{"id":3425,"date":"2013-09-25T09:45:30","date_gmt":"2013-09-25T15:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/?p=3425"},"modified":"2013-12-12T10:43:57","modified_gmt":"2013-12-12T17:43:57","slug":"wpr21-mt-parnassus-wfr6-bard-peak-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/sota-trip-report\/wpr21-mt-parnassus-wfr6-bard-peak-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A rare SOTA gem"},"content":{"rendered":"

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 (HB\u00d8 and HB). I also took the opportunity to make a second attempt on\u00a0HB\u00d8\/LI-\u00d8\u00d84 – Augstenberg. <\/a>This summit eluded me last year due to extreme winds in excess of 100 km\/h (60 mph). We had to turn around shortly before reaching the summit. This time the WX forecast looked more promising.<\/p>\n

As usual, Herbert\/OE9HRV<\/a> organized the activations when I visit his neck of the woods. Arno\/OE9AMJ<\/a> and Ramon\/OE9CSH<\/a> joined the activation and what these guys had in store for me was quite a trip. Weather and time permitting they were planning to continue on a loop with the possibility to activate three more summits for a total of four. The best part… \u00a0 HB\u00d8\/LI-\u00d8\u00d82<\/a> or Naafkopf<\/em> was one of them. This unique SOTA summit is a rare gem. The border of three countries, Lichtenstein (HB\u00d8), Switzerland (HB) and Austria (OE) meet exactly at the summit and it is therefore worth 30 SOTA points in total. I am not aware of any other SOTA summit which has a similar setting.<\/p>\n

\"Panorama<\/a>

Panorama from the summit station<\/p><\/div>\n

The complete trip could potentially rake in a total of 58 points on a ~20 km (12.5 mi) loop with 1700+ m (~5600 ft) elevation gain including two new associations for my log. Needless to say that I was motivated :)<\/p>\n

This trip report is focused on the Naafkopf only.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>

The route we took in red<\/p><\/div>\n

 Trailhead:\u00a0 5243 ft \/ 1598 m\r\n Summit:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0  7740 ft \/ 2359 m (Augstenberg)  \r\n             8432 ft \/ 2570 m (Naafkopf) \r\n             6860 ft \/ 2091 m (Nospitz)\r\n Elev. gain: 4832 ft \/ 1473 m (exludes gondola - hiking only)\r\n Roundtrip:\u00a0 10.2 mi \/ 16.4 km(exludes gondola - hiking only)<\/pre>\n

\nCompare this summit with my other activated summits<\/a><\/p>\n
How to get there:<\/strong><\/p>\n
\"OE9HRV<\/a>
OE9HRV & OE9AMJ<\/p><\/div>\n
We headed south from OE towards the Principality of Liechtenstein<\/b><\/a> (or Liechtenstein for short.) Liechtenstein is a rather small independent country near the Lake of Constance<\/a> and shares the border with Switzerland and Austria. With an area of just over 160 square kilometers (62\u00a0sq\u00a0mi), it has a population of ~35’000 and a total of eleven SOTA summits – all of them already activated. We started our hike in Malbun<\/a>, the only ski resort in Lichtenstein.
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Parking\/Trailhead
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