VIDEO: Splendid day from lake to summit Beerwurzkogel, OE/OO-389

[OE5JFE]

Hello everyone,

This time I will take you from the scenic and well known Gosausee to the rarely activated summit Beerwurzkogel OE/OO-389.
A long hike takes about 6,5 km to the end of the valley where the hut Holzmeisterhütte is located. From there another 950 m of vertical ascent are needed to reach the summit after 12,5 km of hiking. Totaling up this hike to 23 km and 1200 m vertical ascent showing why this summit was only rarely activated.

Reaching the summit after 3 hours 52 minutes (yes I was quite fast I guess) two other hikers were already up there to my surprise.
So I setup starting with 2m FM were a lot of S2S QSO were possible due to the great wx.
Shortwave was in bad conditions and only big stations could be contacted.

But see for yourself in the video:

Perfect day for SOTA on rarely activated summit Beerwurzkogel

And some pictures:

Scenic Gosausee and the Gosaukamm (ridgewall)

On the high plateau with signposts

Summit in view in the distance

Summit cross

View to Dachstein ridge

HF with Endfed

Hope you enjoy,
73 Joe

[DM1CM]

Nice video and nice area - I’ve hiked past the Beerwurzkogel years ago on my way from Hallstatt via the Bärwurzanger to the Adamekhütte, going over the Hoher Dachstein early the next morning.

You had great weather!

[OE5JFE]

Oh nice then you know the hike and the area. Continuing on to Adamekhütte makes it a full day with even more elevation gain. The alpine longdistance trail #1 (E4) passes by there.

The wx was amazing. A little bit of wind made it very nice but you can see my red face and the sweat

[CT2IQK]

Beautifull activation Joe!!
Hope to see you soon in Friedrichafen.
TNX for all your nice SOTA videos.
73. Jorge CT2IQK.

[OE5JFE]

Thanks a lot for the kind words Jorge! See you at the SOTA booth at Friedrichshafen.
73 Joe

[K6YK]

Very nice, Joe! Makes me want to get out there and take a hike!
73
John, K6YK