User:Thepiguy

From Geohashing

Who am I?

Greetings to my fellow geohashers, both near and far! I'm currently a UBC physics and computer science student living in Richmond and will bike/bus to the ends of the earth for that perfect hash point!

Guten Tag to my fellow geohashers, both far and near! I'm currently a co-op student at Universität Würzburg and will bike/take a train to the ends of the earth for that perfect hash point!

Hello once again to my fellow geohashers! I'm back at the University of British Columbia, living in Richmond, and won't be going anywhere for the foreseeable future. As per usual, I will do everything in my power to make it to that next beautiful hash point!

I try and get to as many locations as possible, but school occasionally gets in the way. Me and my bike Josephine are willing to cycle any distance if it means one more awesome expedition.

I try and get to as many locations as possible, but work occasionally gets in the way. Me and my new bike Victoria are willing to cycle any distance if it means one more awesome expedition.

I try and get to as many locations as possible, but life occasionally gets in the way. My and my bikes Josephine and Victoria are willing to cycle any distance if it means one more awesome expedition.

One quick note about my user name, if one were to add in the spaces it would be The Pi Guy. As in that mystical mathematical constant, and having nothing to do with the animal commonly known as bacon. If we ever meet at a geohash, ask me how I got the name Pi; it's a good 30 seconds worth of entertainment (Now also available in German!).

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Current Status

Geohashes

My current count is 110 successful geohashes in 36 different graticules. (Posted most recent first)


Arrow2.png 2011-09-18 49 -122 Drive-through geohash by a farm.

Arrow2.png 2011-09-16 49 -123 Geohashing in the "epic" graticule with Relet and Lynx.

Arrow2.png 2011-08-28 49 -123 A Vancouver hash makes 2 in a row.

Arrow2.png 2011-08-27 49 -123 Finally another accessible Richmond hash.

Arrow2.png 2011-06-29 27 84 Nepal Geohash! And just in time!

Arrow4.png 2011-05-27 27 86 A Hashiversary without Internet? Can't really complain!

Arrow4.png 2011-05-21 28 85 Geohashing day in a foreign country. I had to do something!

Arrow2.png 2011-04-12 49 -123 Vancouver hash with the crew!

Arrow2.png 2011-03-17 49 -122 Drove the hashtruck out to Surrey.

Arrow2.png 2011-03-16 49 -122 In a nice park in Po-Co.

Arrow2.png 2011-03-10 49 -123 School-side hash in Vancouver.

Arrow2.png 2011-02-23 49 -123 Simple hash in a secret tennis court.

Arrow2.png 2011-02-15 49 -123 Success number 100 in the snow up north!

Arrow2.png 2011-01-03 49 -123 Played on a playground in the sun and cold.

Arrow4.png 2010-12-19 49 -123 Didn't freeze to death in the snow up at Garibaldi lake, but didn't reach the hash either.

Arrow2.png 2010-11-30 49 -122 Trans-Canada Highway hash!

Arrow4.png 2010-11-25 49 -123 Who doesn't enjoy a good walk in the snow?

Arrow4.png 2010-09-24 49 -123 Abandoned hash-plans after bicycle misfortune.

Arrow4.png 2010-09-09 49 -122 Roadside hash with missing proof. Oh noes!

Arrow4.png 2010-07-12 49 -123 Another inaccessible Richmond hash.

Arrow2.png 2010-07-04 49 -123 Accessible Vancouver hash next to a train station. (Vancouver has a train station?!)

Arrow4.png 2010-07-03 47 -122 A no-trespassing/blinded-by-science/accidental-retrohash expedition with Joanna!

Arrow2.png 2010-07-01 49 -123 Canada Day celebrations on the side of the road.

Arrow4.png 2010-06-25 49 -123 An expected fence in Richmond.

Arrow4.png 2010-05-22 49 -123 Rafting in the ocean on Mouse Over Day!

Arrow4.png 2010-05-21 49 -122 Hiking in the dark on Geohashing Day!

Arrow2.png 2010-05-09 49 -123 Another easy hash in West Van!

