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Himalayan Mixed Hash Run No. 1226 |
22 June 02 |
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Now that there is less interest in football within the Hash Mismanagement, the Hash Hierarchy worked hard to produce a unique run. All got to the start on the first try, except Sideways and passengers Doma and Martina who toured the east end of the valley. The charioteers enjoyed the paved drive right to a "farmlike" parking area and were thrilled to run in virgin hash territory. 31 runners and Ms. Mutt were soon heading east for about 50m. to check 1. At this rate the run should have been less than 1 km long, but such was not the case. Soon we were racing down into a valley, through checks 2 and 3, and then up and up to a relatively level jeep track which traversed the slope to holding check 4. This offered great views of Bhaktapur. Sideways and friends gathered here and again we were off, with paper heading down and looping back to the road. Sideways, the Fox and Jalak managed to get onto paper backwards, much to the Hare's delight. A short run to an unfinished bridge found check 5, again with a loop down and around to paper on the same road again. Checks 6 and 7 were out there somewhere and finally we reached holding check 8 at the foot of a pipal tree, again with great views. Paper then took us down the ridge and through paddy fields to check 9, and on down to a bridge and again up to the chariots. The dehydrated troops quickly got to work drinking and the GM got the pack in order. The 9.9 Desert Fox score was accepted as usual and virgin Akio Natsui welcomed. What is an electrical engineer doing on a water project? We sadly bid farewell to Bog Trotter, off to a cooler monsoon in Ireland, and Arthur, who escapes to Egypt. Scores were settled for last week: Grumblewald finally accepted a drink or two in reward for his driving skills. Towed graciously accepted Ms. Mutt's Hashit award, and Claire stood in for Matt who is still recovering from the crash of the season. We, especially Ms. Mutt, look forward to another run in the area when the trails are drier and another generation of ducks has grown up. Sock Sucker's shorts received a down-down for running the whole course in reverse, while assorted Hash Horrors received Hash Crash down-downs. Rotter got the Hashit for measuring the distance from the trolley bus terminus to the circle in Landrover kilometres. Nobody else's oddometer got within a km. of his readout. By then few were paying attention as the circle fell apart. Finally we welcomed wanderers Doma and Martina back to the fold and chastised their driver who spent a happy hour drinking having abandoned them to the leeches and other wildlife of the area. |
Hare Rotter Location Just off the Arniko Highway, 3 km. (4 for Landrovers) east of Suryabinayak Hashers 34 Virgins Akio Newcomers
Leavers Bog Totter The King Returnees
Hashit Rotter Trash The Fox |
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