User:Ilpadre

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About Me

I'm a physics student from Heidelberg, Germany and currently working on my diploma thesis. I will visit hashpoints reachable by bike or foot and sometimes those reachable by train. I didn't own a GPS until 2010, so I navigated by maps and relied on satellite/aerial imagery (or, if the coordinates were in a forest, topographic maps) to find the exact spot. That worked most of the time, but occasionally lead to extensive searches or user errors if the imagery or map were outdated.

Future Plans

Current status/plans: In Heidelberg.

Travel Plans

Work will take me to:

  • Bielefeld (52,8): May 13-15
  • Berlin-Adlershof (52,13): The first two June weeks (+/- a few days)

Achievements to Get

It's always nice to win an achievement along with a successful expedition. For me, some are more desirable than others.

  • Walk.PNG Walk to as many hashpoints as possible and beat the current distance record. For a complete list of all my walk hashes (successful or not), see Walk Geohashes.
  • Hashcard2.png Send more hashcards.

Things to Do at Hashpoints

  • Combine geohashing with guerilla gardening.
  • Revisit old hashpoints and document how the place changed (the above point makes revisiting particularly interesting).
  • Clean up the hashpoint area.
  • Leave a hashtag.
  • Leave a hashmark big and durable enough that it can be seen from space. Then wait for the next Google Earth imagery update.

Statistics

Visited graticules and hashpoints (last 6 missing)
Total expeditions: 35 in 8 graticules
Hashpoints reached:
32 in 7 graticules
Hashpoints not reached:
3 in 2 graticules

Walk geohashes:

10

By bike:

12

By public transport:

9

By car:

4


Expeditions

Regular Expeditions

Most recent first:

2010-01-06

Darmstadt (49,8)

2010-01-06 49 8 marker.jpg
Bus.PNG
ilpadre earned the Public transport geohash achievement
by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2010-01-06 using public transit.
Frozen.png
ilpadre earned the Frozen Geohash Achievement
by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2010-01-06 while the temperature was below the freezing point of water.
2009-12-26

Volkers (Bad Brückenau) (50,9)

2009-12-26 50 9 close.JPG
2009-11-30

Bad Schönborn (49,8)

2009-11-30 49 8 ilpadre hashpoint.jpg
Bus.PNG
ilpadre earned the Public transport geohash achievement
by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-11-30 using public transit.
2009-11-19

Ladenburg (49,8)

2009-11-19 49 8 coordinates.jpg
Bikegeohash.png
ilpadre earned the Bicycle geohash achievement
by cycling to the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-11-19.
2009-11-14

Karlsruhe (49,8)
met Koepfel, Fluxkompensator, Mo6eB and friends

2009-11-14 49 8 group 2.jpg Stacking achievement
Pubgeohash.jpg
ilpadre earned the Pub Geohash Achievement
by visiting a pub visible from the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-11-14.
2009-11-04

Sandhausen (49,8)

2009-11-04 49 8 stupidgrin.jpg
Walk.PNG
ilpadre earned the Walk geohash Achievement
by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-11-04 on foot, travelling a distance of 17.3 km.
2009-10-09

Hamburg (53,9)

2009-10-09 53 9 ilpadre police.jpg
Walk.PNG
ilpadre earned the Walk geohash Achievement
by reaching the (53, 9) geohash on 2009-10-09 on foot, travelling a distance of 13 km.
Police2.png
ilpadre earned the Police Geohash Achievement
by meeting two police officers while attempting the (53, 9) geohash on 2009-10-09.
Pubgeohash.jpg
ilpadre earned the Pub Geohash Achievement
by visiting a pub visible from the (53, 9) geohash on 2009-10-09.
2009-09-08

Mannheim (49,8)
Failed by 130 m

2009-09-08 49 8 stomp.jpg
Science.PNG
This user earned the Blinded by Science Consolation Prize
by failing to reach the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-09-08 because he blindly followed outdated satellite imagery.
2009-08-27

Sandhausen (49,8)

2009-08-27 49 8 hop cones.jpg
Walk.PNG
ilpadre earned the Walk geohash Achievement
by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-08-27 on foot, travelling a distance of 19.5 km.
2009-08-19