Arrow2.png 2010-05-08 49 -123 Parking lot geohash in Richmond.

Arrow2.png 2010-05-03 49 -122 Cemetery hash in Burnaby.

Arrow2.png 2010-05-02 49 -123 Hiking through the rain in North Van.

Arrow2.png 2010-02-17 49 -122 Transit Geohash and Olympic fun!

Arrow2.png 2010-02-07 49 -123 First Geohash since returning home, and first Geohash in 2010!

Arrow2.png 2009-12-13 48 11 Frozen walk with Dawidi!

Arrow2.png 2009-12-11 49 9 Evening train hash.

Arrow2.png 2009-11-30 47 7 Snowy Switzerland hash.

Arrow2.png 2009-11-29 46 7 Just your average geohash in the Swiss Alps.

Arrow2.png 2009-11-26 49 9 A second Rottenbauer Geohash with Rubik's cube.

Arrow4.png 2009-11-10 49 10 Stopped by the evil forest of doom.

Arrow2.png 2009-11-08 48 8 Hiking in the Black Forest!

Arrow2.png 2009-11-06 50 8 A late night wander along the highway.

Arrow2.png 2009-11-01 49 10 Bike geohash in the dark and fog :S

Arrow2.png 2009-11-01 48 10 Easy geohash in Aalen.

Arrow2.png 2009-10-31 49 10 Managed to find our way through a cold German forest!

Arrow2.png 2009-10-31 49 9 Hessen Hash in the Würzburg graticule.

Arrow4.png 2009-10-24 47 16 Failure in Austria.

Arrow2.png 2009-10-12 49 9 Late night Puten Tag hash. Mmmm... Pute...

Arrow2.png 2009-10-03 51 -1 Amazing geohash in Winchester!

Arrow2.png 2009-10-02 51 -0 Evening walk through the forest with new friends.

Arrow2.png 2009-09-30 52 -0 England hash with Ben!

Arrow2.png 2009-09-27 48 2 Drunken French Ambasador hash.

Arrow2.png 2009-09-20 49 9 Tram Geohash!

Arrow2.png 2009-09-19 49 9 Pirate geohash in Germany!

Arrow2.png 2009-09-18 49 9 Bike geohash into the forest after work. Almost ran into Danatar?!

Arrow2.png 2009-09-14 50 9 Geohashing after work with an unexpected guest.

Arrow2.png 2009-09-13 49 10 Bike geohash with the Würzburg crew and Hermann!

Arrow2.png 2009-09-06 51 14 Polish field/spider geohash.

Arrow2.png 2009-09-03 49 10 Bike geohash with the Würzburg crew.

Arrow2.png 2009-08-30 50 10 Stopped in another forrest on the way home from Berlin. Monster hash!

Arrow2.png 2009-08-30 50 11 Ambassador hash on the way home from Berlin.

Arrow2.png 2009-08-30 50 12 Stopped in another field on the way home from Berlin. In the Czech Republic!

Arrow2.png 2009-08-30 51 12 Stopped in a forrest on the way home from Berlin.

Arrow2.png 2009-08-30 51 13 Stopped in a field on the way home from Berlin.

Arrow2.png 2009-08-29 52 13 Meetup in Berlin! Forrest Frisbee and 11 other Geohashers!

Arrow2.png 2009-08-28 52 12 Stopped in yet another field on the way to Berlin. Found Ekorren markings!

Arrow2.png 2009-08-28 51 11 Stopped in another field on the way to Berlin.

Arrow2.png 2009-08-28 50 11 Stopped in a small forest on the way to Berlin.

Arrow2.png 2009-08-28 49 10 Stopped at the side of a field on the way to Berlin.

Arrow4.png 2009-08-22 52 5 No trespassing in the Netherlands, and no Arvid :(

Arrow2.png 2009-08-16 55 12 A Swedish detour Geohash.

Arrow2.png 2009-08-15 55 12 Danish Ambassador Geohash!

Arrow2.png 2009-08-05 49 10 Quick bike/field geohash after work.

