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I'm Mark and I live within the [http://wiki.xkcd.com/geohashing/London_West%2C_United_Kingdom London West] graticule. Being in a graticule adjacent to the meridian I hope some time to achieve a [multihash multihash]<br><br>
 
  
Personal detail to follow, perhaps<br><br>
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== Introduction ==
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I'm Mark and I live within the [[London West, United Kingdom|London West]] graticule.
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I'm hoping to put some more detail on this page soon, but for starters I discovered Geohashing via the [http://code.google.com/p/geohashdroid/ T-Mobile G1 app] when searching for xkcd apps and it merges my fondness for experimental travel and xkcd. Perfect.
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After weeks of joking and threats to friends I finally achieved (and failed) my virgin Hash Attempt on May 31, 2009 and have the appetite for more. Unwittingly I might have set a few hares running with the distance - more detail on my talk page and that of the attempt itself, linked below.
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== Hashpoints I've been to ==
 
  
  
 
== Hash Attempts ==
 
== Hash Attempts ==
DATE: [http://wiki.xkcd.com/wgh/index.php?title=2009-05-31_51_-0 31st May, 2009]<br>
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TIME: <br>
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=== 2009 ===
GRATICULE: London West <br>
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HASHPOINT: [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=51&long=-0&date=2009-05-31 51.914 N, 0.533 W]<br>
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LOCALITY: Woods outside Thorn, just north of Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire<br>
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ROUTE: [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=104050713235262727249.00046bd77152ffe7e398b&t=h&z=11 Google Maps] <br>
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COMMENTS:
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! Width="2%"|# || Width="12%"|Date & Time || Width="10%"|Graticule || Width="9%"|Hashpoint || Width="25%"|Locality || Width="10%"|Route || Width="7%"|Result || Width="18%"|Achievements (Count)|| Width="7%"|Report/Plan
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| 1 || Sun 31st May<br>11am-5pm  || [[51%2C-0|London West]] || {{egl|2009-05-31|51|-0|text=51.914&deg; N<br> 0.533&deg; W}} || Thorn, N of Houghton Regis, Beds || [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=104050713235262727249.00046bd77152ffe7e398b&t=h&z=11 Google Maps] || Failed || Mother Nature's Bitch (1) || [[2009-05-31_51_-0|Here]]
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| 2 || Sun 21st June<br>3pm-5pm || [[51%2C-0|London West]] || {{egl|2009-06-21|51|-0|text=51.491&deg; N<br> 0.021&deg; W}} || Isle of Dogs, London || [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=104050713235262727249.00046ce17fef383816e81&ll=51.694799,-0.118113&spn=0.62225,1.230469&t=h&z=10 Part 1]<br>[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=104050713235262727249.00046ce18da7d05a8c93a&ll=51.689585,-0.10025&spn=0.62232,1.230469&t=h&z=10 Part 2] || Success || Public Transport (1) || [[2009-06-21_51_-0|Here]]
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| 3 || Sun 21st June<br> 5pm-9pm  || [[51%2C0|London East]] || {{egl|2009-06-21|51|0|text=51.491&deg; N<br> 0.021&deg; E}} || Greenwich, London || [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=104050713235262727249.00046ce18da7d05a8c93a&ll=51.689585,-0.10025&spn=0.62232,1.230469&t=h&z=10 Google Maps] || Failed || Mother Nature's Bitch (2) || [[2009-06-21_51_0|Here]]
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| 4 || Sun 28th June<br> Afternoonish || [[51%2C-0|London West]] || {{egl|2009-06-28|51|0|text=51.910&deg; N<br> 0.306&deg; W}} || Field nr. Preston, Herts || - || - || - || [[2009-06-28_51_-0|Here]]
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== Achievements ==
 
== Achievements ==
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I've listed them per expedition in the table above, so this list recognises only the first time that each of them was achieved, in chronological order:
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=== Accomplishments ===
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{{Public transport geohash
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    | latitude = 51
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    | longitude = -0
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    | date = 2009-06-21
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    | busline = FCC train, Northern Line tube, DLR light railway & rail replacement bus!
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    | name = Norsemark
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}}
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=== Consolation Prizes ===
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{{done with nature
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    | latitude = 51
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    | longitude = -0
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    | date = 2009-05-31
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    | name = NorseMark
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    | image = 2009_05_31_Norse_5.jpg
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}}
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{{Walk geohash  
 
