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[[File:GeohashTimetravellerAttempt_6.jpg|thumb|right|[[2013-10-27 47 13]] - Travelling through time and space!]]
 
[[File:GeohashTimetravellerAttempt_6.jpg|thumb|right|[[2013-10-27 47 13]] - Travelling through time and space!]]
 
[[File:GlobalHashing_20120226_5.jpg|thumb|right|[[2012-02-26_global]] - Reaching a globalhash in Antarctica]]
 
[[File:GlobalHashing_20120226_5.jpg|thumb|right|[[2012-02-26_global]] - Reaching a globalhash in Antarctica]]
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[[File:2018-09-01 49 9 chemluth 1535812151194.jpg|thumb|right|[[2018-09-01 49 9]] - The first Couch Potato Geohash]]
 
[[File:2008_10_31_41_-96_HumanMark.JPG |thumb|right|[[2008-10-31 41 -96]] - Someone goes geohashing dressed up as a banana.]]
 
[[File:2008_10_31_41_-96_HumanMark.JPG |thumb|right|[[2008-10-31 41 -96]] - Someone goes geohashing dressed up as a banana.]]
 
[[File:20100328G.landed.jpg |thumb|right|[[2010-03-28 global]] - The second globalhash is reached with the help of a helicopter]][[File:2008_09_19_53_-2_yarrr.jpg |thumb|right|[[2008-09-19|Talk Like A Pirate Day 2008]] - Eleven out of seventeen remaining pirates on Earth visited geohashes]]
 
[[File:20100328G.landed.jpg |thumb|right|[[2010-03-28 global]] - The second globalhash is reached with the help of a helicopter]][[File:2008_09_19_53_-2_yarrr.jpg |thumb|right|[[2008-09-19|Talk Like A Pirate Day 2008]] - Eleven out of seventeen remaining pirates on Earth visited geohashes]]
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== Lucky Locations ==
 
== Lucky Locations ==
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* [[2018-09-01 49 9]] - [[User:Chemluth|Chemluth]] achieves the first [[Couch Potato Geohash]].
 
* [[2013-11-30_global#Expedition_2|2013-11-30_global]] - [[User:Tilley|Tilley]] gets a [[Couch_Potato_Geohash#Honorable_Mentions|Couch Potato honorable mention]]... for a GLOBALHASH  
 
* [[2013-11-30_global#Expedition_2|2013-11-30_global]] - [[User:Tilley|Tilley]] gets a [[Couch_Potato_Geohash#Honorable_Mentions|Couch Potato honorable mention]]... for a GLOBALHASH  
 
* [[2012-02-26_global]] - You know all those times the global hash is in Antarctica?  Ever done anything about it? P
 
* [[2012-02-26_global]] - You know all those times the global hash is in Antarctica?  Ever done anything about it? P
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== Conquering Nature, Technology and Bodily Weakness ==
 
== Conquering Nature, Technology and Bodily Weakness ==
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* [[2023-06-25 -38_145]] - Two people with an inflatable kayak undaunted by wind and rain.
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* [[2017-04-02_-37_145]] - Geohasher walks 51km through the suburbs of Melbourne.
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* [[2013-01-08 -38 145]] - 4 geohashers so excited by a late night success cycle all night and 144km to get the next one.
 
* [[2012-03-02 58 18]] - Geohasher dares a geohash on rotten ice, using a wetsuit, kiddy boat and a wooden plank.
 
* [[2012-03-02 58 18]] - Geohasher dares a geohash on rotten ice, using a wetsuit, kiddy boat and a wooden plank.
 
* [[2009-04-11 36 -84]] - Rappelling over cliffs in search of a river canyon geohash.
 
* [[2009-04-11 36 -84]] - Rappelling over cliffs in search of a river canyon geohash.
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== Setting New Records ==
 
== Setting New Records ==
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* [[2024-06-18 -37_144]] - 9 separate expeditions reach the geohash without crossing paths with each other. (Beating [[2024-03-08 -37 145]] which had 7)
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* [[2023-08-31 52_7]] - [[User:Fippe|Fippe]] reaches geohashes on 89 consecutive days by bike and public transport, 112 expeditions in total.
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* [[2018-12-15 33 -84]] - [[User:NWoodruff|NWoodruff]] becomes the first [[xkcd centurion achievement|xkcd centurion]].
 
