The Excursion to Mt. Keverest [1.0.5+]

[Candlelight]

Now, some people i see on the forums submit some challenges with objectives to go outside Kerbin's SOI or somewhere else.But, how about we stay right here and appreciate the values of the "Green Marble", if you know what i mean .

So, let's start our beautiful tour, with a challenge!

TRIP TO MOUNT KEVEREST

 

Ok, now the challenge is pretty simple, get to the highest point on Kerbin.Now, most of you are probably saying "Pfft, this is too easy.Why is this even a challenge?"

Well, i'm not finished.You have to get there in style.

NOTE: This challenge is intended for fun rather than fame.A big thanks to sal_vager and his Itty Bitty Aeroplanes! challenge for inspiring me!

So, people who enter will be divided into 3 categories based on the requirements: Easy, Medium and Hard.

 

RULES:

 

1. No cheats (HyperEdit, Debug Menu)

2. Keep it mostly stock, but some mods are allowed(listed below).

3. You can only accomplish this challenge by an aerial or terrestrial vehicle.

4. You must build your craft only in the Spaceplane Hangar.

5. No VAB rocket engines.However, since this challenge is accomplishable by any kind of aerial or terrestrial vehicle, R.A.P.I.E.R-s are acceptable.

6. Your entry must contain at least 2 images or a video or an imgur album.

 

PERMITTED MODS:

- KER

- Trajectories

- FMRS

- Kerbal Alarm Clock

- HotRockets! or CoolRockets!

- Chatterer

 

Where is the highest point on Kerbin?

It is located northeast of the KSC near the north pole.You will find a range of mountains, and there you will find the peak.It's height depends on the terrain setting you're using (usually ranges from 6761m to 6767m).

Here's a picture of where it's located:

An expanded view, just for orientation.You may use this map in case you get lost :

And last thing, how do i know in which category i will end?

 

EASY:

- Must contain at least 1 kerbal

- Go to Keverest

- Plant a flag (and optionally collect a surface sample or do an EVA report if you're in Career).

- Go home safely.

 

MEDIUM:

- Must contain at least 5 kerbals

- Go to Keverest

- Get all 5 kerbals to the peak, plant a flag and return home safely.

 

HARD:

- Must contain at least 10 kerbals

- Get into an orbit (at least 70 km)

- Land near Keverest

- Get all 10 kerbals to the peak, plant a flag, and return home safely...

 

To add to the challenge experience, I added a point system! Here is how  you score them:

 

+50 - Starting points!

+1 - For every Kerbal on your craft

-1 - For every Kerbal less on your craft

+5 - For every 10km above the 70km minimum in orbit.

+5 - Flag planted on peak

-5 - No flag planted on peak

-10 - Absolutely no Kerbals on your craft (drones, probes...)

+20 - If you got into orbit on Easy or Medium

-20 - If you didn't get into orbit on Hard

Amount of points * 2 - If you get your craft home in perfect shape (no parts destroyed)

Half of your points terminated - The craft was partially destroyed, but all or some Kerbals survived.

3/4 of your points terminated - The craft was completely destroyed, but all or some Kerbals survived.

All of your points terminated - Total mission failure (nobody survided, the entire thing was destroyed)

 

Enjoy!

 

OLD BOARDS:

Spoiler

 

__________________________________________________________

I Like it Easy... Board:

- kelvindeschutter

- Admiral-Helwyr (Largest Craft)

- r_rolo1

- Batz_10K

- Torquimedes

I Like it in Style! Board:

- Bob_Saget54

- Kuzzter

- Jean Deaux

- ShadowZone

- Foxster

- hoioh

- MunGazer

- Squiggsy (Smallest Craft) - sort of cheated, but didn't change how the game works whatsoever

_______________________________________________________________

 

 

BOARDS:

Easy:

-

-

-

-

-

_______________________________________________________________________________

Medium:

-

-

-

-

-

_______________________________________________________________________________

Hard:

-

-

-

-

-

_______________________________________________________________________________

 

The official badge (created by Jean Deaux):

You can add this badge to your signatures.But if you dont know how to, here's how:

1. Go to Account Settings

2. Click Signature

3. Save this pic above to your PC.

4. Upload it to tinypic.com

5. Copy the code under "IMG Code for Forums and Message Boards" and paste it into the signature editor.Add a link to the badge that leads to this page if you want.

