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In real life: [http://faculty.gvsu.edu/mcbaneg George McBane], dad, professor, sometime bike commuter, hiker, woodworker, enthusiast of cheese and fountain pens.  Picked up geohashing while living in England for a year, continued for several years after returning to Michigan, and is now in Scotland.

== Geohashing collaborators ==
*[[User:JMuonio|Jessica]] and Jake
* My own family

== Equipment ==
* Pixel 5a phone
* Formerly Suunto A10 compass (at some point I found it was pointing south and tossed it)
* Geohash Droid (Thanks, [[User:CaptainSpam]], for the updates and troubleshooting!)
* Commonist [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Commonist]], on advice of [[User:Hermann]]

== Expeditions ==

As of November 2024 I have reached hashpoints in 18 graticules, and failed to reach in 3 additional ones. 

* [http://xkcd.nathanwoodruff.com/GooMapXKCDMcbaneg.htm Map], courtesy of [[User:NWoodruff|Nathan Woodruff]].  You have to zoom out because there are hashes on both sides of the Atlantic. Note that I have not gone geohashing in Portland, Oregon; the marker there is for [[User:Shmur]] who met my Tale of Two Hashes challenge there. This map seems no longer to be updating.

* [[User:Mcbaneg/Expeditions|Expedition list]] generated automatically by [[User:AperfectBot|AperfectBot]]. 

[[Category:Addicted to geohashing]]

==Achievements==
Most of these list the first time each ribbon was claimed.  Exceptions are Virgin Graticule, Tale of Two Hashes, and successive Minesweeper, 2<sup>N</sup>, or Consecutive Geohash levels.

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{{Land geohash
| latitude = 54
| longitude = -2
| date = 2013-05-11
| name = George, Susanne, Katja, and Rebekah 
}}
{{consecutive geohash 2
| count = 2
| latitude = 54
| longitude = -2
| date = 2013-05-11
| name = George, Katja, and Rebekah 
}}
{{Midnight geohash
| latitude = 54 
| longitude = -1 
| date = 2013-06-23 
| name = George, Katja, Rebekah, Jake, and Jessica
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}}
{{Puppet Master Geohash
| latitude = 54 
| longitude = -1 
| date = 2013-07-04
| puppet = Eve
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg|Mcbaneg]] (George)
}}
{{Speed racer
| latitude = 54 
| longitude = -1 
| date = 2013-07-13 
| name = George 
| speed = 20 mph 
}}
 {{circus geohash 
| latitude = 54 
| longitude = -1 
| date = 2013-07-16
| name = George, Katja, Jake, and Jessica 
}}
 {{Tron
| latitude = 42 
| longitude = -85 
| date = 2013-08-17
| possessive = their
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| name = George and Rebekah 
}}

{{No_batteries_geohash
| latitude = 42
| longitude = -85 
| date = 2013-08-17
| name = George and Rebekah
}}
{{drag-along
| latitude = 42
| longitude = -86
| date = 2013-10-27
| partner = Sylvia and Nick
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg|George]] and Rebekah
}}

{{Graticule unlocked
| latitude = 42
| longitude = -86
| date =  2013-10-27
| name = George,  Rebekah, Nick, and Sylvia
}}
{{Ambassador geohash
| latitude = 43
| longitude = -86
| date = 2013-11-09
| granter = the Lady of the House
| name = George and Rebekah
}}

{{Graticule unlocked
| latitude = 43
| longitude = -86
| date =  2013-11-09
| name = George and Rebekah
}}
{{Graticule unlocked
| latitude = 43
| longitude = -85
| date =  2013-11-10
| name = George and Rebekah
}}
{{Minesweeper geohash
| graticule = Grand Rapids, Michigan
| ranknumber = 3
| n = true 
| w = true 
| nw = true
| name = George and Rebekah
}}
{{Public transport geohash
| latitude = 42
| longitude = -85
| date = 2013-12-14
| name = George 
| busline = RAPID routes #6 and #5.
}}
{{Frozen Geohash
| latitude = 42
| longitude = -85
| date = 2013-12-14
| name = George 
| temperature = -4 °C 
}}
{{Formal attire
| latitude = 42
| longitude = -85
| date = 2014-05-22
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg|George]] and Rebekah
| image = 2014-05-22 42 -85 7.jpg
}}
{{bicycle geohash
| latitude = 42
| longitude = -85
| date = 2014-06-17
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg|George]], Katja, Rebekah 
| distance = 2.4 km
| bothways = true 
}}
{{Graticule unlocked
| latitude = 43
| longitude = -71
| date = 2014-06-24
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg|George]], Katja, and Rebekah 
}}
{{No trespassing
| latitude = 44
| longitude = -71
| date = 2014-06-30
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg|George]], Susanne, Katja, and Rebekah 
}}
{{Minesweeper geohash
| graticule = Grand Rapids, Michigan
| ranknumber = 4
| n = true 
| sw = true 
| w = true 
| nw = true 
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg|George]]
}}
{{Multihash2
| date = 2014-08-17
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg|George]]
| count = 2
}}

