Alpine 5th Class SOTA Adventure with Mountain Rescue Friends

[@VU2XE]

Awesome activation Adam. Beautiful shots. Thanks for sharing..

[@doesstuffoutside]

Sitting up here in NW Oregon in December, drooling over that warm mountain.

[@dennispeck2382]

Raising the bar on trip reports! This would have been a great closer for the last team meeting!

[@theradiorover]

Wonderful! I cannot wait to have another trip to CA and explore more of your beautiful country. 73, Fraser MM0EFI

[@FredStam]

like the mountains there. We still have no one here in The Netherlands. Nice video Adam 73 from PE3FS

[@w1lex848]

Great channel. Love the content and confluence of your various interests tied into it. Keep up the good work.

[@K6ARK]

Awesome! Thanks for the kind words and wonderful comment. 👍

[@JayN4GO]

Breathtaking view man. Good job

[@JimmyShot]

Awesome video, love the scenery

[@KevinW8BRY]

Thanks for the video Adam. Thanks for the added text for the CW portion. I know that adds lots of editing time but it is appreciated by one who is working towards CW mastery for SOTA work. 73 Kevin

[@RadioAdventurer]

Awesome summit, great vid mate!!

[@scottwood1143]

Wonderful to hike along with you guys (virtually ;). Mountains are beautiful and wondrous places -- always a treat to get where only sweat and grit will take you!

[@colinnorthcott9219]

What a great view you have. I just go back form a SOTA activation sitting in the trees. 73

[@TheNoCodeTech]

This dude is awesome. What an inspiration. Thanks man. TeamReplay for the win. ThNHR Edit: Spelling

[@DK5ONV]

Frikken awsome panorama! Very beautiful Adam. Thx for sharing trhat with us. 👍👍👍

[@andrewfiertek5937]

WOW! Beautiful trek and activation! de N1YLO

[@N7KOM]

Love the video, Adam. Making me really miss that part of the country. I had some fun times hiking McGee many years ago. 73 de Tim N7KOM

[@KI4ASK]

Outstanding Adam. We don't have peaks like that in the Appalachian Mtns. 73 KI4ASK

[@JamesKC3OXN]

Great content! Totally took me back to my Alaskan climbing days. I only wish I would've discovered radio when I was living there, it would've given me even more reason to get on the mountain.

[@sandro5137]

Show!!!

[@Linas_LY2H]

Fantastic! 73! Linas LY2H

[@vicdiciccio6637]

Adam, thanks a lot for making this video. I really enjoyed the climbing footage and your explanations of route decisions. And as always it's fun to watch you operating from the summit, with so many S2S Qs this time. 73 de VE3YT

[@davidg5308]

"Just like that"...kinda - thanks for taking us along! What is that shirt you all have with the hoodie? Looks great to keep the sun off so you don't have to wear a brimmed hat. Great job!

[@K6ARK]

The hoodie is awesome! It's a RAB Pulse www.amazon.com/dp/B07ND4CSRS?ref=exp_k6arkportableradio_dp_vv_mw

[@ObamaoZedong]

''Uncivilization'' 😅 love it

[@K6ARK]

💯% true though, right?

[@michaeledmonds3027]

Superb scenery with good camera work, thanks for the tag along. Years ago, while hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park, I wish I'd had my license and some QRP gear. I now have an HB1B and snagged a Palm Pico paddle and a QRP Guys antenna. You appeared to be using a KX3 with an American pocket paddle. What antenna are you using?

[@K6ARK]

Thanks Michael! The key is a homebrew model. Rig is a KX2. Antenna is one of my homebrew EFHWs shown here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qV7CfayemayUpq8

[@michaeledmonds3027]

@@K6ARK Outstanding...You're a true QRP ham! Of course that was a KX2. Now there are so many great trail transceivers. I'll subscribe and follow your adventures. At 73 years old, I'm more a POTA guy these days. 73, KZ5MSE

[@cliffspeare]

Awesome views! What pack are you using? I need a new one N9BLE

[@bfolkens]

Beautiful imagery - what camera are you using?

[@K6ARK]

Thank you! For this one, just a GoPro Hero 7 Black. I do add a polarizing lens which helps the colors - particularly the sky.

[@G7VFY]

What a lovely view. G7VFY

[@wanderingourway]

Hey Adam ... Great video with some great views! What antenna did you use?

[@K6ARK]

I used my mini EFHW on this trip. I generally prefer the 9:1 unun with 41 ft random wire with the KX2, but the EFHW performs well too.

[@garyh8315]

Great video Adam and shows what Mountain Rescue need to keep doing to ensure hill fit. I am learning CW and even managed to pick up letters in that part!! What was your antenna this time? Cheers Gary

[@MailmanJustin]

I know the cameras can really give a false impression of terrain features. Were those climbs as steep as they look?😲

[@K6ARK]

Yes, this is technical rock climbing for many parts of the climb. Some sections are nearly vertical in short spurts (20-30 ft) and more extended segments are around 45 deg +/-. Falling is not an option for many of the climbing sections, so you must be skilled, confident, and constantly assessing risk and deciding if you need to down-climb and retreat.

[@leobismarck]

Adam, fantastic video! I truly appreciate the effort you are putting in your video productions. I am set to finally get my license next month. Just two quick Qs: Why not try ssb on hf or fm on uhf to activate (it seems 2m is the way to go)? which ht and antenna are you using? vy 73 Leo

[@jeffdyer2393]

I could understand free climbing when I was young but now that im creeping up on 50 stuff like that scares me a little. Ha. I don't know why because the older you get the less you have to lose life wise.

[@G7VFY]

I like my arms and legs to hinge the way they do now. Not looking to add any more 'joints' of any kind.

[@K6ARK]

Ha, yes, climbing on terrain like that requires experience, practice, and risk-based judgment constantly. I don't climb up anything I can't comfortably down-climb. Bailing out back down the climb is always an option if I'm not confident and comfortable on the terrain. With practice, you can learn to manage risk in that kind of terrain and can make it quite safe.

[@Desertwalker45]

I wanna activate the one next to Mitchell caverns

[@K6ARK]

Yeah, unfortunately the state park has closed those 😒

[@CenturyofTerror]

@@K6ARK why?

[@K6ARK]

@@CenturyofTerror "safety" 🐂💩

[@Desertwalker45]

@@K6ARK sad!