WØC/FR-Ø72 (Mt. Olympus) – 2679 M / 8808 ft

W0C/FR-072 (Mt. Olympus) 2679 M / 8808 ft May 3rd, 2014 by KØMOS Mount Olympus stands tall right between Big Thompson Canyon (US34) and Little Thompson Canyon (US36) on the east side of Estes Park (CO). It’s a stunning mountain … Continue reading

WØ/FR-15Ø (Thunder Peak) – Timing is Everything

W0C/FR-150 (Thunder Peak) – 3083 m / 10134 ft May 7, 2014 by KØMOS According to the WX forecast, today was the best chance to bag another summit for the remainder of the week. After a nice thunderstorm over night, … Continue reading

WØN/PH-ØØ5 (Scotts Bluff) – 1417 m / 4649 ft

W0N/PH-005 (Scotts Bluff) – 1417 m / 4649 ft March 31, 2014 by KØMOS A high wind warning was in effect for northern Colorado for the last day of March and so I decided to head north-east towards the newest … Continue reading

A rare SOTA gem

I just wrapped up a trip in Europe and I could not resist to activate a few summits while I had the chance. Staying in Austria (OE), I was able to activate two nearby and new (for me) associations (HBØ … Continue reading

WØC/PR-Ø21 (Mt. Parnassus) & WØC/FR-ØØ6 (Bard Peak)

W0C/PR-021 (Mt. Parnassus) 4129 M / 13574 ft W0C/FR-006 (Bard Peak) 4150 M / 13641 ft August 21, 2013 by KØMOS Mount Parnassus (no, not the famous Mountain from the Greek mythology) and Bard Peak are two summits in the … Continue reading

Colorado 14er Event: WØC/PR-Ø2Ø and WØC/FR-ØØ3

I had been planning all along to participate in the CO-14er Event this year. This event is  organized by Bob/KØNR, for Portable Mountaintop Operation on the 54 official 14er summits (Summits higher than 4267m) in Colorado.  It was however uncertain until … Continue reading

W7Y/EW-Ø20 (Ring Mountain) – 2688 m / 8818 ft

Ring Mountain (W7Y/EW-020), the second activation of the day, presented some obstacles… my planned route coming from Jelm Mountain (see picture below) was blocked by a closed gate with a NO TRESPASSING sign. There is a separate trip report for … Continue reading

W7Y/EW-ØØ6 (Jelm Mountain) – 2943 m / 9656 ft

I felt like it was time to explore the association just north of me, W7Y or Wyoming. The closest mountains are just ~60 mi / 100 km from my home QTH (as the crow flies) and are in the SE … Continue reading

WØC/FR-Ø69 (Prospect Mountain) – 2707 m / 8900 ft

ATTENTION: This trip report is outdated. The City of Estes Park implemented a (new) trail up the mountain. You cannot access the summit legally from the new trail. Reports say you can get into the AZ. Prospect Mountain is a … Continue reading

WØC/FR-Ø36 (Bighorn Mountain) – 3487 m / 11463 ft – Activation attempt

Bryan/NØBCB and I attempted to activate Bighorn Mountain for the TTF/SOTA event on Saturday. The summit (3487 M / 11463 ft) is in beautiful Rocky Mountain N.P., the weather forecast was excellent with temperatures in the 70s (~20 C) and … Continue reading