Weinheim (49,8)
cycled 42 km

2009-08-19 49 8 stupidgrin.jpg
Bikegeohash.png
ilpadre earned the Bicycle geohash achievement
by cycling to the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-08-19.
2009-07-23

Altenbach (Schriesheim) (49,8)
cycled 33 km

2009-07-23 49 8 panorama altenbach.jpg
Bikegeohash.png
ilpadre earned the Bicycle geohash achievement
by cycling to the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-07-23.
2009-07-20

Heidelberg (49,8)
met Koepfel, Euterkuh and fiveonsofflax

2009-07-20 49 8 ilpadre xkcd.jpg
Walk.PNG
ilpadre earned the Walk geohash Achievement
by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-07-20 on foot, travelling a distance of 5.7 km.
2009-07-12

Frankfurt (50,8)
Failed by 8 m

2009-07-12 50 8 house.jpg
Notrespassing.gif
ilpadre earned the No trespassing consolation prize
by almost reaching the (50, 8) geohash on 2009-07-12.
2009-07-09

Otterstadt (49,8)
Failed by 6.5 km

2009-07-08 49 8 flat.jpg
Trainwreck.png
ilpadre earned the Train wreck consolation prize
by failing to reach the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-07-09 because of a flat tyre.
2009-07-04

Bensheim (49,8)
cycled 73 km

2009-07-04 49 8 xkcd.jpg
Bikegeohash.png
ilpadre earned the Bicycle geohash achievement
by cycling to the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-07-04.
2009-06-23

Epfenbach (49,8)
cycled 62 km

2009-06-23 49 8 hashtree.jpg
Bikegeohash.png
ilpadre earned the Bicycle geohash achievement
by cycling to the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-06-23.
Gift.PNG
ilpadre earned the Ambassador achievement
by obtaining permission to access the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-06-23.
2009-06-15

Neurott (Heidelberg) (49,8)

2009-06-15 49 8 exp braugerste.jpg
Walk.PNG
ilpadre earned the Walk geohash Achievement
by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-06-15 on foot, travelling a distance of 14 km.
2009-06-08

Lobbach (49,8)
cycled 61 km

2009-06-08 49 8 wrongleftrightright.jpg
Bikegeohash.png
ilpadre earned the Bicycle geohash achievement
by cycling to the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-06-08.
Calendargirl.png
ilpadre earned the Calendar girl achievement
by taking compromising photographs for public consumption at the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-06-08.
Geoflashing01.jpg
ilpadre earned the Geoflashing Achievement
by stripping off at the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-06-08.
2009-05-13

Speyer (49,8)
cycled 61 km

2009-05-13 49 8 lunch.jpg
Bikegeohash.png
ilpadre earned the Bicycle geohash achievement
by cycling to the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-05-13.
Geotrashribbon.png
ilpadre earned the GeoTrash Geohash Achievement
by cleaning up the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-05-13.
2009-04-30

Heidelberg (49,8)

2009-04-30 49 8 weeee.jpg
Walk.PNG
ilpadre earned the Walk geohash Achievement
by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-04-30 on foot, travelling a distance of 8.2 km.
2009-03-26

Neu-Ulm (48,10)

2009-03-26 48 10 reached.jpg
Bus.PNG
ilpadre earned the Public transport geohash achievement
by reaching the (48, 10) geohash on 2009-03-26 using public transit.
2009-02-24

Hoffenheim (49,8)

2009-02-24 49 8 hashpoint.jpg
Bus.PNG
ilpadre earned the Public transport geohash achievement
by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-02-24 using public transit.
2009-02-15

Oftersheim (49,8)
cycled 21 km

2009-02-15 49 8 hashpoint.jpg
Bikegeohash.png
ilpadre earned the Bicycle geohash achievement
by cycling to the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-02-15.
2009-02-13

Dossenheim (49,8)
cycled 15 km

2009-02-13 49 8 parking.jpg
Bikegeohash.png
ilpadre earned the Bicycle geohash achievement
by cycling to the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-02-13.
Hashcard2.png
ilpadre earned the Hashcard achievement
by sending a postcard of the hashpoint area to relet on the (49, 8) expedition on 2009-02-13.
2009-01-28

