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Unfortunately, this geohash was on the exact opposite side of Kathmandu to the orphanage, so I had to negotiate the absolutely nuts traffic right through this awkward metropolis. An hour of crazy traffic, sacred cows, boys flying kites and stupid amounts of dust thrown up from road construction got me out of town and into the hills. Another hour of slow progress ascending the cruelly steep hills surrounding Kathmandu, and admiring the view, got me to within 100m of the geohash. I quickly parked my bike and walked off into the paddy fields. | Unfortunately, this geohash was on the exact opposite side of Kathmandu to the orphanage, so I had to negotiate the absolutely nuts traffic right through this awkward metropolis. An hour of crazy traffic, sacred cows, boys flying kites and stupid amounts of dust thrown up from road construction got me out of town and into the hills. Another hour of slow progress ascending the cruelly steep hills surrounding Kathmandu, and admiring the view, got me to within 100m of the geohash. I quickly parked my bike and walked off into the paddy fields. | ||
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| + | Of course, this being Nepal, I was instantly followed by about ten local kids ecstatic to see a westerner grace their small village. I felt pretty awkward about traipsing through their croplands, but they seemed cool. The even lined themselves up for a photograph that I could not refuse including below for their posterity. | ||
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| + | Climbing back up to the 1550m pass (At 1463m this is the highest elevation I've geohashed at I believe), I stopped only to drink a Mirinda before plummeting back down to Kathmandu and the reverse of all I'd been through before. On the way I met a car carrying Caucasians in their middle ages, and they seemed extremely pleased to see me, giving me an encouraging wave (since this is midsummer and monsoon season, Kathmandu is almost devoid of tourists at the moment). | ||
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| + | As it happened, I got lost on the way back, taking the Ring Road too far, extending my trip needlessly, and I've stopped at this internet cafe along the way to write the trip up as I wait for the rain to ease up. | ||
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| + | This geohash is important, not just because it's the first one in Kathmandu, but also because it's the first one employing my bike brought from home. In Vietnam I didn't get around to any hashes, and in Pokhara Rob and I went by motorbike. | ||
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| + | 2010 07 24 27 85 Bike.JPG|My old bike! | ||
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Revision as of 07:12, 24 July 2010
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The Place
22kms to the east of Kathmandu, Nepal.
Who Went
- Felix Dance - by mountain bike.
Expedition
Felix Dance
I've been staying in an orphanage for the past three weeks in the hills east of Kathmandu, but there hasn't been much internet out here so I'd been neglecting my geohashing obligations. Luckily, just a day or so ago, I asked Talex to message me if there's an accessible one, and sure enough I got a message last night informing me that a geohash lay on a highway west of Nepal, only 24 kms from me, the very next day.
I was still umming and ahhing about it the next morning when I woke up at my usual time of 5am, especially because Saturday is these orphan's only day off a week and they wanted to take me on a walk to a local Buddhist Monastery (I had actually already been a few times). In the end, geohashing won, as it always seems to do, so I crammed down some breakfast and set off around 8:30 on my Giant Mountain Bike (my one from home!).
Unfortunately, this geohash was on the exact opposite side of Kathmandu to the orphanage, so I had to negotiate the absolutely nuts traffic right through this awkward metropolis. An hour of crazy traffic, sacred cows, boys flying kites and stupid amounts of dust thrown up from road construction got me out of town and into the hills. Another hour of slow progress ascending the cruelly steep hills surrounding Kathmandu, and admiring the view, got me to within 100m of the geohash. I quickly parked my bike and walked off into the paddy fields.
Of course, this being Nepal, I was instantly followed by about ten local kids ecstatic to see a westerner grace their small village. I felt pretty awkward about traipsing through their croplands, but they seemed cool. The even lined themselves up for a photograph that I could not refuse including below for their posterity.
Climbing back up to the 1550m pass (At 1463m this is the highest elevation I've geohashed at I believe), I stopped only to drink a Mirinda before plummeting back down to Kathmandu and the reverse of all I'd been through before. On the way I met a car carrying Caucasians in their middle ages, and they seemed extremely pleased to see me, giving me an encouraging wave (since this is midsummer and monsoon season, Kathmandu is almost devoid of tourists at the moment).
As it happened, I got lost on the way back, taking the Ring Road too far, extending my trip needlessly, and I've stopped at this internet cafe along the way to write the trip up as I wait for the rain to ease up.
This geohash is important, not just because it's the first one in Kathmandu, but also because it's the first one employing my bike brought from home. In Vietnam I didn't get around to any hashes, and in Pokhara Rob and I went by motorbike.
Estimated total ride: About 65 kms, but hard to tell Time of hash: 10:26am Total time for geohash: about 4 hours.
Photos
GPS Proof
West view
South view
East view
Felix wearing a tikka (not a monobrow!)
Locals
My old bike!
Hindu statue
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Felix Dance earned the Land geohash achievement
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Felix Dance earned the Bicycle geohash achievement
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