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== Expeditions ==
 
== Expeditions ==
 
 
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<center>'''2010'''</center>
 
 
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|[[2010-12-31 52 1]]
 
|[[2010-12-31 52 1]]
 
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{{egl|2010-12-31|52|1|text=Map}}
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-12-31&lat=52&long=1&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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|'''28/31''' In a field a few paces off the road up a slippery bank 5 miles west of Ipswich Suffolk, UK.
|'''28)''' In a field a few paces off the road up a slippery bank 5 miles west of Ipswich Suffolk, UK.
 
 
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|[[2010-12-27 52 1]]
 
|[[2010-12-27 52 1]]
 
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{{egl|2010-12-27|52|1|text=Map}}
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-12-27&lat=52&long=1&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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|'''27/30''' A road hashpoint two kilometres from the most easterly point in the UK next to the fire station in Normanston Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK.
|'''27)''' A road hashpoint two kilometres from the most easterly point in the UK next to the fire station in Normanston Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK.
 
 
   {{Speed racer
 
   {{Speed racer
 
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     | latitude = 52
 
     | latitude = 52
 
     | longitude = 1
 
     | longitude = 1
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     | date = 2010-12-27
    | name = Sourcerer
 
  }}
 
  {{consecutive geohash
 
    | count = 2
 
    | latitude = 52
 
    | longitude = 0
 
    | date = 2010-12-26
 
 
     | name = Sourcerer
 
     | name = Sourcerer
 
   }}
 
   }}
 
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|[[2010-12-26 52 0]]
 
|[[2010-12-26 52 0]]
 
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{{egl|2010-12-26|52|0|text=Map}}
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-12-26&lat=52&long=0&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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|'''26/29''' A deeply frozen field between Castle Acre and Lexham, north of Swaffham, Norfolk UK.
|'''26)''' A deeply frozen field between Castle Acre and Lexham, north of Swaffham, Norfolk UK.
 
 
   {{Frozen Geohash
 
   {{Frozen Geohash
 
     | latitude = 52
 
     | latitude = 52
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|bgcolor="#FF8888"|[[2010-12-25 52 0]]
 
|bgcolor="#FF8888"|[[2010-12-25 52 0]]
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-12-25&lat=52&long=0&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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{{egl|2010-12-25|52|0|text=Map}}
|'''Failure 3)''' A wetland with mature trees standing in pools of water covered with ice. West of Great Hockham, Norfolk, UK. A failed midnight expedition during the first hour of Christmas Day.
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|'''Failure 3/28''' A wetland with mature trees standing in pools of water covered with ice. West of Great Hockham, Norfolk, UK. A failed midnight expedition during the first hour of Christmas Day.
{{mnb geohash
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{{done with nature
 
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     | latitude = 52
 
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|[[2010-12-24 52 1]]
 
|[[2010-12-24 52 1]]
 
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{{egl|2010-12-24|52|1|text=Map}}
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-12-24&lat=52&long=1&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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|'''25/27''' A frozen and snow dusted pasture close to the A140 trunk road north of Scole, Norfolk, UK visited near midnight on Christmas Eve.
|'''25)''' A frozen and snow dusted pasture close to the A140 trunk road north of Scole, Norfolk, UK visited near midnight on Christmas Eve.
 
 
 
 
   {{Frozen Geohash
 
   {{Frozen Geohash
 
     | latitude = 52  
 
     | latitude = 52  
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     | name = Sourcerer
 
     | name = Sourcerer
 
   }}
 
   }}
 
 
   {{gratuitous ribbon
 
   {{gratuitous ribbon
 
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|[[2010-12-12 52 1]]
 
|[[2010-12-12 52 1]]
 
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{{egl|2010-12-12|52|1|text=Map}}
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-12-12&lat=52&long=1&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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|'''24/26''' A slightly frozen field 450 metres from the Three Horseshoes at North Cove, Beccles, Suffolk, UK.
|'''24)''' A slightly frozen field 450 metres from the Three Horseshoes at North Cove, Beccles, Suffolk, UK.
 
