Congratulations @MM0YCJ Colwyn… just spotted you’ve tipped over the 9000 Activator Points total.
Even more impressive is it is 100% Unique and across 42 (!!!) Associations covering so much of the world. I’m pretty sure that your 9000+ points is by a fair margin the highest total from only doing Uniques.
You and I started SOTA within a couple of months of each other in 2011, what an amazing effort to get to that total in 14 years. Shows massive dedication.
Fantastic work Colwyn! 
Well done Colwyn. Ever onwards and upwards.
Cheers
(;>J
Amazing! Congratulations, Colwyn! 73 John.
Big congrats Colwyn for your route to MG #9. A true mountaingoat also heard on challenging alpjne peaks and not shy of bringing rope and ice axe along.
Keep on adventuring because it looks like it’s truly your thing.
73
Congratulations Colwyn, a true mountaineer and a great operator.
73 Fabio
That’s an amazing achievement Colwyn, the fact its all unique summits is very special.
Looking forward to bumping into you on a summit again soon!
73 Gavin
GM0GAV
Hi Gerald,
thanks for your congratulations and also your help on EA8/TF-012, Chinobre last November, I couldn’t have done it without you and it was great to meet you both out on the Canary Islands.
I am not sure so about the 100% unique approach, it sometimes feels like a bit of a curse, but it is somewhat too late to change now!
I achieved my 9th Mountain Goat earlier on 23rd March after an activation of F/AB-441, Tête de Cabeau (1658m), I admit a ski lift (one of three) got me to the activation zone of this particular summit and a short walk in the snow to a suitable temporary shack in sunshine.
It took only just over 12 months gestation for this latest goat to finally appear, which might be my fastest, but I was chasing a winter mountain goat (musk ox?) this season, so I had some increased motivation.
Currently skiing in France and then heading east to Austria for a week in April.
I need to thank all of the many, many chasers who have made my 9th Goat possible and the S-2-S contacts. Thanks to all of you for saving me from spending any more time on some remote and chilly summits!
Thanks also to Ann my wife.
Just realised tomorrow is the final winter bonus day here, speak soon!
73
F/M0YCJ/P
Thanks Jack,
It never seems to get any easier these days!
73
Thanks Alex,
a very impressive nice line chart, just the kind of figure I enjoy trying to interpret.
SARS CoV2 effects clear, but also a rebound after lockdown was over. Also a suggestion that when I get close to the next mountain goat there is a little uptick in activity, or is that just a winter bonus effect?
Of course you shouldn’t extrapolate beyond the limits of your existing trendline, but October 2026 is now out there!
Brilliant, thanks.
Congratulations, quite the accomplishment!
de AE1JS and AE1MS
Congratulations Colwyn!!!
Only just seen this post, I have been too busy with jobs at the new house.
I guess you will be heading back home soon? It would be good to do another joint activation if we can find a summit that neither of us has activated!
Adrian
Thanks Adrian.
Good to hear from you. We are out in somewhere; Monday, must be Austria!
Yes, 9th mountain goat, enough for a baseball team now!
Nice easy 10 pointer this morning, HB/AI-001, Santis. Cable car to the summit, only 11 flights of stairs from there up to the viewing platform. Not a cheap trick though!
Broken wire in the antenna didn’t help but quick field repair worked.
Lovely sunny day today, but maybe too early for many chasers. Only 6 QSOs on 20m. Apparently I was seen on the summit webcam, thanks HB9CGA.
Too much QRM on 40m from the monster summit transmitter, then about 40 schoolchildren arrived to admire the splendid view so time to quickly pack up. Nice option of a primary school day trip up Santis!
In Kuthai tonight so might activate an Austrian summit tomorrow from the top of the downhill ski area.
Back by the 24th of April so we will need to plan a joint activation in the very near future.
73