Arrow2.png 2009-08-01 49 10 Another biketastic geohash.

Arrow2.png 2009-07-25 49 9 14km walk geohash.

Arrow2.png 2009-07-22 49 9 Another midnight field Geohash.

Arrow2.png 2009-07-18 49 14 Czech'ed out the Geohashing near Prague. (Get it?)

Arrow2.png 2009-07-17 49 9 Secret Agent Geohash in a field at midnight.

Arrow2.png 2009-07-11 47 19 Hungary Hash!

Arrow2.png 2009-07-05 49 10 Bike ride through the scorching heat.

Arrow2.png 2009-06-30 49 9 Found Danatars forest markings 11km from home.

Arrow2.png 2009-06-28 49 7 An easy hash only 5km from the airport I landed at.

Arrow2.png 2009-06-22 41 12 Geohashing in Rome!

Arrow2.png 2009-06-13 50 10 Bike geohash with Reinhard and Manu! Got stranded on the way home and spent the night in a hotel!

Arrow2.png 2009-06-11 49 9 Windy bike geohash with Danatar.

Arrow2.png 2009-06-07 47 10 Underwater Geohash with 8 others in lake Eibsee. Possibly the greatest day o my life.

Arrow2.png 2009-06-02 49 10 Cycling hashtastrophe on the way back from Dettelbach.

Arrow2.png 2009-05-30 48 9 Geohashing in Stuttgart... in the forest.

Arrow2.png 2009-05-29 49 10 In the middle of a road! A break from the forest!

Arrow2.png 2009-05-28 49 9 Yet another romp through the forest.

Arrow4.png 2009-05-27 49 9 Anniversary of my first Geohash! Too bad it was in the middle of a field.

Arrow2.png 2009-05-25 49 9 Towel Day in the bushes!

Arrow2.png 2009-05-23 49 9 Another bike ride into a forest.

Arrow2.png 2009-05-21 49 8 First Geohashiversary in Heidelberg!

Arrow2.png 2009-05-16 49 9 First big trip on my new bike!

Arrow4.png 2009-05-11 49 10 Tried to go cycling after work, but got lost at every turn and called it quits.

Arrow2.png 2009-05-10 49 9 A bushwacking-stravaganza in my new home graticule.

Arrow2.png 2009-05-09 49 10 First Germany hash! Met Danatar in the middle of a field!

Arrow2.png 2009-04-25 48 -123 Golf geohash in Victoria.

Arrow4.png 2009-04-18 49 -123 No trespassing on a chicken farm in Nanaimo.

Arrow2.png 2009-04-18 49 -122 Formal attire hash on the side of the highway. We had to be rescued!

Arrow2.png 2009-04-16 48 -122 Bicycle border hash with Robyn and Rhonda!

Arrow4.png 2009-03-29 49 -124 The craziest geohash and/or birthday I've ever had!

Arrow2.png 2009-03-09 49 -123 A 3 party snowmeghan geohash in Vancouver with dinner!

Arrow2.png 2009-03-05 49 -123 Picnic-twister-collision-hash in a Park!

Arrow2.png 2009-02-10 49 -123 Another transit geohash in Vancouver.

Arrow2.png 2009-01-17 49 -123 Fogtastic Vancouver geohash.

Arrow2.png 2008-12-21 49 -123 A frozen snow-man Richmond-hash in a blizzard.

Arrow2.png 2008-12-11 49 -123 Another Richmond hash! Located adjacent to the new Richmond Speed Skating Oval.

Arrow2.png 2008-12-07 49 -123 In Richmond again! On my way to work.

Arrow2.png 2008-12-03 49 -123 The usual intra-Vancouver geohash.

Arrow2.png 2008-11-08 49 -123 Evidence of previous geohashers found!

Arrow2.png 2008-10-26 48 -123 Another amazing bike ride on Vancouver Island. Greatest bike path evar!!1!

Arrow4.png 2008-10-19 43 -79 I don't think this even qualifies as an expedition, but I had a nice walk through Toronto.