Grein (49,8)
cycled 55 km

2009-01-28 49 8 suffolk.jpg
Bikegeohash.png
ilpadre earned the Bicycle geohash achievement
by cycling to the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-01-28.
2009-01-21

Heidelberg (49,8)
met Danatar

2009-01-21 49 8 danatarilpadre.jpg
Sunrisegeohash.png
ilpadre earned the Sunrise Geohash Achievement
by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-01-21 to smile at the first rays of sun to cross the horizon.
Walk.PNG
ilpadre earned the Walk geohash Achievement
by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-01-21 on foot, travelling a distance of 4 km.
2009-01-12

Lauterbourg (48,8)
met Ekorren

2009-01-12 48 8 ilpadre ekorren.jpg
Border.PNG
ilpadre earned the Border geohash achievement
by crossing the Germany-France border on 2009-01-12 to reach the (48, 8) geohash.
Hashcard2.png
ilpadre earned the Hashcard achievement
by sending a postcard of the hashpoint area to joannac on the (48, 8) expedition on 2009-01-12.
2008-12-30 & 2008-12-31

Wörth & Maximiliansau (49,8)

2008-12-31 49 8 light.jpg
Bus.PNG
ilpadre earned the Public transport geohash achievement
by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2008-12-30 using public transit.
Frozen.png
ilpadre earned the Frozen Geohash Achievement
by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2008-12-30 while the temperature was below the freezing point of water.
Midnightgeohash.png
ilpadre earned the Midnight Geohash achievement
by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2008-12-31 in the middle of the night.
Consecutivegeohash.jpg
ilpadre earned the Consecutive geohash achievement
by reaching 2 consecutive hash points starting on 2008-12-30.
2008-12-10

Mauer (49,8)

2008-12-10 49 8 ilpadre.jpg
Bus.PNG
ilpadre earned the Public transport geohash achievement
by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2008-12-10 using public transit.
Lastmanstanding.png
ilpadre earned the Last man standing achievement
by being the the only hasher world-wide to go on a geohashing expedition on 2008-12-10.
2008-11-24

Bad Wimpfen (49,9)
met Danatar

2008-11-24 49 9 danatarilpadre.jpg
Holyhash.png
ilpadre earned the Holy hash achievement
by reaching the sacred (49, 9) location on 2008-11-24.
Snowman2.png
ilpadre earned the Snowman Geohash Achievement
by building a snowman at the (49, 9) geohash on 2008-11-24.
2008-11-01

Eßleben (49,10)
met Danatar

2008-11-01 ilpadre danatar.jpg
Drag-along.png
ilpadre earned the Drag-along achievement
by dragging his girlfriend to the (49, 10) geohash on 2008-11-01.
2008-10-29

Heidelberg (49,8)

2008-10-29 ilpadre.jpg
Dejavu.png
ilpadre earned the Déjà Vu Geohash Achievement
by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2008-10-29, and previously on 2008-09-28.
2008-10-26

Heidelberg (49,8)

2008-10-26 49 8 xkcd.jpg
Walk.PNG
ilpadre earned the Walk geohash Achievement
by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2008-10-26 on foot, travelling a distance of 11 km.
2008-10-22

Heidelberg (49,8)

2008-10-22 49 8 xkcd.jpg Template:Virgin graticule
Walk.PNG
ilpadre earned the Walk geohash Achievement
by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2008-10-22 on foot, travelling a distance of 5.8 km.

Irregular Expeditions

2008-12-21

Heidelberg (49,8)

Retro expedition to a conveniently placed 2008-07-09 hashpoint

Videos

Videos of my expeditions (5 so far).

Wiki Stuff

I like drawing xkcd-ish images for achievement ribbons. See my gallery of achievement images. I keep looking out for newly created achievements that need a ribbon image, and for old images that could be improved.

To-Do List

Misc.

User:Ilpadre/Favorites

User:Ilpadre/Graticules

NYSE Holidays

:) Ar, a hash! Oh, Sahara ):
Geohashing palindrome