{"id":1248,"date":"2012-01-10T10:30:19","date_gmt":"2012-01-10T17:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/?p=1248"},"modified":"2014-04-07T17:21:12","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T23:21:12","slug":"wfr58-emerald-mountain-2810-9237-ft-2nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/sota-trip-report\/wfr58-emerald-mountain-2810-9237-ft-2nd\/","title":{"rendered":"W\u00d8C\/FR-\u00d858 (Emerald Mountain) \u2013 2810 M \/ 9237 ft – 2nd activation"},"content":{"rendered":"

This was a re-activation for me. If you are looking for all the details on how to get there and other useful info, you can find the original trip-report with the necessary details right here<\/a>. This post has only a few specifics from today\u2019s activation.<\/p>\n

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Emerald Mtn. – View from the summit<\/p><\/div>\n

Today’s activation of Emerald Mtn. was my second summit of the day. Earlier I had activated Eagle Cliff Mtn. (W\u00d8C\/FR-\u00d858 ) on 15 and 20m (see separate trip-report<\/a>) . Since Emerald Mtn. is just a few miles up the road and the weather was gorgeous, a double activation was an obvious choice. With my earlier acquired information about the trail-head and route, the ascent was a breeze. The south slope was almost snow free and snow-shoes were not required. Without the snow I could even find a small stone cairn on the trail\u00a0to Glacier Basin<\/em> campground. The cairn is just before you enter an Aspen grove and after a rock outcropping. That’s where I left the trail and headed towards the summit in an (almost) straight line. Distance and elevation gain is almost identical to Eagle Cliff Mountain, making today’s excursion a 4.5 mi (7.2 km) round-trip with a total of ~2500 ft (750 m) accumulated elevation gain.
\nLuckily, the S8 noise I experienced last time on this summit was gone – making me believe that it was related to the approaching snow-storm. The winds however were quite strong – even stronger than last time and I had to guy the antenna really well. My extremities started to get cold thanks to the high winds and the fact that I was sitting in the snow\u00a0 – even-though the sun was out. I packed-up my gear and went QRT after I did not get any further responses to my calls. It was indeed a wonderful day in the mountains.<\/p>\n

Some video impressions:<\/strong><\/p>\n

httpvh:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pW6KmzYLnOc<\/p>\n

If you would like to leave questions or comments, please do so through Youtube<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\n\"ATTENTION\" \n\n!! WARNING !! There are old<\/b> mountaineers, and \nbold<\/b> mountaineers... there are no old-bold mountaineers. \nHiking and mountain climbing are potentially hazardous activities particularly in Colorado with its extreme elevations. I am not accepting responsibility for any death or injury resulting from activations based on my trip reports. Proper training, experience, and personal capability assessment is required - enjoy!\n<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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