 
|-bgcolor="#FFFF00" |
 
|-bgcolor="#FFFF00" |
 
|[[2010-12-08 52 1]]
 
|[[2010-12-08 52 1]]
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-12-08&lat=52&long=1&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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{{egl|2010-12-08|52|1|text=Map}}
|'''23)''' A hard-frozen field 500 metres from a bar/restaurant and brewery at St. Peter's Hall, South Elmham, Suffolk, UK. Snow Storms!
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|'''23/25''' A hard-frozen field 500 metres from a bar/restaurant and brewery at St. Peter's Hall, South Elmham, Suffolk, UK. Snow Storms!
  {{consecutive geohash
 
    | count = 2
 
    | latitude = 52
 
    | longitude = 1
 
    | date = 2010-12-07
 
    | name = Sourcerer
 
  }}
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[2010-12-07 52 1]]
 
|[[2010-12-07 52 1]]
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-12-07&lat=52&long=1&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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{{egl|2010-12-07|52|1|text=Map}}
|'''22)''' A narrow icy lane in Blofield, west of Norwich, Norfolk, UK.
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|'''22/24''' A narrow icy lane in Blofield, west of Norwich, Norfolk, UK.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[2010-11-28 52 0]]
 
|[[2010-11-28 52 0]]
 
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{{egl|2010-11-28|52|0|text=Map}}
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-11-28&lat=52&long=0&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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|'''21/23''' A snowy wood of beech and oak, west of Snettisham, Norfolk UK, logged on [http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=1327575 Wikiloc]
|'''21)''' A snowy wood of beech and oak, west of Snettisham, Norfolk UK, logged on [http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=1327575 Wikiloc]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[2010-11-21 51 1]]
 
|[[2010-11-21 51 1]]
 
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{{egl|2010-11-21|51|1|text=Map}}
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-11-21&lat=51&long=1&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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|'''20/22''' A bottle bank in Taunton Road, Walton, Felixtowe, Suffolk, UK.
|'''20)''' A bottle bank in Taunton Road, Walton, Felixtowe, Suffolk, UK.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[2010-11-07 52 1]]
 
|[[2010-11-07 52 1]]
 
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{{egl|2010-11-07|52|1|text=Map}}
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-11-07&lat=52&long=1&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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|'''19/21''' Near Sutton Corn Mill, just off the Weavers' Way in Norfolk Broads country, Norfolk, UK, logged on [http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=1288449 Wikiloc].
|'''19)''' Near Sutton Corn Mill, just off the Weavers' Way in Norfolk Broads country, Norfolk, UK, logged on [http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=1288449 Wikiloc].
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|bgcolor="#FF8888"|[[2010-09-25 52 1]]
 
|bgcolor="#FF8888"|[[2010-09-25 52 1]]
 
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{{egl|2010-09-25|52|1|text=Map}}
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-09-25&lat=52&long=1&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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|'''Failure 2/20''' Bad weather and rough seas caused this expedition to fail. The hash was 21 metres off-shore at Aldeburgh, Suffolk, UK.
|'''Failure 2)''' Bad weather and rough seas caused this expedition to fail. The hash was 21 metres off-shore at Aldeburgh, Suffolk, UK.
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{{done with nature
{{mnb geohash
 
 
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     | latitude = 52
 
     | longitude = 1
 
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|[[2010-09-24 52 0]]
 
|[[2010-09-24 52 0]]
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-09-24&lat=52&long=0&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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{{egl|2010-09-24|52|0|text=Map}}
|'''18)''' Pentahash: 5 - A grassy field between two houses. I arrived 90 seconds before midnight and waited for the hashpoint to vanish.
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|'''18/19''' Pentahash: 5 - A grassy field between two houses. I arrived 90 seconds before midnight and waited for the hashpoint to vanish.
 
   {{Multihash2
 
   {{Multihash2
 
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|[[2010-09-24 52 -0]]
 
|[[2010-09-24 52 -0]]
 
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{{egl|2010-09-24|52|-1|text=Map}}
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-09-24&lat=52&long=-1&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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|'''17/18''' Pentahash: 4 - Right between the soccer goal posts in a childrens play area in Boston, Lincolnshire, UK.
|'''17)''' Pentahash: 4 - Right between the soccer goal posts in a childrens play area in Boston, Lincolnshire, UK.
 