* [[2008-11-14 -53 -70]] and [[2012-02-06 78 15]] - Both the northernmost and the southernmost hashes in the world were reached by the same person.  
 
* [[2008-11-14 -53 -70]] and [[2012-02-06 78 15]] - Both the northernmost and the southernmost hashes in the world were reached by the same person.  
 
* [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] is claiming the first [[Endurance Geohashing]] achievement after 14 Expeditions (10-4) conducted between leaving home on [[2011-09-14]] and returning home on [[2011-09-20]].
 
* [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] is claiming the first [[Endurance Geohashing]] achievement after 14 Expeditions (10-4) conducted between leaving home on [[2011-09-14]] and returning home on [[2011-09-20]].
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* [[2008-08-16 52 12]] - Geohasher reaches Saturday geohashes in '''eight different graticules in one day'''.
 
* [[2008-08-16 52 12]] - Geohasher reaches Saturday geohashes in '''eight different graticules in one day'''.
 
* [[2008-06-11 31 -84]] - Commercial pilot diverts flight for '''first aerial geohash''' - another was attempted later with [[2012-03-08_47_-40|a passenger machine]].
 
* [[2008-06-11 31 -84]] - Commercial pilot diverts flight for '''first aerial geohash''' - another was attempted later with [[2012-03-08_47_-40|a passenger machine]].
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* Another record breaking day out ...
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== In the Media ==
 
== In the Media ==
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== Weird and Notable ==
 
== Weird and Notable ==
 
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* [[2017-12-18 global]] - Despite valiant efforts to find someone who can persuade a reluctant landowner, access is not granted.
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* [[2015-08-13 40 -73#Elipongo|2015-08-13 40 -73]] - Geohasher drives ambulance through hashpoint
 
* 2009-2010: [[User:Felix Dance|Felix]] reaches hashes in [[2009-11-10_-7_110|Indonesia]], [[2010-01-23 18 99|Thailand]], [[2010-04-18_24_110|China]] and [[2010-06-15_28_83|Nepal]].
 
* 2009-2010: [[User:Felix Dance|Felix]] reaches hashes in [[2009-11-10_-7_110|Indonesia]], [[2010-01-23 18 99|Thailand]], [[2010-04-18_24_110|China]] and [[2010-06-15_28_83|Nepal]].
 
* [[2009-09-20 19 -98]] - Two geohashers obtain a private tour from a security officer of a secured district.  
 
* [[2009-09-20 19 -98]] - Two geohashers obtain a private tour from a security officer of a secured district.  
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7zoZZh_mxc 2008] - A video/slideshow of one geohashing year.
 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7zoZZh_mxc 2008] - A video/slideshow of one geohashing year.
 
* [[User:Robyn/Incredibly_Crappy_Walmart_Bicycle|The amazing ICWB]] - A geohasher's beloved bicycle, full of surprises. A tribute.
 
* [[User:Robyn/Incredibly_Crappy_Walmart_Bicycle|The amazing ICWB]] - A geohasher's beloved bicycle, full of surprises. A tribute.
[[Category:Expeditions]]
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[[Category:Expedition lists]]
 
[[Category:Geohashing guide]]
 
[[Category:Geohashing guide]]
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[[Category:Fun stuff]]

Latest revision as of 04:47, 21 June 2024

2013-10-27 47 13 - Travelling through time and space!
2012-02-26_global - Reaching a globalhash in Antarctica
2018-09-01 49 9 - The first Couch Potato Geohash
2008-10-31 41 -96 - Someone goes geohashing dressed up as a banana.
2010-03-28 global - The second globalhash is reached with the help of a helicopter
Talk Like A Pirate Day 2008 - Eleven out of seventeen remaining pirates on Earth visited geohashes
2008-05-26 27 -80 - Geohashers transport an actual couch to the hash, where they get stuck in a swamp
2008-12-27 51 8 - Re-enacting the Oslo coat of arms
2008-08-09 43 -77 - Most (invertebrate) geohashers simultaneously at the hashmark

This is a gallery of amazing geohashing achievements, hilariously described catastrophes or otherwise cool adventures that demonstrate the spirit and practice of geohashing. They aren't all events like the first one-legged unicycle ascent of Mount Everest. Many are things anyone could do, but these people did. Some of the early ones may not seem so extraordinary now, but in the first few weeks of geohashing it was a source of amazement that the sport worked at all. The bar continues to be raised. Add to the gallery if you know of a story that you think deserves a wider audience. Choose an appropriate category and place it in date order, most recent at the top. Include a one-line description that reveals the amazingness.

