Thursday 18 June 2015

GM/WS-339 Druim na h Earba



On the way home

GM/WS-339 Druim na h Earba

08/06/2015

We were a little sad with having to make our way back home after a lovely week on the Isle of Skye.
One of the views we would miss seeing everyday
As an extra adventure we took the ferry from Armadale ( 5 minutes down the road from our self-catering cottage) across to Mallaig for another few days in Fort William. 
We had hoped to venture up Ben Nevis but with the amount of snow on top we decided to leave it for another trip and had to make do with a sightseeing trip up along Glen Nevis.
 Didn't expect to get this pic!
Snow melt from Ben Nevis

Search and Rescue..some poor soul was missing on the hills
I could not leave Fort William without activating a summit so we decided on Druim na h Earba which is just South of Fort William. It’s a nice easy summit with views of Ben Nevis, Fort William and  Loch Linnhe.
My GPS track
 Pile-up in progress :)
With the linear ‘on’ I had a nice run of regular SOTA chasers including many WAB chasers as I think this was the first time that the trig had been activated for the award
09:34z
G6TUH
7MHz
SSB
Mike
09:35z
G4WSB
7MHz
SSB
Bill
09:35z
EA2LU
7MHz
SSB
Jorge
09:37z
EI7GEB
7MHz
SSB
David
09:38z
GM0AXY
7MHz
SSB
Ken
09:39z
M0WBG
7MHz
SSB
Neil
09:40z
G0ABY
7MHz
SSB
Phil
09:40z
G0TRB
7MHz
SSB
Roger
09:40z
DL2EF
7MHz
SSB
Franz Josef
09:41z
ON7DQ/P
7MHz
SSB
Luc s2s
09:42z
G8MIA
7MHz
SSB
Andy
09:43z
M0NTC
7MHz
SSB
Gez
09:43z
OM5DP
7MHz
SSB
Martin
09:44z
G4CIB/P
7MHz
SSB
Brian Lundy Is.
09:46z
DL8DXL
7MHz
SSB
Manfred
09:46z
ON5SWA
7MHz
SSB
Francois
09:47z
EA2CKX
7MHz
SSB
Pedro
09:48z
GI4ZOS
7MHz
SSB
Bill
09:49z
G4UZE
7MHz
SSB
Chris
09:50z
M0MPM
7MHz
SSB
Michael
09:50z
G4AZS
7MHz
SSB
Adrian
09:51z
M6RUG
7MHz
SSB
Dave
09:52z
G0LWI
7MHz
SSB
Frank
09:53z
M6RMV
7MHz
SSB
Julian
09:54z
G4OIG
7MHz
SSB
Gerald
09:55z
G0TDM
7MHz
SSB
John
09:55z
MM3PDM/M
7MHz
SSB
Peter
09:56z
M0IBC
7MHz
SSB
David
09:56z
G0ELJ
7MHz
SSB
Dave
09:58z
G0RYM
7MHz
SSB
Stan
09:59z
G0FEX
7MHz
SSB
Ken
10:00z
G4OBK
7MHz
SSB
Phil
10:00z
G4JZF
7MHz
SSB
Graham
10:02z
G4CFS
7MHz
SSB
Glyn
Ben Nevis from summit..Len trying out his camera settings :)
 Loch Linnhe

Last summit selfie for the 'gang'
It was a glorious day and a pleasure to be out on a summit. Thanks everyone for the contacts which included quite a few brief QSOs :)
As Len and Gwyneth had never stayed in the Lake District a quick phone call to Jeanette at 2, Cambridge Villas, Church Street,  Ambleside(015394 32142) brought the good news that a couple of rooms were available for one night. We ended our lovely trip North with a stroll around Ambleside, then a visit to the Kirkstone Pass taking in Windermere on the way back before returning for  an evening meal in Ambleside. 
LD SOTA summits in the distance
More summits in the distance :)
Thanks to Len and Gwyneth for the company and no doubt there will be another SOTA trip in the very near future......

73 Allan GW4VPX  

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