A new word has to be introduced into shlingo (hashers’ lingo): A shlingo word for ‘passion’ is needed. This trasher (Count Dracula, short: The Count) suggests to use “hassion”.  The reason is the following: Hash 1658 had an estimated 40% of hashers who sat on a saddle – as opposed to a car chair - on their way to/from the hash. This is noteworthy. Call it hassion. Biking seems to be hashers’ fashion.

Just an example: Following the instructions on the website, we had left Kathmandu by car, and headed out toward Lubhu. After passing Siddhipur Village, we passed a biker, heading towards this hash's starting point. But we soon lost sight of him. At Don Bosco school, we spotted that biker again, now ahead of us. “He took a short cut”, one of us said. “Yeah!”, was the answer, “sure: a short cut uphill”. That’s them: our hashers. No mercy.

Merciless was the run, too, thanks to Mamma’s boy, and Stella, the hares. After a short down-to-earth warm-up run through the rice paddies, it went uphill, straight! But mind this: Stella was supposed to be guiding the walkers. He, however, seemed to be doing both routes, the walk and the run. The guy was to be seen everywhere, running uphill, downhill, uphill. There is so much hassion in these hashers!

And aren’t these people so nice? When wondering if one could ever live up to such demanding routes, one hasher consoled: “I could not manage in the beginning, either. It’s a matter of trying and training.” Thanks, mate! Will be back next week.

No surprise: The team got a 99.9 score for the walk, and an impressive approval rate for the run as well.

It was great fun. Sure, Mamma’s boy, and Stella were christened, and HandKream got the hashit.

Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, we have a GPS route of the run! http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=713679