Arrow2.png 2008-10-18 44 -79 Another bus ride followed by a 9km walk into the middle of nowhere.

Arrow4.png 2008-10-17 43 -79 500m off shore in Hamilton Ontario. Stopped by lake Ontario, of course.

Arrow2.png 2008-10-11 49 -123 Finally back on my bike, even if it was only for 13km.

Arrow2.png 2008-10-09 49 -123 My creepiest geohash location yet.

Arrow2.png 2008-09-25 49 -123 An irresistible Thursday morning Vancouver location.

Arrow2.png 2008-09-21 49 -124 8 hours and 1° of longitude west the doublehash is complete!

Arrow2.png 2008-09-21 49 -123 A sunrise water geohash. Part 1 of the multihash.

Arrow2.png 2008-09-19 49 -122 A midnight pirate geohash with Robyn!

Arrow2.png 2008-09-11 49 -123 Another urban geohash in sunny Vancouver!

Arrow2.png 2008-09-07 49 -123 A simple mid-morning Vancouver hash.

Arrow2.png 2008-09-01 49 -124 I went 237km by bike and 4km by kayak for a beautiful water geohahs!

Arrow2.png 2008-08-19 49 -123 Four in a row! I biked out to north east Richmond on my "way" to work.

Arrow2.png 2008-08-18 49 -123 For my third geohash in three days; I dragged a few friends out in the dark!

Arrow2.png 2008-08-17 49 -123 A mid-morning adventure through Vancouver.

Arrow4.png 2008-08-16 48 -123 An epic bike ride with a great view!

Arrow2.png 2008-08-09 49 -123 Transit geohash, all by my self, in the rain. =(

Arrow4.png 2008-07-19 49 -123 Ended up biking 109km and still has a great day!

Arrow2.png 2008-06-18 49 -123 Bike geohash, and an accidental geohash!

Arrow2.png 2008-05-31 49 -122 First Saturday Geohash meetup!

Arrow2.png 2008-05-27 49 -123 First Geohash! Land Geohash achieved!

Other Geohashers Met

In order of first encounter:

  • srs0. A fellow UBC student, we're in the same program, take all the same classes, and worked at the same co-op job. We spend... far to much time together. He's working at the computer next to me even as I type this.
  • Warren at the 2008-05-31 geohash in Surrey. He came all the way from Bellingham!
  • Robyn at the 2008-09-19 geohash in Surrey dressed up like a pirate. It was about time!
  • Wade also at the 2008-09-19 geohash (and also dressed up like a pirate!)
  • MylSh is a UBC student that me and srs0 introduced to geohashing. We're also in most of the same classes.
  • Arbron at the 2009-03-09 geohash in Vancouver. Got a good chance to know him over dinner and a bus ride back to UBC.
  • Elbie and I also know each other from UBC.
  • Danatar at the 2009-05-09 geohash in... that German town... First international meetup!
  • Ekorren in the München train station on the way to the 2009-06-07 47 10 goehash. Also followed him to several geocaches throughout the day!
  • Zb in the München train station on the way to the 2009-06-07 47 10 goehash. He spent most of the train ride(s) teaching us about Germany!
  • Baerenfell in the München train station on the way to the 2009-06-07 47 10 goehash. We also shared a paddle boat on the way to the hash.
  • Relet not at the pre-designated coordinates outside the hauptbahnhof on the way to the 2009-08-29 52 13 geohash.
  • Lyx outside the hauptbahnhof on the way to the 2009-08-29 52 13 geohash. Although we didn't introduce ourselves until the train, sorry!

Achievements Earned

It's pretty obvious, but I'm sort of really obsessing about my achievements. I don't care how non-notable it is: if there's a ribbon, it's goin' up!