{{Walk geohash  
  
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| name = norsemark  
 
| name = norsemark  
 
| distance = 21.7 miles  
 
| distance = 21.7 miles  
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}}
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{{land geohash
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| latitude = 51
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| longitude = -0
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| date = 2009-05-31
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| name = norsemark
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}}
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{{Hashiversary
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    | new = page name of celebratory expedition (YYYY-MM-DD LAT LON) (optional)
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    | original = page name of inaugural expedition (YYYY-MM-DD LAT LON) (optional)
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    | ordinal = ordinal number of the year after the hash (i.e. "5th") (optional)
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    | name = name of achiever (optional)
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    | gender = gender of achiever (his/her/its/their/...) (optional)
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    | image = image name (optional)
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}}
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{{Tron
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    | latitude = latitude (required)
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    | longitude = longitude (required)
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    | date = date (YYYY-MM-DD format) (required)
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    | tracklog = URL of posted tracklog or reconstructed map (required)
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    | possessive = his/her/their/its (required)
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    | name = name of achiever (optional)
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    | image = image name (optional)
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}}
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{{consecutive geohash
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    | count = number of geohashes (required)
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    | latitude = first latitude (required)
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    | longitude = first longitude (required)
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    | date = first date (YYYY-MM-DD format) (required)
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    | name = name of achiever (optional)
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}}
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{{drag-along
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    | latitude = latitude (required)
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    | longitude = longitude (required)
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    | date = date (YYYY-MM-DD format) (required)
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    | partner = partner (optional, username of person who you Dragged)
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    | name = name of achiever (optional)
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    | image = image name (optional)
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}}  
 
}}  
  
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{{Déjà vu geohash
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    | latitude = latitude (required)
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    | longitude = longitude (required)
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    | date = date (YYYY-MM-DD format) (required)
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    | olddate = date of previous visit (required)
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    | name = name of achiever (optional)
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    | image = image name (optional)
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}}
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{{Last man standing
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    | latitude = latitude (required)
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    | longitude = longitude (required)
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    | date = date (YYYY-MM-DD format) (required)
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    | gender = gender (optional, make this a Last Guinea-Pig Standing if you'd like)
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    | name = name of achiever (optional)
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    | image = image name (optional)
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}}
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{{Meet-up
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    | latitude = latitude (required)
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    | longitude = longitude (required)
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    | date = date (YYYY-MM-DD format) (required)
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    | name = name of achiever (optional)
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    | other = person(s) met (optional)
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    | image = image name (optional)
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}}
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{{Minesweeper geohash
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    | graticule = full name of the centre graticule in your grid (required)
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    | ranknumber = number of surrounding graticules completed (1-8) (required)
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    | n = true if graticule to the north has been hashed (optional)
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    | ne = true if graticule to the northeast has been hashed (optional)
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    | e = true if graticule to the east has been hashed (optional)
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    | se = true if graticule to the southeast has been hashed (optional)
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    | s = true if graticule to the south has been hashed (optional)
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    | sw = true if graticule to the southwest has been hashed (optional)
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    | w = true if graticule to the west has been hashed (optional)
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    | nw = true if graticule to the northwest has been hashed (optional)
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    | name = name of achiever (optional)
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}}
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{{Virgin graticule
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    | latitude = latitude (required)
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    | longitude = longitude (required)
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    | date = date (YYYY-MM-DD format) (required)
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    | name = name of achiever (optional)
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    | image = image name (optional)
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== Ambitions ==
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==== Outstanding ambitions ====
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Being based in the corner hundredth of my graticule is a good opportunity to claim some early achievement scalps, so for starters I hope to achieve the following:
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* [[multihash|Multihash]] achievement, most likely in [[London East, United Kingdom|London East]] graticule when the latitude decimal is smaller than 0.1&deg; and the longitude decimal is greater than 0.8&deg; (approx once every fifty days)
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* [[Consecutive_geohash_achievement|Consecutive Geohash]] Achievement, probably when the hashpoint in [[Northampton, United Kingdom|Northampton]] is close, likely on days when the latitude decimal is less than 0.2&deg; and the longitude decimal is smaller than 0.1&deg; (again, approx once every fifty days)
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* [[Minesweeper_Geohash|Minesweeper]] achievement, probably by reaching both [[London East, United Kingdom|London East]] and [[Northampton, United Kingdom|Northampton]]
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* to defeat Mother Nature and earn the MNIMB achievement
  
