Difference between revisions of "User:Kripakko"

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About

I am a Finnish outdoors person, geocacher and orienteer. I heard about geohashing at about the same time I started geocaching in 2013, but only in April 2019 did I actually get around to creating an account.

Geocaching profile: Kripakko

Home graticule: Joensuu, Finland (62,29)

Successful expeditions

2019-04-14 62 30 – In a forest near the village of Selkie, close to small forest roads.
2019-04-27 62 29 – On the yard of Lehmo school in Kontiolahti.
2019-05-05 62 29 – Near the village of Ahokkala in Kontiolahti.
2019-05-11 62 29 – In a forest near the village of Puntarikoski in Kontiolahti.
2019-06-04 62 29 – In a forest near some houses and close to the shore of lake Pyhäselkä.
2019-06-07 63 29 – In a swamp in the outskirts of Juuka, less than a kilometre away from main road 6.
2019-08-04 62 29 – On an open logging area in Kerolankangas, Kontiolahti.
2020-02-26 62 29 – In a forest close to the Nurmeksentie road in Uuro, Kontiolahti.
2020-03-22 62 29 – In lake Pyhäselkä, about a kilometre from the nearest shore.

Failed expeditions

2019-05-04 62 29 – On some house's backyard in Onttola, Kontiolahti.

Achievements

Kripakko earned the Land geohash achievement

by reaching the (62, 30) geohash on 2019-04-14.

Kripakko earned the Snowman Geohash Achievement

by building a snowman at the (62, 30) geohash on 2019-04-14.

Kripakko earned the Public transport geohash achievement

by reaching the (62, 29) geohash on 2019-05-05 using public transit.

Kripakko earned the Speed racer achievement

by passing through the (62, 29) geohash on 2019-05-05 at 45 km/h.

Kripakko earned the Drag-along achievement

by dragging his father to the (62, 29) geohash on 2019-05-11.

Kripakko earned the Sunrise Geohash Achievement

by reaching the (62, 29) geohash on 2019-06-04 to smile at the first rays of sun to cross the horizon.

Kripakko earned the Bicycle geohash achievement

by cycling 50.6 km to and from the (63, 29) geohash on 2019-06-07.

Kripakko achieved level 2 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement

by visiting coordinates in Joensuu, Finland and 2 of the surrounding graticules.

Kripakko earned the Last man standing achievement

by being the the only hasher world-wide to go on a geohashing expedition on 2019-06-07.

Kripakko earned the Midnight Geohash achievement

by reaching the (62, 29) geohash on 2019-08-04 in the middle of the night.

Kripakko earned the Frozen Geohash Achievement

by reaching the (62, 29) geohash on 2020-02-26 while the temperature was below the freezing point of water.

Kripakko earned the Water geohash achievement

by reaching the (62, 29) geohash on 2020-03-22 by bicycle.

Kripakko earned the Walking on water geohash achievement

by reaching the (62, 29) water geohash on 2020-03-22 on foot. Yes, on foot.

Consolation prizes and such

Kripakko earned the No trespassing consolation prize

by almost (four metres!) reaching the (62, 29) geohash on 2019-05-04.

Is it true that Kripakko earned the Tron achievement?

In principle, yes.
But he failed to reach the hashpoint (2019-05-04 62 29).

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 * [[2019-08-04 62 29]] – On an open logging area in Kerolankangas, Kontiolahti.
 * [[2020-02-26 62 29]] – In a forest close to the Nurmeksentie road in Uuro, Kontiolahti.
+* [[2020-03-22 62 29]] – In lake Pyhäselkä, about a kilometre from the nearest shore.
 == Failed expeditions ==
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 {{snowman geohash | latitude = 62 | longitude = 30 | date = 2019-04-14 | name = Kripakko }}
 {{Public transport geohash | latitude = 62 | longitude = 29 | date = 2019-05-05 | name = Kripakko }}
 {{Speed racer | latitude = 62 | longitude = 29 | date = 2019-05-05 | name = Kripakko | speed = 45 km/h }}
 {{drag-along | latitude = 62 | longitude = 29 | date = 2019-05-11 | partner = his father | name = Kripakko }}
 {{Sunrise geohash | latitude = 62 | longitude = 29 | date = 2019-06-04 | name = Kripakko }}
 {{Bicycle geohash | latitude = 63 | longitude = 29 | date = 2019-06-07 | name = Kripakko | distance = 50.6 km | bothways = true }}
 {{Minesweeper geohash | graticule = Joensuu, Finland | ranknumber = 2 | n = true | e = true | name = Kripakko }}
 {{Last man standing | latitude = 63 | longitude = 29 | date = 2019-06-07 | gender = man | name = Kripakko }}
 {{Midnight geohash | latitude = 62 | longitude = 29 | date = 2019-08-04 | name = Kripakko }}
 {{Frozen Geohash | latitude = 62 | longitude = 29 | date = 2020-02-26 | name = Kripakko}}
+{{water geohash | latitude = 62 | longitude = 29 | date = 2020-03-22 | name = Kripakko | vehicle = bicycle }}
+{{Walking on water geohash | latitude = 62 | longitude = 29 | date = 2020-03-22 | name = Kripakko}}
 == Consolation prizes and such ==