6. Have fun!

 

 

Edited February 28, 2016 by Candlelight
refurbishment

[r_rolo1]

I already mused about doing this by rovering to it from KSC while in my ( on hold ) attempt to rover to the South Pole ( the shortest route makes you pass right on the mountain feet ). Might try it , but it will take some days ( RL ones ) just to get there

[Death Engineering]

You beat me to the punch! I was planning on developing a challenge like this with the goal of setting up a "telescope" on the peak.

Nice challenge.. I'll put something together.

[Jean Deaux]

Interesting challenge. Quite a bit of trudging as each peak looked higher than the next, so I actually did a lot of back and forth trudging trying to find your exact waypoint. I suspect the mod you were using was yielding a slightly different number than the stock positioning system. I gave up walking peak to peak (would have driven, but the steeps were too... well, steep and my vehicle lacked the horsepower to traverse those slopes.

Flew the plane, landed on the mountain, dropped off a manned vehicle, drove it a short bit, trudged a LOT, got the soil sample, planted the flag, trudged some more, flew home, had a drink and called it a day.

Looking forward to that badge.

[Candlelight]

Interesting challenge. Quite a bit of trudging as each peak looked higher than the next, so I actually did a lot of back and forth trudging trying to find your exact waypoint. I suspect the mod you were using was yielding a slightly different number than the stock positioning system. I gave up walking peak to peak (would have driven, but the steeps were too... well, steep and my vehicle lacked the horsepower to traverse those slopes.

Flew the plane, landed on the mountain, dropped off a manned vehicle, drove it a short bit, trudged a LOT, got the soil sample, planted the flag, trudged some more, flew home, had a drink and called it a day.

Looking forward to that badge.

Wow! This might be the best entry! Congratulations!

And also, i will see if i can get Ziv for the badge.

And btw, i wasn't using a mod for positioning .

I was using this great site called KerbalMaps: kerbalmaps.com

Edited February 25, 2015 by Candlelight

[ShadowZone]

Would a VTOL-assisted rover fall under category 1 or 2?

What I mean is this: I build a vehicle which has wheels as its main propulsion but is able to do small "hops" with a vertically mounted jet engine.

[Candlelight]

Would a VTOL-assisted rover fall under category 1 or 2?

What I mean is this: I build a vehicle which has wheels as its main propulsion but is able to do small "hops" with a vertically mounted jet engine.

Glad you asked!

This will definetly fall under category 2(i like it in style).

By the way, you must show me your work as a video or as an album from imgur.

Edited February 25, 2015 by Candlelight

[Jean Deaux]

Wow! This might be the best entry! Congratulations!

And also, i will see if i can get Ziv for the badge.

And btw, i wasn't using a mod for positioning .

I was using this great site called KerbalMaps: kerbalmaps.com

I'm sure there'll be other entries that will also be quite impressive as there is no shortage of talented players, but thanks I'm glad you enjoyed.

[Candlelight]

I'm sure there'll be other entries that will also be quite impressive as there is no shortage of talented players, but thanks I'm glad you enjoyed.

As i said, you entry is the best so far.

Thanks for participating in the challenge! Soon, everyone will have badges(after Ziv pm's me of course).

Edited May 22, 2015 by Candlelight

[Foxster]

Aren't these contradictory?

4. No rockets and VAB.But, R.A.P.I.E.R's, SSTO's and VTOL's are acceptable

[Candlelight]

Aren't these contradictory?

4. No rockets and VAB.But, R.A.P.I.E.R's, SSTO's and VTOL's are acceptable

Well, read it again.It can be only done by plane or manned terrestrial vehicle.SSTO's run on RAPIER's.And if you read the rule again, it says that RAPIERS are acceptable(allowed).

[Foxster]

Well, read it again.It can be only done by plane or manned terrestrial vehicle.SSTO's run on RAPIER's.And if you read the rule again, it says that RAPIERS are acceptable(allowed).

By a long way not all SSTOs use RAPIERS but that's OK, if RAPIERS can be used then this is much easier as they are rocket engines and don't have the lag of jets.

