Just wondering what the official term for a summit that has never been activated. Unactivated, never activated, or something else?
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virgin summit 
73 Armin
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If theyâre local, either âon my listâ or âunclimbableâ.
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That term is fairly universal Armin, though not exactly P C. Perhaps it is more acceptably referred to as unactivated. 
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In our circle of friends, we always referred to a ski slope with fresh powder snow as virgin powderâŚ
I just had to think about that⌠I donât know of any official term. 
âŚbut maybe you should actually find a terminology â maybe: Zero Summit
73 Armin
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Maybe we should form a committee to organise a working group; collate feedback; engage consultants; prepare an education programme to encourage use of the official terminology; and finally prepare responses to the inevitable objections,
just teasing!
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You obviously miss office nonsense now you are retired
Weâve just been informed we can select our pronouns on our work Zoom profiles. One guy is going to set his pronouns to âvi / vimâ (thatâs a programming joke) and another thinks âanimal/vegetable/mineralâ may be better. 
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NO! Not for a second . I recommend retirement (to anyone who can afford it). Though Mrs PJZ seems to think it is a licence to give me jobs 
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How true
Seconded !
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My list of jobs seems to have expanded 
since I now have more time to do them in. I think I might have also got slightly fussier about the right weather to activate in or it might just be that I have done most of the local ones already this yearâŚ
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I only work three days a week and despite managing to do an activation almost every week MG status is still three years away. I donât know how those with a full time job and family manage it in just a year.
Thatâs good! But this is a serious issue for many people who are struggling with their identity.
Sotamaps uses unactivated.
unactivated is perfectly cromulent in this case. But you can use either and people will know what you mean.
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As the winter bonus period slowly approaches, I expect to see more of these burning questions asked on the reflector, it is the SOTA equivalent of the âsilly seasonâ!
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Move to the Cairngorms.
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And then it still takes 2 years!
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Combine with other things. Do activations to break up a commute to/from work. Make them part of an annual family holiday. Any long distance journeys for work/visiting relatives/other reasons? Shoehorn as many activations into the schedule as possible.
Of course you may well, with good reason, prefer to restrict activating to days off that have been allocated entirely for recreational purposes. That has plenty of merit - but you have to be patient to get to MG!
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I didnât know she was giving others jobs too Barry. Sheâs a frustrated Chief Executive!
Parking your comment about a year (which I agree is incredible), I seem to have slowed my progress since retiring. I attribute it to a combination of:
- Too many other commitments (some self-imposed, some just imposed)
- Lack of opportunities to grab a quick new activation in far-flung areas whilst travelling for work. (Including some unactivated hills, to maintain the link with the OP )
- I try to watch my expenditure (fuel) a bit more now.
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Not many summits between my bedroom and home office.
I do that, but thatâs only one day out of a week. Otherwise I might find myself free every day, but with no moneyâŚ
I had to take my daughter to Haworth for work a couple of times at half term so managed to do G/SP-009 and G/SP-011.
Of course. Iâm not complaining. I have far more summits near me than many people. And donât we do SOTA because it is hard not because it is easy? [Apologies to Ted Sorensen.]
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