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thepiguy & Wyatt earned the नेपाल Geohash Achievement
by Geohashing in Nepal at the (27, 84) geohash on 2011-06-29.
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thepiguy & Wyatt earned the Virgin Graticule Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (27, 84) graticule, here, on 2011-06-29.
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thepiguy earned the National Day Geohash
by successfully reaching the geohash coordinates in patriotic attire on Canada's national day (49, -123) geohash on 2010-07-01.
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thepiguy earned the Two Cups of Fail Geohash Achievement
by failing two reach two consecutive geohashes by exactly 350 meters each, ending with the (49, -123) geohash on 2010-05-22.
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thepiguy earned the 2010 Mouse Over Day achievement
by partying on the beach with boats in the (49, -123) graticule on the Saturday following May 21st 2010.
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thepiguy earned the 2010 Geohashing Day achievement
by hiking uphill in the dark with cake in the (49, -122) graticule on May 21st 2010.
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thepiguy earned the Parking Lot Geohash Achievement
by parking a hashmobile in a parking space at the (49, -123) geohash on 2010-05-08.
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thepiguy earned the Circus Geohash Achievement
by preforming a one-handed-nunchuck-cartwheel at the (49, -123) geohash on 2010-05-08.
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thepiguy certifies that Hom Sing Dong earned the Coffin Potato Achievement
by occupying a coffin at the (49, -122) geohash on 2010-05-03.
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thepiguy earned the Olympic Geohash Achievement
by Celebrating the Olympic games after the (49, -122) geohash on 2010-02-17.
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thepiguy earned the One hundred geohashes achievement
by completing the hundredth attempt to reach a geohash. (48, 11) geohash on 2009-12-13.
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thepiguy earned the Hashcard achievement
by sending a postcard of the hashpoint area to dawidi on the (46, 7) expedition on 2009-11-29.
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thepiguy earned the MNIMB Geohash Achievement
by reaching the (46, 7) geohash on 2009-11-29.
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thepiguy earned the Confoederatio Helvetica Geohash Achievement
by Geohashing in Switzerland at the (46, 7) geohash on 2009-11-29.
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thepiguy earned the Rubik's Achievement
by solving a Rubik's cube at the (49, 9) geohash on 2009-11-26.
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thepiguy earned the "Mother Nature's Bitch" Consolation Prize
by failing to reach the (49, 10) geohash on 2009-11-10.
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thepiguy completed the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
by visiting coordinates in Würzburg, Germany and all of the surrounding graticules.
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thepiguy achieved level 7 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
by visiting coordinates in Würzburg, Germany and 7 of the surrounding graticules.
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thepiguy earned the Consecutive Multihash Achievement
by visiting four hashes in two days starting with the (49, 9) geohash on 2009-10-31.
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thepiguy achieved level 6 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
by visiting coordinates in Würzburg, Germany and 6 of the surrounding graticules.
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thepiguy earned the Reverse regional achievement
by reaching hash points in all 3 regions of the Würzburg, Germany (49, 9) graticule on state level.
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thepiguy earned the Puten Tag Geohash Achievement
by cooking a Thanks Giving dinner and then going to the (49, 9) geohash on 2009-10-12.
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thepiguy earned the Reverse Abduction achievement
by abducting Danatar before the (49, 9) geohash on 2009-10-12.
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thepiguy achieved level 2 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
by visiting coordinates in London West, United Kingdom and 2 of the surrounding graticules.
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thepiguy earned the Taxi geohash achievement
by taking a taxi to the (51, -1) geohash on 2009-10-03.
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thepiguy earned the Hashdog Ribbon
by by finding a dog and stopping to pat it on the way to the (51, -0) geohash on 2009-10-02.
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thepiguy earned the United Kingdom Geohash Achievement
by Geohashing in England at the (52, -0) geohash on 2009-09-30.
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thepiguy earned the International Inebriated Ambassador Achievement
by obtaining permission from a drunk French man (in French!) to access the (52, -0) geohash on 2009-09-30.
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thepiguy earned the France Geohash Achievement
by Geohashing in France at the (48, 2) geohash on 2009-09-27.
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thepiguy earned the Hashbutterfly Ribbon
