him reaching the hashpoint, she didn't show up herself (2013-07-13 52 -0).
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According to the rules of the Admit One achievement, expeditions which ultimately fail still qualify, which is just as well, otherwise, we'd have a triple Yerevan on our hands.

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Nickholden earned the Admit One Achievement
by paying £4.30 GBP to access the (52, -0) geohash at Rutland Water Birdwatching Centre on 2013-07-13.
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Nickholden earned the Tron achievement
by reaching and returning from the (52, -1) geohash without crossing his own tracks on 2013-08-04.


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Nickholden earned the Virgin Graticule Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (37, -2) graticule, here, on 2013-08-22.
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Nickholden earned the Drag-along achievement
by dragging GreatGregosh and KateA to the (37, -2) geohash on 2013-08-22.
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