Mont Blanc F/AB-001 by S56CW

In reply to GUIDOZA:

Three mountains over 4000m activated within 2 weeks of each other.

2/8/2011 Marko S56CW on Mont Blanc, F/AB-001 4807m
21/7/2011 Fred KT5X (WSOTA) on Mount Elbert, W0/SR-001 4399m
22/7/2011 Fred KT5X (WSOTA) on Mount Yale, W0/SR-007 4327m

Fantastic stuff. For those looking for a challenge here are the top 10 SOTA summits sorted by altitude.

Name SummitCode AltM

Mont Blanc F/AB-001 4807
Mt. Fairweather VE7/SE-001 4671
Dufourspitze HB/VS-001 4634
Punta Gnifetti I/PM-419 4554
Dom HB/VS-002 4545
Lyskamm HB/VS-003 4527
Weisshorn HB/VS-004 4506
Täschhorn HB/VS-005 4491
Matterhorn HB/VS-006 4478
Mont Maudit F/AB-002 4465

Andy
MM0FMF

Congratulations, Marco. :slight_smile:

Curiously, I was out in Kenya a couple of months ago, and had a chat with an old-timer who told me he’d taken a VHF radio up Mt. Kenya to Point Lenana (16354ft/4985m) many years ago, and made at least one successful QSO from the point. His chief problem had been keeping the radio’s batteries warm enough to function.

73, Rick M0LEP

In reply to M0LEP:
FYI, HB9BXE was QRV as 5H1BP on 27th.Feb.2004 fron Uhuru Peak, Kilimanjaro, 5896 m. asl. made some 50 QSOs on 15m SSB.

73 kurt HB9AFI

In reply to HB9AFI:

Uhuru Peak, Kilimanjaro, 5896 m. asl. made some 50 QSOs on 15m SSB.

That must’ve been fun! 73, Rick M0LEP

Congrats Marko for this archivement.
Lets meet on Olympus this August.
73

Hello guys!
At first tnx for all best wishes and congrats. Today i finaly found an internet coffe here in Chamonix.
All expedition goes perfectly and after 15hrs we were safely back in the valley.
We start ascent at Coll du Midi and traverse Mont Blanc group, becouse of the very strong wind we decide to descent on other side of the mountain.
Yesterday i went back to Coll du Midi to pick up th tent and it was completely broken of wind.
We are all ok and enjoing vacations in Chamonix valley.
If WX will be ok i will try to make some more activations.

VY tnx again for all nice QSOs and wishes…

GL es 73 Marko

Hello again!

Finaly i an back at home after nice vacations in Chamonix valley.
I make short report from my F/AB-001 Mont Blanc activation. It is in Slovenian language (you can use Google Translate).

http://forum.hamradio.si/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=11461

GL es 73, Marko

In reply to S56CW:

Nice pictures. Google translate is OK too.

Andy
MM0FMF

In reply to S56CW:

Thanks for the nice pictures Marko,

It was realy a great expedition and I think that you should win more than 10 points for SOTA…
But…

73 Alain F6ENO

Hey guys!
After long time ataching short video clip of my Mont Blanc activation.

Special thanx to Zvone S57PZ for audio recording and video.
Recorded at S57PZ QTH JN76BC on FT-950 and vertical antenna.

GL, Marko