RX9WT
In the Republic of Bashkortostan, where both participants of activation live, it is allowed to visit country houses and cottages, of course, observing all quarantine restrictions. Without a doubt, considering the mountains to be their suburban area, and the tent as a cottage, we went to activate another southern Ural summit. Of course, we did not violate a single point of the quarantine rules: We did not communicate with anyone and did not meet with anyone along the way. And it was 700 km by car and three days of dragging heavy backpacks over rugged terrain, swamps and snow.
For an hour and a half there were 80 QSOs on the 30 and 20 m. It was very nice to hear the call signs of old friends, SOTA enthusiasts. The pleasure of working at 14.061 MHz was finally ruined by an anonymous QRM-er.
At 18 MHz it was very quiet, so I returned back to 20 m, but in the SSB range. There I finished my work on air from Mount B. Kumardak. The weather deteriorated, I had to quickly pack up and go down to the assault camp. The tent was rolled up already in the beginning rain.
Then again there was snow, stone placers, swamps and a windbreak.
What a tough expedition Vlad. Well done and thanks for an interesting report and photos. A long way driven and trekked - congratulations on so many QSOs!
Tell me, photo 3. Is that a dry river bed? Unusual to see such large rough stones set like that in th emiddle of a forest. I hope you did not need to walk up it - very hard on the ankles if so.
Great report Vlad, thank you for sharing. I, like @G4OBK, took one look at photo 3 and was just like ‘wow’. Hopefully it was a dry river bed crossing, not an ascent!
Phil, I was really glad to hear your signal!
Despite the short duration, this expedition exhausted me. In addition to great physical effort on the route, I was tired of driving a car on mountain roads, sometimes very bad. In addition, I had to gather before the trip late at night, at night. And we could leave the city only early in the morning.
As for the “stone river”, this is a common occurrence in the Urals. The noise of flowing water is heard under the stones. Some stones are the size of a car, but sometimes water forms ice in winter, under which the “stone river” hides. In this expedition we had to go more than one kilometer on these stones. I had to go in the rain. Once I couldn’t keep my balance, slipped and fell. I cut my right arm and body. But it didn’t stop activating the summit. My friend Alex (RA9WPV) rode over these stones like a real mountain goat. True, he is 10 years younger). And unfortunately, he is not QRV.
There is no path to this peak, there is only a direction among the taiga. And most of the other South Ural peaks have no paths.
73!
Thanks to you, Marat & Vlad for sharing your part of paradise.
It was a real fun to QSO you, more than 3600 Kms.
That’s such great QSO.
73 QRO
Roger- F5LKW
Hi
Being treated at home (unfortunately, COVID did not pass me by) decided to start editing the video. Previously, there was not enough time for this. Yes, and could not decide in any way, considering the task too difficult)
I think pleasant outdoor memories work as well as drugs.
I would like to present here the result of my first experience in my life. The first step, one might say .
Fresh wind from the Kumardak ridge filled me again …
73
Vlad
Володя, замечательный фильм! Посмотрел с большим удовольствием. Для первого “блина” совсем “не комом” - и композиционно, и по подбору видео ряда, и по его сочетанию с музыкой, и по технике монтажа. Очень украшают фильм и твои замечательные фотографии.
Пусть и несколько запоздало, поздравляю тебя с прошедшим юбилеем! Желаю скорейшего избавления от всех хворей, бодрости духа, новых активаций, пайлапов и DX!
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