by finding a butterfly and trying really hard to pat it near the (49, 9) geohash on 2009-09-20.
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thepiguy earned the Hashhorse Ribbon
by finding a horse and stopping to pat it near the (50, 9) geohash on 2009-09-14.
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thepiguy achieved level 5 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
by visiting coordinates in Würzburg, Germany and 5 of the surrounding graticules.
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thepiguy earned the Polska Geohash Achievement
by Geohashing in Poland at the (51, 14) geohash on 2009-09-06.
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thepiguy achieved level 4 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
by visiting coordinates in Berlin, Germany and 4 of the surrounding graticules.
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thepiguy earned the Multihash Achievement
by reaching 5 hash points on 2009-08-30. It's a MONSTER Hash.
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thepiguy earned the Multihash Achievement
by reaching 4 hash points on 2009-08-28. It's an Ultra Hash.
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thepiguy earned the Sverige Geohash Achievement
by Geohashing in Sweden at the (55, 12) geohash on 2009-08-16.
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thepiguy earned the Danmark Geohash Achievement
by Geohashing in Denmark at the (55, 12) geohash on 2009-08-15.
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thepiguy earned the Ambassador achievement
by obtaining permission from Heidi to access the (55, 12) geohash on 2009-08-15.
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thepiguy earned the Flughafen Hash Achievement
by visiting a geohash at an airport and watching planes take off and land at the (49, 9) geohash on 2009-07-25.
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thepiguy earned the Walk geohash Achievement
by reaching the (49, 9) geohash on 2009-07-25 on foot, travelling a distance of 14km.
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thepiguy earned the Česká Republika Geohash Achievement
by Geohashing in the Czech Republic at the (49, 14) geohash on 2009-07-18.
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thepiguy earned the Drowned Rat Geohash Achievement
by reaching the (49, 14) geohash on 2009-07-18 despite being thoroughly wet from walking 2.5km in the rain.
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thepiguy earned the Virgin Graticule Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (49, 14) graticule, here, on 2009-07-18.
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thepiguy earned the Secret Agent Geohash Achievement
by sneaking into a field at midnight dressed in all black with his awesome spy gear at the (49, 9) geohash on 2009-07-17.
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thepiguy earned the Magyarország Geohash Achievement
by Geohashing in Hungary at the (47, 19) geohash on 2009-07-11.
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thepiguy earned the Thumbs Up Geohash Achievement
by hitchhiking to the (47, 19) geohash on 2009-07-11, and withstanding the Vogon poetry of the driver.
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thepiguy earned the XKCD-100 Achievement
by voyaging 1000km to reach the (47, 19) geohash on 2009-07-11.
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thepiguy earned the Italia Geohash Achievement
by Geohashing in Italy at the (41, 12) geohash on 2009-06-22.
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thepiguy earned the Virgin Graticule Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (41, 12) graticule, here, on 2009-06-22.
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thepiguy earned the Really? You're a cyclist? Achievement
by having to spend the night in a hotel after breaking his own bike on the way home from the (50, 10) geohash on 2009-06-13.
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thepiguy achieved level 4 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
by visiting coordinates in Würzburg, Germany and 4 of the surrounding graticules.
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thepiguy earned the Phonebooth stuffing achievement
by helping stuff a phonebooth near the (47, 10) geohash on 2009-06-07.
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thepiguy earned the Geoflashing Achievement
by stripping off at the (47, 10) geohash on 2009-06-07.
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thepiguy earned the Underwater geohash achievement
by reaching the (47, 10) geohash on 2009-06-07 while underwater.
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thepiguy earned the Water geohash achievement
by reaching the (47, 10) geohash on 2009-06-07 by paddle boat.
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thepiguy earned the Virgin Graticule Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (47, 10) graticule, here, on 2009-06-07.
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thepiguy achieved level 3 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
by visiting coordinates in Würzburg, Germany and 3 of the surrounding graticules.
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thepiguy earned the 1st Hashiversary achievement
by attempting a hash point exactly on the 1st anniversary of his inaugural geohashing expedition.
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thepiguy earned the Don't Panic! Achievement