Lucky Locations

Conquering Nature, Technology and Bodily Weakness

  • 2023-06-25 -38_145 - Two people with an inflatable kayak undaunted by wind and rain.
  • 2017-04-02_-37_145 - Geohasher walks 51km through the suburbs of Melbourne.
  • 2013-01-08 -38 145 - 4 geohashers so excited by a late night success cycle all night and 144km to get the next one.
  • 2012-03-02 58 18 - Geohasher dares a geohash on rotten ice, using a wetsuit, kiddy boat and a wooden plank.
  • 2009-04-11 36 -84 - Rappelling over cliffs in search of a river canyon geohash.
  • 2008-12-13 41 -74 - A double-midnight-police-frozen-virgin-no-batteries-minesweeper geohash.
  • 2008-10-31 -32 138 - Solo geohasher battles the untamed Australian wilderness.
  • 2008-10-31 59 11 - Reaching the (then) coldest Geohash after wading through (even colder) waist deep water.
  • 2008-09-21 49 -123 - Navigating on rubber rafts in the dark. Includes a deflating boat, a lost paddle and a broken oar.
  • 2008-09-01 49 -124 - 282km via bike, kayak, and ferry, more than 22 hours total travel time.
  • 2008-08-07 52 12 - A rubber boat is carried over fifty km by bicycle to reach a water hash.
  • 2008-07-12 47 -122 - Three people reached a water hash on board a catamaran.
  • 2008-06-01 -35 148 - Logging trails, improvised bridges, thorny ditches, and a picnic.

Setting New Records

All stops in consecutive order:
  • Sourcerer provided this (his words!) "Table of awesomeness"
Lat/Lon
2015-08-02
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
49 B B 5
09:51
6
11:56
7
13:23
8
14:57
9
16:50
48 4
06:36
3
04:24
2
02:41
1
00:47
A
n/a
11
Start: 22:00
End: 20:48
10
18:53
  • A - Inaccessible mountain forest.
  • B - Backup hashpoint, not visited.

In the Media

  • 2009-06-02 49 10 - Three ambulances, a police motorcycle, a police car and a helicopter are summoned to the site of a geohashing accident. German media report the accident.
  • 2008-11-19 47 8 - Three reporters from DRS-3 Digital (Switzerland) try to advertise geohashing.
  • 2008-09-29 52 12 - Geohashing on TV.

Weird and Notable

  • 2017-12-18 global - Despite valiant efforts to find someone who can persuade a reluctant landowner, access is not granted.
  • 2015-08-13 40 -73 - Geohasher drives ambulance through hashpoint
  • 2009-2010: Felix reaches hashes in Indonesia, Thailand, China and Nepal.
  • 2009-09-20 19 -98 - Two geohashers obtain a private tour from a security officer of a secured district.
  • 2009-07-11 49 -123 - A sailboat, a hand-built raft, a rubber boat, two kayaks, a pirate dinghy and two coast guard boats aim for a waterhash.
  • 2009-06-07 47 10 - Seven German and two Canadian hashers on (and in) a lake at the base of Germany's highest mountain
  • 2009-03-17 50 11 - An unexpected find at the hash point - five (unused) condoms.
  • 2008-10-22 49 8 - Stealth hasher smuggles hashmarks into another hasher's photo.
  • 2008-09-20 52 -0 - Pre-emptive hot air balloon geohash on previous day.
  • 2008-06-08 60 24 - Encounter with ghosts at an ancient burial ground.
  • 2008-05-24 -43 172 - Lost geohasher rescued by police via text messages.
  • 2008-05-24 53 -113 - Agents assure bystander "don't worry, we're from the Internet".

Tributes

  • 2008 - A video/slideshow of one geohashing year.
  • The amazing ICWB - A geohasher's beloved bicycle, full of surprises. A tribute.