 
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|-
 
|[[2010-09-24 51 -0]]
 
|[[2010-09-24 51 -0]]
 
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{{egl|2010-09-24|51|-1|text=Map}}
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-09-24&lat=51&long=-1&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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|'''16/17''' Pentahash: 3 - A harvested field 900 metres west of the village of Buckland on the A10 road. It was too dark to identify the crop.
|'''16)''' Pentahash: 3 - A harvested field 900 metres west of the village of Buckland on the A10 road. It was too dark to identify the crop.
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{{Minesweeper geohash
  {{Minesweeper geohash
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  | graticule = Cambridge, United Kingdom
    | graticule = Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  | ranknumber = 7
    | ranknumber = 7
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  | e = true
    | e = true
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  | n = true
    | n = true
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  | nw = true
    | nw = true
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  | s = true
    | s = true
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  | se = true
    | se = true
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  | sw = true
    | sw = true
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  | w = true
    | w = true
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  | name = Sourcerer
    | name = Sourcerer
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}}
  }}
 
 
'''Possibly doomed never to reach square eight. It's in the sea.'''
 
'''Possibly doomed never to reach square eight. It's in the sea.'''
  {{gratuitous ribbon
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{{gratuitous ribbon
    | icon = Ate_at_myponga.png
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  | icon = Ate_at_myponga.png
    | latitude = 51
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  | latitude = 51
    | longitude = -0
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  | longitude = -0
    | date = 2010-09-24
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  | date = 2010-09-24
    | achievement = Stealth Geohash
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  | achievement = Stealth Geohash
    | description = hashing, unobserved under cover or darkness.  
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  | description = hashing, unobserved under cover or darkness.  
    | name = Sourcerer
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  | name = Sourcerer
   }}  
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}}
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{{Two to the N achievement
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  | count = 4
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  | date = 2010-09-24
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  | latitude = 51
 +
  | longitude = 0
 +
  | name = Sourcerer
 +
   | reached = true
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}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[2010-09-24 51 0]]
 
|[[2010-09-24 51 0]]
 
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{{egl|2010-09-24|51|0|text=Map}}
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-09-24&lat=51&long=0&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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|'''15/16''' Pentahash: 2 - A harvested wheat field a few hunderd metres north of Anstey.
|'''15)''' Pentahash: 2 - A harvested wheat field a few hunderd metres north of Anstey.
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{{gratuitous ribbon
  {{gratuitous ribbon
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  | icon = Ate_at_myponga.png
    | icon = Ate_at_myponga.png
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  | latitude = 51
    | latitude = 51
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  | longitude = 0
    | longitude = 0
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  | date = 2010-09-24
    | date = 2010-09-24
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  | achievement = Stealth Geohash
    | achievement = Stealth Geohash
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  | description = hashing, unobserved under cover or darkness.  
    | description = hashing, unobserved under cover or darkness.  
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  | name = Sourcerer
    | name = Sourcerer
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}}
   }}  
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{{Two to the N achievement
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   | count = 4
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  | date = 2010-09-24
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  | latitude = 51
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  | longitude = 0
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  | name = Sourcerer
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}}
 
|-bgcolor="#FFFF00" |
 
|-bgcolor="#FFFF00" |
 
|[[2010-09-24 51 1]]
 
|[[2010-09-24 51 1]]
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-09-24&lat=51&long=1&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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{{egl|2010-09-24|51|1|text=Map}}
|'''14)''' Pentahash: 1 - A sheep field a mile east of East Bergholt, Suffolk, UK. Logged at [http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=1197471 Wikiloc].
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|'''14/15''' Pentahash: 1 - A sheep field a mile east of East Bergholt, Suffolk, UK. Logged at [http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=1197471 Wikiloc].
 
   {{Minesweeper geohash
 
   {{Minesweeper geohash
 
     | graticule = Cambridge, United Kingdom
 
     | graticule = Cambridge, United Kingdom
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     | name = Sourcerer
 
     | name = Sourcerer
 
   }}  
 
   }}  
   {{Virgin graticule
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   {{Graticule unlocked
 
     | latitude = 51
 
     | latitude = 51
 
     | longitude = 1
 
     | longitude = 1
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|[[2010-09-20 52 1]]
 
|[[2010-09-20 52 1]]
 
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{{egl|2010-09-20|52|1|text=Map}}
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-09-20&lat=52&long=1&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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|'''13/14''' In a valley by a stream near Spexhall church, Suffolk, UK, logged at [http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=1186562 Wikiloc].
|'''13)''' In a valley by a stream near Spexhall church, Suffolk, UK, logged at [http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=1186562 Wikiloc].
 