by geohashing with his towel on Towel Day 2009 at the (49, 9) geohash on 2009-05-25.
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thepiguy earned the Calendar girl achievement
by taking compromising photographs for public consumption at the (49, 9) geohash on 2009-05-25.
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thepiguy earned the 2009 Mouse Over Day achievement
by celebrating in the (49, 9) graticule on the Saturday following May 21st 2009.
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thepiguy earned the Pub Geohash Achievement
by visiting a pub visible from the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-05-21.
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thepiguy earned the Police Geohash Achievement
by being searched for drugs while attempting the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-05-21.
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thepiguy achieved level 2 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
by visiting coordinates in Würzburg, Germany and 2 of the surrounding graticules.
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thepiguy earned the 2009 Geohashing Day achievement
by celebrating in the (49, 8) graticule on May 21st 2009.
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thepiguy earned the Prize poultry Consolation Prize
by chickening out on the (49, 10) geohash on 2009-05-11.
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thepiguy achieved level 1 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
by visiting coordinates in Würzburg, Germany and 1 of the surrounding graticules.
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thepiguy earned the Deutschland Geohash Achievement
by Geohashing in Germany at the (49, 10) geohash on 2009-05-09.
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thepiguy earned the Globetrotter achievement
by visiting hashpoints on 2 continents.
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thepiguy earned the Golf Geohash Achievement
by reaching the (48, -123) geohash on 2009-04-25.
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thepiguy earned the Formal attire achievement
by looking good at the (49, -122) geohash on 2009-04-18.
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thepiguy earned the Velociraptor Geohash Achievement
by reaching the (48, -122) geohash for 2009-04-16 with highly visible raptor claw marks.
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thepiguy earned the United States Geohash Achievement
by Geohashing in United States at the (48, -122) geohash on 2009-04-16.
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thepiguy earned the Border geohash achievement
by crossing the Canada-USA border on 2009-04-16 to reach the (48, -122) geohash.
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thepiguy achieved level 4 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
by visiting coordinates in Vancouver, British Columbia and 4 of the surrounding graticules.
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thepiguy earned the Kayak Balancing Achievement
by not having to pay the deductible on two kayaks en route to the (49, -124) geohash on 2009-03-29.
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thepiguy earned the Train wreck consolation prize
by failing to reach the (49, -124) geohash on 2009-03-29 because of a general transportation failure.
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thepiguy earned the Birthday Geohash Achievement
by reaching the (49, -124) geohash on his 21st birthday, 2009-03-29.
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thepiguy earned the Twister Geohash Achievement
by playing Twister at the (49, -123) geohash on 2009-03-05.
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thepiguy earned the Picnic achievement
by eating Nibs and Gingerale at the (49, -123) geohash on 2009-03-05.
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thepiguy earned the Hash collision achievement
by discovering the geocache GC1HTNJ 1 second of longitude from the (49, -123) geohash on 2009-03-05.
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thepiguy earned the Déjà Vu Geohash Achievement
by reaching the (49, -123) geohash on 2009-01-17, and previously on 2008-09-01.
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thepiguy earned the Frozen Geohash Achievement
by reaching the (49, -123) geohash on 2008-12-21 while the temperature was -1.0°C.
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thepiguy earned the Snowman Geohash Achievement
by building a snowman at the (49, -123) geohash on 2008-12-21.
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thepiguy earned the Last man standing achievement
by being the the only hasher world-wide to go on a geohashing expedition on 2008-12-11.
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thepiguy earned the Trail of blood consolation prize
by being too injured to reach the (43, -79) geohash on 2008-10-19 ..
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thepiguy achieved level 1 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
by visiting coordinates in Toronto, Ontario and 1 of the surrounding graticules.
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thepiguy earned the Virgin Graticule Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (44, -79) graticule, here, on 2008-10-18.
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thepiguy earned the Earliest geohasher achievement
