Mount Bierstadt or WØC/FR-Ø15 is one of the easier fourteeners (mountains with peaks above 14,000 ft (4267 m)) in Colorado. It is located near Denver in the Frontrange of the Rocky Mountains. The peak is named after the German/American painter … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2012
I am going to try another activation tomorrow. Here the details: Date: 28 June 2012 Time: Approx.: 16:00 UTC – 17:00 UTC Name/Reference: Mount Bierstadt / WØC/PR-Ø15 Location: Colorado / DM79dq Elevation: 4277 m / 14060 ft – 10 Point(s) Call … Continue reading
I am going to try another activation. Here the details: Date: 24 June 2012 Time: Approx.: 18:00 UTC – 19:00 UTC Name/Reference: Grizzly Peak / WØC/PR-Ø22 Location: Colorado / DM79bp Elevation: 4084 m / 13399 ft – 8 Point(s) Call … Continue reading
I am going to try another activation. Here the details: Date: 22 June 2012 Time: Approx.: 20:00 UTC – 21:00 UTC Name/Reference: Mount Sniktau / WØC/PR-Ø31 Location: Colorado / DM79bq Elevation: 4026 m / 13209 ft – 8 Point(s) Call … Continue reading
As you might have heard, the wild-fire situation here in the west is pretty bad. We currently have a huge fire going on in northern Colorado which started just about 10 mi from my QTH. So far (day 10) it … Continue reading
This week we have another, even bigger wildfire (> 40’000 acres/175 square km so far) just 15 miles from my QTH. Plenty of road-closures (and smoke), cutting me off from lots of SOTA peaks around here. To get some fresh … Continue reading
It was a great trip to the La Sal Mountain Range it Utah. Mike/KØYO and I activated four out of the six SOTA peaks. Here a teaser video… full trip report will follow. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlmn-0oBoVc !! WARNING !! There are old … Continue reading