 
   {{Last man standing
 
   {{Last man standing
  
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|[[2010-09-19 52 0]]
 
|[[2010-09-19 52 0]]
 
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{{egl|2010-09-19|52|0|text=Map}}
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-09-19&lat=52&long=0&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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|'''12/13''' In a conifer plantation between the Peddar's Way long distance footpath and Great Hockham, Norfolk, UK, logged at [http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=1183025 Wikiloc].
|'''12)''' In a conifer plantation between the Peddar's Way long distance footpath and Great Hockham, Norfolk, UK, logged at [http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=1183025 Wikiloc].
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|bgcolor="#FF8888"|[[2010-09-18 52 1]]
 
|bgcolor="#FF8888"|[[2010-09-18 52 1]]
 
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{{egl|2010-09-18|52|1|text=Map}}
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-09-18&lat=52&long=1&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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|'''Failure 1/12''' Expedition to a point 3km west of Bungay, Suffolk, UK.
|'''Failure 1)''' Expedition to a point 3km west of Bungay, Suffolk, UK.
 
 
   {{No trespassing
 
   {{No trespassing
 
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|[[2010-09-12 52 1]]
 
|[[2010-09-12 52 1]]
 
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{{egl|2010-09-12|52|1|text=Map}}
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-09-12&lat=52&long=1&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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|'''11/11''' Light rough on Halesworth Golf Course. Neil failed to get the Golf Geohash achievement. He lacked a golf ball!
|'''11)''' Light rough on Halesworth Golf Course. Neil failed to get the Golf Geohash achievement. He lacked a golf ball!
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[2010-09-04 52 0]]
 
|[[2010-09-04 52 0]]
  
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-09-04&lat=52&long=0&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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{{egl|2010-09-04|52|0|text=Map}}
|'''10)''' Quad hash: 4 - In a sugar beet field a short way east of Royston.
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|'''10/10''' Quad hash: 4 - In a sugar beet field a short way east of Royston.
 
   {{Multihash2
 
   {{Multihash2
 
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|[[2010-09-04 52 -0]]
 
|[[2010-09-04 52 -0]]
  
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-09-04&lat=52&long=-1&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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{{egl|2010-09-04|52|-1|text=Map}}
|'''9)''' Quad hash: 3 - In a residential street in Royston. I didn't even need to get out of the car. It would not have been safe to go for the speed racer achievement.
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|'''9/9''' Quad hash: 3 - In a residential street in Royston. I didn't even need to get out of the car. It would not have been safe to go for the speed racer achievement.
 
   {{Minesweeper geohash
 
   {{Minesweeper geohash
 
     | graticule = Cambridge, United Kingdom
 
     | graticule = Cambridge, United Kingdom
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|-
 
|[[2010-09-04 53 -0]]
 
|[[2010-09-04 53 -0]]
 
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{{egl|2010-09-04|53|-1|text=Map}}
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-09-04&lat=53&long=-1&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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|'''8/8''' Quad hash: 2 - In a sweet corn field north west of Sibsey, Boston, Lincolnshire UK.
|'''8)''' Quad hash: 2 - In a sweet corn field north west of Sibsey, Boston, Lincolnshire UK.
 
 
   {{gratuitous ribbon
 
   {{gratuitous ribbon
 
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|-
 
|[[2010-09-04 53 0]]
 
|[[2010-09-04 53 0]]
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-09-04&lat=53&long=0&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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{{egl|2010-09-04|53|0|text=Map}}
|'''7)''' Quad hash: 1 - In a harvested wheat field just north of Sibsey, Boston, Lincolnshire UK. This was a virgin geohash.
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|'''7/7''' Quad hash: 1 - In a harvested wheat field just north of Sibsey, Boston, Lincolnshire UK. This was a virgin geohash.
   {{Virgin graticule
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   {{Graticule unlocked
 
     | latitude = 53
 
     | latitude = 53
 
     | longitude = 0
 
     | longitude = 0
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|-
 
|[[2010-08-27 52 1]]
 
|[[2010-08-27 52 1]]
 