[Jean Deaux]

So opted to make a badge for you, feel free to use it or I'll just use this one till you get yours up. (See sig below)

[kelvindeschutter]

this is mine entry

Javascript is disabled. View full album

here is the craft file its called Falcon MK 3 :https://www.dropbox.com/s/mpm0ed8dtn1jjr8/falcon%20MK%203.craft?dl=0

Edited February 27, 2015 by kelvindeschutter

[Candlelight]

So opted to make a badge for you, feel free to use it or I'll just use this one till you get yours up. (See sig below)

Thanks a lot! Ziv said he didn't have enough time.But still, thanks!

- - - Updated - - -

this is mine entry

http://imgur.com/a/6LH1f

here is the craft file its called Falcon MK 3 :https://www.dropbox.com/s/mpm0ed8dtn1jjr8/falcon%20MK%203.craft?dl=0

Well, done! You can add the badge to your signatures

Edited May 17, 2015 by Candlelight

[r_rolo1]

Day 3 , Hour 0 of the kerbal Rover expedition to Mt. Keverest:

A small stop was made in the icy surface of the North to allow Bob to get some ( very fresh ) air. He was getting a very unhealthy shade of green on his face :

Driving to the Western Continent will resume shortly ... as soon as we force Jeb to drop the ice skating stunt he's doing and to get on the driver's seat

Off character, this was the save that I had closer of "Mt. Keverest" from my South Pole expedition. I expect that we will be in the foot of it in 4-6 h of driving in 1x ( less in 2x phys warp ). With some luck I'll be in the peak before the end of this weekend

[Red Dwarf]

Would something akin to Cupcake's VTOL's be acceptable? I've been wanting to try my hand at that type of flying machine, but they don't really qualify as planes, per say.

[Kanil]

Can someone offer a more detailed explanation as to where exactly the highest peak is? I've located one that's 6764 meters, and I really don't see any that are higher than that within walking range.

I sadly can't explore beyond walking range for... reasons... but in my next attempt, I'd like to aim towards the correct point.

[Candlelight]

Off character, this was the save that I had closer of "Mt. Keverest" from my South Pole expedition. I expect that we will be in the foot of it in 4-6 h of driving in 1x ( less in 2x phys warp ). With some luck I'll be in the peak before the end of this weekend

Ooh, i like it!

[ShadowZone]

Here's my entry: a five hour (Kerbal time) surface only mission across half of the planet to reach the peak of Mt. Keverest. Skip to around 11:30 for a little surprise

Edited February 28, 2015 by ShadowZone

[Candlelight]

ShadowZone said:

Here's my entry: a five hour (Kerbal time) surface only mission across half of the planet to reach the peak of Mt. Keverest. Skip to around 11:30 for a little surprise

 

Wow! this is really cool! Thanks for participating! You can add the badge to your signature.

Edited February 12, 2016 by Candlelight

[r_rolo1]

Nice one ShadowZone. 5 h in Kerbal time? That was fast . I took 18 h in kerbal time and was in a rush to get there while I still had light ( protip, don't drive in non-flat white terrain at night ). Might make a album later, but for now ...

Well, if there is any consolation in being nº2 on the rovers, atleast I've got 9 kerbals there

[Bob_Saget54]

Alright, here is my attempt at this challenge:

The plane was a ***** to land on the mountain, and I don't even know how I did it.

Anyways, total time was 5 hours and 40 minutes in Kerbal time for the entire trip.

Jeb and Bob are quite happy with the results

[Foxster]

Here's my "I Like it in Style!" entry. Took about 30-45 mins.

About to set off

70° orbit

Craft fell over on landing but I got the rover off. So I was a bit too busy to get a shot of the landing but here's a shot from a previous attempt with a rover that wasn't man enough for the steep slopes

Driving from landing to top of mountain

At the top

Edited March 2, 2015 by Foxster

[Batz_10K]

Here's my go...

Actually looking at the rules, I suspect I don't qualify as I didn't get out and plant a flag (Donald thought it was too cold...) - Also I presume 24-77s are OK for VTOL thrusters? Flying VTOL on jets is ... dangerous.

Javascript is disabled. View full album

Nevertheless, I had fun flying this, so thanks!