User:Srs0

About Me

I'm another one of the many students at UBC.

~~I'm primarily going to be around the Vancouver graticule, but if the coordinates just don't work, then I'll likely try the Surrey and/or Victoria graticules (or possibly farther).~~

I'm current in Würzburg on a co-op term with thepiguy. While here I'll be geohashing in the general area, though I may consider going much farther, since I'm hoping to explore Europe a bit while I'm here! Also, since I'm working, I have more spare time than while I'm in classes, so you can expect to hear more from me again!

I love photography, particularly when the subject is the natural world. Some of my favourite pictures that I've taken while geohashing can be seen here.

Upcoming Expeditions

Due to a broken wrist, I'm not able to bike too much right now, though I can do light riding again. At this point in time, I'll mainly be doing geohashes that I can walk to, or that are within walking distance from public transit.

Statistics

Expeditions: 32
- Successful: 31
- Failed: 1
Saturday Meetups: 8
- Successful: 7
- Failed: 1
Graticules Visited: 15
- Canada: 2
- Germany: 13
Virgin Graticules: 2
- Canada: 1
- Germany: 1
Geohashers met: 19
- Canada: 5
- Germany: 14
Largest geohashing group: 12
Longest consecutive geohash: 4
Most geohashes in one day: 5

Expeditions (31 successful, 1 failed)

Bold for Saturday expeditions, underlined for virgin graticules.

2008-05-27 Vancouver My first geohash!

2008-05-31 Surrey My first "official" (Saturday) geohash.

2008-07-19 Vancouver Ended up biking to Nanaimo and back, but ran out of time to make the actual hashpoint.

2008-09-07 Vancouver A short bike ride away.

2008-09-21 Vancouver An epic water sunrise geohash!

2008-10-11 Vancouver A geohash close to the airport. With lots of candy. Yum.

2008-12-03 Vancouver An irresistibly close geohash while avoiding studying for exams.

2009-05-09 Bamberg My first geohash in Germany! In the middle of a field.

2009-05-10 Würzburg Another German geohash, full of insanity. Those were steep and slippery hills!

2009-05-21 Mannheim Geohashiversary 2009 in Heidelberg!

2009-05-23 Würzburg Mouse Over Day 2009 in a forest!

2009-05-25 Würzburg A close forest geohash on a beautiful evening.

2009-05-27 Würzburg Thepiguy and my hashiversaries! Unfortunately in the middle of a field, but we got to just over 100m before no trespassing! I'm counting it as a success since I could easily have reached it, but respected the farmer's crops. Officially, some would say it's a failure.

2009-05-28 Würzburg In a forest up a very steep bank (which Danatar found a way around, but Thepiguy and I just went straight up).

2009-05-29 Bamberg Not in a forest! In fact, it was on a small road by a golf course!

2009-05-30 Stuttgart In a forest beside a firing range.

2009-06-02 Bamberg In a beautiful field! However, I became a geohashualty on the way home...

2009-06-07 Kempten On the Eibsee, in a boat, with 8 other people, in a virgin graticule, ... (the list goes on)

2009-06-24 Würzburg By Rottenbauer, my first geohash without thepiguy!

2009-07-17 Würzburg A midnight hash in a field near Würzburg!

2007-07-22 Würzburg Another midnight hash in a field near Würzburg!

2009-07-25 Würzburg A 14km walk geohash to the "Flugplatz Würzburg-Schenkenturm" (a small airfield).

2009-08-28 Bamberg Right beside a highway on the way to the Big Berlin Meetup. Ultrahash part 1/4.

2009-08-28 Erfurt In a remote forest on the way to the Big Berlin Meetup. Ultrahash part 2/4.

2009-08-28 Halle (Saale) In the middle of a harvested field, just past sunset, on the way to the Big Berlin Meetup. Ultrahash part 3/4.

2009-08-28 Erfurt In a harvested field, at night, on the way to the Big Berlin Meetup. Found evidence of a previous geohasher (Ekorren). Ultrahash part 4/4.

2009-08-29 Berlin The Big Berlin Meetup! Twelve people from around Germany meet in a forest.

2009-08-30 Dresden In a harvested field with a beautiful view on the way back from the Big Berlin Meetup. Monsterhash part 1/5.

2009-08-30 Leipzig In a forest near former railway tracks on the way back from the Big Berlin Meetup. Monsterhash part 2/5.

2009-08-30 Chemnitz In a harvested field, overlooking a picturesque lake, in the Czech Republic, on the way back from the Big Berlin Meetup. Monsterhash part 3/5.

2009-08-30 Erfurt In private property in the small town of Buchau, on the way back from the Big Berlin Meetup. Ambasador geohash! Monsterhash part 4/5.

2009-08-30 Gotha In a hillside meadow on the way back from the Big Berlin Meetup. Monsterhash part 5/5.

Graticules Visited (15)

Chronologically listed (bold are home graticules, underlined for virgin):

I've visited enough graticules in Germany that I figured I'd make country and region maps. Click here to see them!

Geohashers I've Met

Chronologically listed:

Thepiguy: We went geohashing together on our first expedition, 2008-05-27.
Unknown Guy: He stopped by, in his car, for all of ten seconds. Didn't give us a name before driving off. He was running off to work, on 2008-05-31.
Warren: Rode his motorbike from Bellingham to meet on 2008-05-31.
Robyn: Met her before dawn on 2008-09-21, in time to inflate rafts.
MylSh: Dragged him along to the 2008-12-03 geohash. He's gone on a few others since then.
Danatar: Met him in the middle of a field during my first geohash in Germany, 2009-05-09.
Eibsee Expedition (2009-06-07):
- Zb: Saw me looking lost in the München Hbf and led me to a good place to get pastries. Then we waited for the others to arrive.
- Dawidi: Recognized him next in the München Hbf, thanks to his awesome geohashing shirt.
- Hans: Arrived with Dawidi, and he was the next I saw at the München Hbf.
- Tomcat: Also arrived with Dawidi and also met him at the München Hbf.
- Ekorren: Next to arrive at the München Hbf, with Danatar and Thepiguy. He led us to a couple geocaches too!
- Baerenfell: The last person I met at the München Hbf.
Big Berlin Meetup (2009-08-29):
- Jerrome: The first new person I met at the Berlin Hbf.
- Relet: The second new person I saw at the Berlin Hbf.
- Lyx: The third new person I saw at the Berlin Hbf.
- Davidc: The fourth new person I met at the Berlin Hbf.
- Pari: The fifth new person I met.
- JUB: The sixth new person I met.
- Hessophanes: The seventh and final person I met.

I know several other UBC geohashers, but I've not been on a geohash with them, so their names are not on the above list.

Ribbons

The ribbons were taking up a lot of space, so I've moved them to their own page. Click here for my ribbons!