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{{egl|2010-08-27|52|1|text=Map}}
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-08-27&lat=52&long=1&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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|'''6/6''' Under a big tree beside a sheep field, just off the narrow lane near Elsing, East Dereham.
|'''6)''' Under a big tree beside a sheep field, just off the narrow lane near Elsing, East Dereham.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[2010-08-17 52 1]]
 
|[[2010-08-17 52 1]]
  
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-08-17&lat=52&long=1&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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{{egl|2010-08-17|52|1|text=Map}}
|'''5)''' A nettle patch behind the sand dunes at Winterton on Sea. There is a GPS path on [http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=1107693 WikiLoc].
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|'''5/5''' A nettle patch behind the sand dunes at Winterton on Sea. There is a GPS path on [http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=1107693 WikiLoc].
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[2010-08-13 52 1]]
 
|[[2010-08-13 52 1]]
 
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{{egl|2010-08-13|52|1|text=Map}}
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-08-13&lat=52&long=1&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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|'''4/4''' A very short midnight walk. The aim was to watch the Perseid meteor storm. Neil spotted several trails. Logged at [http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=1098344 WikiLoc].
|'''4)''' A very short midnight walk. The aim was to watch the Perseid meteor storm. Neil spotted several trails. Logged at [http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=1098344 WikiLoc].
 
 
   {{Reverse Regional
 
   {{Reverse Regional
 
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|[[2010-08-11 52 1]]
 
|[[2010-08-11 52 1]]
 
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{{egl|2010-08-11|52|1|text=Map}}
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-08-11&lat=52&long=1&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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|'''3/3''' A five mile walk including the haspoint and a nice visit to the historic village of Laxfield. Logged at [http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=1095231 WikiLoc].
|'''3)''' A five mile walk including the haspoint and a nice visit to the historic village of Laxfield. Logged at [http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=1095231 WikiLoc].
 
 
   {{consecutive geohash
 
   {{consecutive geohash
 
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|[[2010-08-10 51 0]]
 
|[[2010-08-10 51 0]]
  
[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-08-10&lat=51&long=0&zoom=8&abs=1 Map]
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|'''2)''' A six mile walk including the haspoint and fine views over the River Crouch valley. Logged at [http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=1093109 WikiLoc].
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|'''2/2''' A six mile walk including the haspoint and fine views over the River Crouch valley. Logged at [http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=1093109 WikiLoc].
 
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|'''1/1''' At 4pm on Saturday 7th August 2010, I visited the co-ordinates of the day in the Cambridge UK graticule. No one else was there. This was my first ever geohash. It was an easy one, right beside a bridle path. Logged at [http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=1085205 WikiLoc].
|'''1)''' At 4pm on Saturday 7th August 2010, I visited the co-ordinates of the day in the Cambridge UK graticule. No one else was there. This was my first ever geohash. It was an easy one, right beside a bridle path. Logged at [http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=1085205 WikiLoc].
 
 
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Latest revision as of 14:21, 2 April 2024

Sourcerer's archives for - 2018 - 2017 - 2016 - 2015 - 2014 - 2013 - 2012 - 2011 - 2010    My favourites are highlighted yellow.

Expeditions

Expedition Links Details
2010-12-31 52 1

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28/31 In a field a few paces off the road up a slippery bank 5 miles west of Ipswich Suffolk, UK.
2010-12-27 52 1

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27/30 A road hashpoint two kilometres from the most easterly point in the UK next to the fire station in Normanston Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK.
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Sourcerer earned the Speed racer achievement
by passing through the (52, 1) geohash on 2010-12-27 at 52 km/h.
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Sourcerer earned the Frozen Geohash Achievement
by reaching the (52, 1) geohash on 2010-12-27 while the temperature was -0.5 °C.
2010-12-26 52 0

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26/29 A deeply frozen field between Castle Acre and Lexham, north of Swaffham, Norfolk UK.
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Sourcerer earned the Frozen Geohash Achievement
by reaching the (52, 0) geohash on 2010-12-26 while the temperature was -1 °C.
2010-12-25 52 0