by arriving first at the (49, -123) geohash on 2008-09-25.
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thepiguy earned the Speed racer achievement
by passing through the (49, -124) geohash on 2008-09-21 at the maximum legal speed.
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thepiguy earned the Multihash Achievement
by reaching the 2008-09-21 49 -123 and 2008-09-21 49 -124 geohashes on 2008-09-21.
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thepiguy earned the Sunrise Geohash Achievement
by reaching the (49, -123) geohash on 2008-09-21 to smile at the first rays of sun to cross the horizon.
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thepiguy earned the Water geohash achievement
by reaching the (49, -123) geohash on 2008-09-21 by inflatable raft.
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thepiguy earned the Buccaneer Geohash Achievement
by swashing his buckle at the (49, -122) geohash on 2008-09-19.
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thepiguy earned the Midnight Geohash achievement
by reaching the (49, -122) geohash on 2008-09-19 in the middle of the night.
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thepiguy earned the First Sip GeoSquishy Achievement
by enjoying a slushy carbonated beverage at the (49, -123) geohash on 2008-09-07.
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thepiguy achieved level 3 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
by visiting coordinates in Vancouver, British Columbia and 3 of the surrounding graticules.
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thepiguy earned the Water geohash achievement
by reaching the (49, -124) geohash on 2008-09-01 by kayak.
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thepiguy earned the Virgin Graticule Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (49, -124) graticule, here, on 2008-09-01.
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thepiguy earned the Consecutive geohash achievement
by reaching 4 consecutive hash points starting on 2008-08-16.
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thepiguy earned the Drag-along achievement
by dragging Lauren, Taryn and Josh to the (49, -123) geohash on 2008-08-18.
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thepiguy achieved level 2 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
by visiting coordinates in Vancouver, British Columbia and 2 of the surrounding graticules.
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thepiguy earned the GeoTrash Geohash Achievement
by cleaning up the (48, -123) geohash on 2008-08-16.
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thepiguy earned the No trespassing consolation prize
by almost reaching the (48, -123) geohash on 2008-08-16.
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thepiguy earned the Public transport geohash achievement
by reaching the (49, -123) geohash on 2008-08-09 via 410 Railway and 404 Ladner buses.
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thepiguy earned the Media Attention Geohash Achievement
by being immortalized in the hearts of others during the (49, -123) geohash on 2008-07-19 For whining about the ferry system to the Vancouver Sun.
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thepiguy has visited an Easy Geohash
by reaching the (49, -123) geohash on 2008-06-18 without really trying.
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thepiguy earned the Bicycle geohash achievement
by cycling to the (49, -123) geohash on 2008-06-18.
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thepiguy earned the Meet-up achievement
by meeting Warren at the (49, -122) geohash on 2008-05-31.
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thepiguy achieved level 1 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
by visiting coordinates in Vancouver, British Columbia and 1 of the surrounding graticules.
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thepiguy earned the Regional geohashing achievement
by reaching a hash point in all possible GVRD graticules.
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thepiguy earned the Canada Geohash Achievement
by Geohashing in Canada at the (49, -123) geohash on 2008-05-27.
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thepiguy earned the Land geohash achievement
by reaching the (49, -123) geohash on 2008-05-27.
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thepiguy earned the Virgin Graticule Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (49, -123) graticule, here, on 2008-05-27.

Geohashing Check Lists

Items in bold are things I have forgotten at one point or another.

The very basics

The geohashing basics

For any bicycle geohashes

  • Bike (!)
  • Helmet
  • Gloves
  • Sun glasses (more for bugs than for sun)
  • Bike lock (with keys)
  • Bike repair kit
  • Bike lights and reflectors (never know how long a geohash might take)
  • Lots of water
  • Extra snacks/lunch
  • Spare tube (Because you can't patch a broken valve!)

Water geohashes (I can't believe I even have this list)

  • Change of clothes
  • Waterproof GPS bag
  • Pelican cases for camera and other valuables
  • Seafaring vessel (be it raft or reservation)

Picture Gallery

I was flipping through my pictures, and thought it might be neat to create a few collections of pictures from multiple expeditions. The result (or lack thereof) can be found here!

Video Gallery

I recently compiled my expedition photos into one gigantic geohashing montage that can be found on youtube

Map Gallery

Time to make me some maps!