{{Minesweeper geohash
| graticule = Grand Rapids, Michigan
| ranknumber = 5
| n = true 
| s = true 
| sw = true 
| w = true 
| nw = true 
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg|George]]
}}
{{Coffin potato
| latitude = 42
| longitude = -85
| date = 2014-10-14
| deceased = Zachary J. Raczok
| deathdate = Dec 22, 2007
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg|George]]
| image = 2014-10-14 42 -85 10.jpg
}}
{{A Tale of Two Hashes challenge
| latitude = 42
| longitude = -86
| date = 2015-01-31
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg|Mcbaneg]] ([[User talk:Mcbaneg|talk]])
| place = Holland
| image = 2015-01-31 42 -86_4.jpg
}}
{{A Tale of Two Hashes 
| latitude = 42 
| longitude = -86 
| completed = yes 
| date = 2015-01-31 
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg|Mcbaneg]] 
| user2 = [[User:JwB|JwB]]
|  place = Holland}}
{{Minesweeper geohash
| graticule = Grand Rapids, Michigan
| ranknumber = 6
| n = true 
| s = true
| nw = true 
| w = true 
| sw = true 
| e = true
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg|George]]
}}

{{A Tale of Two Hashes challenge
| latitude = 42
| longitude = -84
| date = 2015-06-20
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg|George]]
| place = Portland
| image = 2015-06-20_42_-84_14.jpg
}}

{{A Tale of Two Hashes 
| latitude = 45
| longitude = -122 
| completed = yes 
| date = 2015-06-21
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg|Mcbaneg]] 
| user2 = [[User:Shmur|Shmur]], Jim, and M5K
|  place = Portland
| image = 2015-06-21_45_-122_sign.JPG}}
{{A Tale of Two Hashes challenge
| latitude = 43
| longitude = -71
| date = 2015-06-30
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg|George]]
| place = Alexandria
| image = 2015-06-30_43_-71_31.jpg
}}
{{Minesweeper geohash
| graticule = Grand Rapids, Michigan
| ranknumber = 7
| n = true 
| s = true
| nw = true 
| w = true 
| sw = true 
| e = true
| ne = true
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg|George]]
}}
{{Déjà vu geohash
| latitude = 43
| longitude = -85
| date = 2015-09-06
| olddate = 2014-09-18
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg|George]], Rebekah, and Susanne
| image = 2015-09-06 43 -85_022.jpg
}}
{{A Tale of Two Hashes
| latitude = 42
| longitude = -85
| date = 2015-09-14
| user2 = [[User:Pedalpusher|Pedalpusher]]
| place = Wyoming
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg|Mcbaneg]]
| image = 2015-09-14 42 -85 012.jpg
}}
{{Two to the N achievement
| count = 6
| date = 2015-11-19
| latitude = 42
| longitude = -85
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg|Mcbaneg]]
}}
{{Golf geohash

    | latitude = 42
    | longitude = -85 
    | date =  2016-01-30
    | name = [[User:Mcbaneg|Mcbaneg]] 
    | image =  2016-01-30 42 -85_484.jpg
}} 
{{couch potato geohash
| latitude = 42
| longitude =-85
| date = 2016-02-21
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg|Mcbaneg]], Susanne, and Rebekah
| honor = true 
}}

{{Walk geohash
| latitude = 42
| longitude =-85
| date = 2016-02-21
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg|Mcbaneg]], Susanne, and Rebekah
| distance = 1.59 km

}}

{{Two to the N achievement
| count = 6 
| date =2016-02-28
| latitude = 42
| longitude = -85
| name =[[User:Mcbaneg|Mcbaneg]]
| reached = true 
}}

{{consecutive geohash 2
| count =3
| latitude = 43
| longitude =-85
| date = 2016-03-25
| name =[[User:Mcbaneg|George]]
}}

{{Geohashing Day
| latitude = 43
| longitude = -85
| year = 2016
| coorddate= 2016-05-21
| mouseover = true 
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg|Mcbaneg]], Susanne, Katja, and Rebekah 
| celebration = eating doughnuts near the hashpoint
}}

{{It's a kitty
| latitude =43
| longitude = -71
| date = 2016-06-28
| name = George, Katja, Rebekah, and Sylvia
| distraction = the Fowler River
| image = 2016-06-28 43 -71 006.jpg
}}

{{water geohash
| latitude =43
| longitude = -71
| date = 2016-07-05
| name = George, Susanne, Thomas, Katja, Rebekah, and &Aacute;ine
| image =2016-07-05 43 -71 11.jpg
| vehicle = the Sea Weasel, a 16-foot Lund skiff with a 25 hp motor
}}

{{A Tale of Two Hashes
| latitude = 42
| longitude = -86
| date = 2016-07-26
| user2 = [[User:Pedalpusher]]
| place = Holland
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg|George]]
}}

{{Cliffs of Despair
| latitude = 37
| longitude = -107
| date = 2016-08-08
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg|Mcbaneg]], Katja, and Rebekah 
}}

{{Hashcat
| latitude = 42
| longitude = -85
| date = 2017-07-26
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg|Mcbaneg]] ([[User talk:Mcbaneg|talk]]) (George)
| image =2017-07-26_42_-85_012.jpg
}}

{{Last man standing

| latitude = 42
| longitude = -85
| date = 2017-08-06
| gender = Man
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg|George]] 
}}

{{Graticule unlocked

| latitude = 32
| longitude = -79
| date = 2019-06-10
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg|Mcbaneg]] (George) and Sylvia
}}

{{Curse of Unawareness

| latitude = 42
| longitude = -85
| date = 2019-06-28
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg|Mcbaneg]]
}}

{{Two to the N achievement

| count = 7
| date = 2019-08-03
| latitude = 43
| longitude = -86
| name = [[User:Mcbaneg | Mcbaneg]]
}}