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==== Failed ambitions ====
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I don't mind a bit of brutal honesty. What doesn't kill me will only make me stronger. These are things I'd planned to do but didn't
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* to not achieve the [[MNB_Geohash|Mother Nature's Bitch]] consolation prize again before I've completed my 5th attempt (listed after #1 was a MNB)
  
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== Links ==
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* [http://www.mtedwards.co.uk my home on the web]
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* [http://facebook.com/norsemark facebook]
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* [http://www.twitter.com/norsemark twitter]
  
== More About Me ==
 
 
[[Category:Geohashers in Europe]]
 
[[Category:Geohashers in Europe]]
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[[Category:Geohashers in the UK]]

Latest revision as of 14:10, 2 April 2024

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Norsemark profile.jpg


Introduction

I'm Mark and I live within the London West graticule.

I'm hoping to put some more detail on this page soon, but for starters I discovered Geohashing via the T-Mobile G1 app when searching for xkcd apps and it merges my fondness for experimental travel and xkcd. Perfect.

After weeks of joking and threats to friends I finally achieved (and failed) my virgin Hash Attempt on May 31, 2009 and have the appetite for more. Unwittingly I might have set a few hares running with the distance - more detail on my talk page and that of the attempt itself, linked below.



Hash Attempts

2009

# Date & Time Graticule Hashpoint Locality Route Result Achievements (Count) Report/Plan
1 Sun 31st May
11am-5pm
London West 51.914° N
0.533° W
Thorn, N of Houghton Regis, Beds Google Maps Failed Mother Nature's Bitch (1) Here
2 Sun 21st June
3pm-5pm
London West 51.491° N
0.021° W
Isle of Dogs, London Part 1
Part 2
Success Public Transport (1) Here
3 Sun 21st June
5pm-9pm
London East 51.491° N
0.021° E
Greenwich, London Google Maps Failed Mother Nature's Bitch (2) Here
4 Sun 28th June
Afternoonish
London West 51.910° N
0.306° W
Field nr. Preston, Herts - - - Here


Achievements

I've listed them per expedition in the table above, so this list recognises only the first time that each of them was achieved, in chronological order:

Accomplishments

Bus.PNG
Norsemark earned the Public transport geohash achievement
by reaching the (51, -0) geohash on 2009-06-21 via FCC train, Northern Line tube, DLR light railway & rail replacement bus!.


Consolation Prizes

DWN Ribbon.jpg
NorseMark earned the Done with Nature consolation prize
by failing to reach the (51, -0) geohash on 2009-05-31.
2009 05 31 Norse 5.jpg


Ambitions

Outstanding ambitions

Being based in the corner hundredth of my graticule is a good opportunity to claim some early achievement scalps, so for starters I hope to achieve the following:

  • Multihash achievement, most likely in London East graticule when the latitude decimal is smaller than 0.1° and the longitude decimal is greater than 0.8° (approx once every fifty days)
  • Consecutive Geohash Achievement, probably when the hashpoint in Northampton is close, likely on days when the latitude decimal is less than 0.2° and the longitude decimal is smaller than 0.1° (again, approx once every fifty days)
  • Minesweeper achievement, probably by reaching both London East and Northampton
  • to defeat Mother Nature and earn the MNIMB achievement

Failed ambitions

I don't mind a bit of brutal honesty. What doesn't kill me will only make me stronger. These are things I'd planned to do but didn't

  • to not achieve the Mother Nature's Bitch consolation prize again before I've completed my 5th attempt (listed after #1 was a MNB)

Links