As a result of some further detective work using detailed maps, Bjørn LB1GB and his team have identified a significant number of additional summits. Many of these are of smaller stature, although still SOTA-compliant, and are more suited to casual activations, particularly so as a number are adjacent to the more populated areas of Norway.
For the statisticians, there are 785 new summits listed which, with four deletions and the 264 existing summits, makes a new total of 1045 Norwegian summits to chase.
The revised ARM is now available on the SOTA website at Summits on the Air and the revised summit list takes effect from this coming Sunday, 1st June. The database revision will await the return of Tom M1EYP from his perambulations in the south of England.
Would be interesting to know where the snow limit is in different parts of Norway. May be a link to Norway weather info could be added to Summits on the Air
Looks like Galdhøpiggen 2469 m has more than 4 m of snow. In Finnmark the snow level goes to sea level if I understand correctly the Norwegian weekly snow report. Now still need to find the avalanche warnings…
In reply to DH8DX:
It must been a real struggel to get up on Galdhøpiggen this early.
Have been there once, but in august with almoust no snow.hi
Sad to not work you from any of the LA-summits. Heard your signals from Oslo, but only a whisper.(here only qrp).
We should had a eye-ball qso since you were in the aerea at the end of your visit(TM-013 and TM-011). Looking forward to work you again.
de Aage
In reply to DH8DX:
Thanks Dan for the magnificent photos from your climb up Galdhoegpiggen.
It brought back many memories of my ascent with my uncle Arne back in 1954!
Kind of dates me, doesn’t it?
73 de Ken / Einar - GM0AXY / LA6EF
In reply to DH8DX:
Hi Dan
We used the route from Spiterstulen as well. My uncle Arne was a mountain guide with the Turistforeningen for many years and took parties of people up the various Norwegian mountains every year. I joined in on one of his guided walks, hi!
I hope to get back there to do another climb to Galdhoepiggen; with the radio this time.
73 de Ken
In reply to DH8DX:
Hello again Dan
I was up on Galdhøpiggen in 1993(not quite sure about the year) and started at Juvasshytta.
There was/is guieded tours over the glacier(Styggebreen). This is a easier
ascent to the summit, but you need the guide. No guieded tour due to bad weather when I was there , so we had to go round the glacier. (Will not do that again). Hope to do a sota expedition to LA/OL-001 this summer.
de Aage
In reply to DH8DX:
Hello Dan, very nice photos! for my side no copy of your activity :-((
propagation is very bad in this moment for my side!
A question: what is the antenna in Flick photos? on this tripode?
best regards
73’s QRO
F5NEP Lionel
If we spend our holiday sometimes again in Norway, I will write you
and Mads an Email before…
That would be great! Maybe an eyeball qso or a “multi national” sota activation?