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Failure 3/28 A wetland with mature trees standing in pools of water covered with ice. West of Great Hockham, Norfolk, UK. A failed midnight expedition during the first hour of Christmas Day.
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Sourcerer earned the Done with Nature consolation prize
by failing to reach the (52, 0) geohash on 2010-12-25.
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Sourcerer earned the Prize poultry Consolation Prize
by chickening out on the (52, 0) geohash on 2010-12-25.
2010-12-24 52 1

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25/27 A frozen and snow dusted pasture close to the A140 trunk road north of Scole, Norfolk, UK visited near midnight on Christmas Eve.
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Sourcerer earned the Frozen Geohash Achievement
by reaching the (52, 1) geohash on 2010-12-24 while the temperature was -1 °C.
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Sourcerer earned the Santa Spoting Geohash
by going Santa Spotting near midnight on Christmas Eve. (52, 1) geohash on 2010-12-24.
2010-12-12 52 1

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24/26 A slightly frozen field 450 metres from the Three Horseshoes at North Cove, Beccles, Suffolk, UK.
2010-12-08 52 1

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23/25 A hard-frozen field 500 metres from a bar/restaurant and brewery at St. Peter's Hall, South Elmham, Suffolk, UK. Snow Storms!
2010-12-07 52 1

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22/24 A narrow icy lane in Blofield, west of Norwich, Norfolk, UK.
2010-11-28 52 0

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21/23 A snowy wood of beech and oak, west of Snettisham, Norfolk UK, logged on Wikiloc
2010-11-21 51 1

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20/22 A bottle bank in Taunton Road, Walton, Felixtowe, Suffolk, UK.
2010-11-07 52 1

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19/21 Near Sutton Corn Mill, just off the Weavers' Way in Norfolk Broads country, Norfolk, UK, logged on Wikiloc.
2010-09-25 52 1

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Failure 2/20 Bad weather and rough seas caused this expedition to fail. The hash was 21 metres off-shore at Aldeburgh, Suffolk, UK.
DWN Ribbon.jpg
Sourcerer earned the Done with Nature consolation prize
by failing to reach the (52, 1) geohash on 2010-09-25.
Ducklings.png
Sourcerer earned the Prize poultry Consolation Prize
by chickening out on the (52, 1) geohash on 2010-09-25.
2010-09-24 52 0

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18/19 Pentahash: 5 - A grassy field between two houses. I arrived 90 seconds before midnight and waited for the hashpoint to vanish.
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Sourcerer earned the Multihash Achievement
by reaching 5 hash points on 2010-09-24. It's a MONSTER Hash.
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Sourcerer earned the Stealth Geohash
by hashing, unobserved under cover or darkness. (52, 0) geohash on 2010-09-24.
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17/18 Pentahash: 4 - Right between the soccer goal posts in a childrens play area in Boston, Lincolnshire, UK.
2010-09-24 51 -0

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16/17 Pentahash: 3 - A harvested field 900 metres west of the village of Buckland on the A10 road. It was too dark to identify the crop.
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Sourcerer achieved level 7 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
by visiting coordinates in Cambridge, United Kingdom and 7 of the surrounding graticules.

Possibly doomed never to reach square eight. It's in the sea.

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Sourcerer earned the Stealth Geohash
by hashing, unobserved under cover or darkness. (51, -0) geohash on 2010-09-24.
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Sourcerer earned the Two to the N achievement
by reaching 24 hashpoints on 2010-09-24 51 0 and is promoted to Level 4 (Coordinates reached).
2010-09-24 51 0

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15/16 Pentahash: 2 - A harvested wheat field a few hunderd metres north of Anstey.
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Sourcerer earned the Stealth Geohash
by hashing, unobserved under cover or darkness. (51, 0) geohash on 2010-09-24.
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Sourcerer earned the Two to the N achievement
by attempting to reach 24 hashpoints on 2010-09-24 51 0 and is promoted to Level 4 (Expeditions).
2010-09-24 51 1

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14/15 Pentahash: 1 - A sheep field a mile east of East Bergholt, Suffolk, UK. Logged at Wikiloc.
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Sourcerer achieved level 6 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
by visiting coordinates in Cambridge, United Kingdom and 6 of the surrounding graticules.
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Sourcerer earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (51, 1) graticule, here, on 2010-09-24.
2010-09-20 52 1

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13/14 In a valley by a stream near Spexhall church, Suffolk, UK, logged at Wikiloc.
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Sourcerer earned the Last Man standing achievement
by being the the only hasher world-wide to go on a geohashing expedition on 2010-09-20.
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2010-09-19 52 0

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12/13 In a conifer plantation between the Peddar's Way long distance footpath and Great Hockham, Norfolk, UK, logged at Wikiloc.
2010-09-18 52 1

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Failure 1/12 Expedition to a point 3km west of Bungay, Suffolk, UK.
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Sourcerer earned the No trespassing consolation prize
by almost reaching the (52, 1) geohash on 2010-09-18.
2010-09-12 52 1

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11/11 Light rough on Halesworth Golf Course. Neil failed to get the Golf Geohash achievement. He lacked a golf ball!
2010-09-04 52 0

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10/10 Quad hash: 4 - In a sugar beet field a short way east of Royston.
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Sourcerer earned the Multihash Achievement
by reaching 4 hash points on 2010-09-04. It's an Ultra Hash.
2010-09-04 52 -0

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9/9 Quad hash: 3 - In a residential street in Royston. I didn't even need to get out of the car. It would not have been safe to go for the speed racer achievement.
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Sourcerer achieved level 5 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
by visiting coordinates in Cambridge, United Kingdom and 5 of the surrounding graticules.
2010-09-04 53 -0

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8/8 Quad hash: 2 - In a sweet corn field north west of Sibsey, Boston, Lincolnshire UK.
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Sourcerer earned the Bambihash
by having a close encounter with a red deer. (53, -0) geohash on 2010-09-04.
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Sourcerer achieved level 4 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
by visiting coordinates in Cambridge, United Kingdom and 4 of the surrounding graticules.
2010-09-04 53 0

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7/7 Quad hash: 1 - In a harvested wheat field just north of Sibsey, Boston, Lincolnshire UK. This was a virgin geohash.
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Sourcerer earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (53, 0) graticule, here, on 2010-09-04.
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Sourcerer achieved level 3 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
by visiting coordinates in Cambridge, United Kingdom and 3 of the surrounding graticules.
2010-08-27 52 1

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6/6 Under a big tree beside a sheep field, just off the narrow lane near Elsing, East Dereham.
2010-08-17 52 1

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5/5 A nettle patch behind the sand dunes at Winterton on Sea. There is a GPS path on WikiLoc.
2010-08-13 52 1

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4/4 A very short midnight walk. The aim was to watch the Perseid meteor storm. Neil spotted several trails. Logged at WikiLoc.
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Sourcerer earned the Reverse regional achievement
by reaching hash points in all 2 regions of the Norwich, United Kingdom (52, 1) graticule on county level.
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Sourcerer earned the Stealth Geohash
by hashing, unobserved under cover or darkness. (52, 1) geohash on 2010-08-13.
2010-08-11 52 1

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3/3 A five mile walk including the haspoint and a nice visit to the historic village of Laxfield. Logged at WikiLoc.
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Sourcerer earned the Consecutive geohash achievement
by reaching 2 consecutive hash points starting on 2010-08-10.
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Sourcerer achieved level 2 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
by visiting coordinates in Cambridge, United Kingdom and 2 of the surrounding graticules.
2010-08-10 51 0

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2/2 A six mile walk including the haspoint and fine views over the River Crouch valley. Logged at WikiLoc.
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Sourcerer achieved level 1 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
by visiting coordinates in Cambridge, United Kingdom and 1 of the surrounding graticules.
2010-08-07 52 0

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1/1 At 4pm on Saturday 7th August 2010, I visited the co-ordinates of the day in the Cambridge UK graticule. No one else was there. This was my first ever geohash. It was an easy one, right beside a bridle path. Logged at WikiLoc.
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Sourcerer earned the Land geohash achievement
by reaching the (52, 0) geohash on 2010-08-07.
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Sourcerer earned the Juggernaut achievement
by reaching a geohash in a straight line (with a deviation less than 1:23) on 2010-08-07.