So, nearly a year later, the three of us returned to the same summit. Like the previous ascent we would need snowshoes to get to the top. The hike is a little more than 3 miles round trip and climbs 1,100 vertical feet. The hike starts in Black Canyon with a steady ascent to the shoulder, and then two different steep pitches to the top. The drifts on the summit were significant with our snowshoes sinking 1-2 feet into the snow. There were patches facing the south were the snow had completely melted, however most of the final ascent is on the north side of the mountain.
Below is a brief video of my set-up on the summit. I have configured my 3 band MTR (17m, 20m and 30m) so that I can hold it in my hand. As you will see in the video, the battery and paddle are attached to the radio and I use the back of the radio to hold my log. Very compact and very efficient. I certainly can't claim this as an original design since I coped it from Fred, KT5X. My antenna is a linked EFHW into an 81:1 transformer. The actual link connection design was inspired from Frank, K0JQZ.
Below is my log:
| Time | Call | Band | Mode | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:31z | W7RV | 10MHz | CW | |
| 17:31z | K0LAF | 10MHz | CW | |
| 17:32z | K6JMP | 10MHz | CW | |
| 17:33z | W7USA | 10MHz | CW | |
| 17:34z | K7JFD | 10MHz | CW | |
| 17:34z | AK5SD | 10MHz | CW | |
| 17:35z | NU7Y | 10MHz | CW | |
| 17:35z | NG6R | 10MHz | CW | |
| 17:36z | ND7PA | 10MHz | CW | |
| 17:36z | N7LP | 10MHz | CW | |
| 17:38z | K1LB | 10MHz | CW | |
| 17:41z | W4AMW | 10MHz | CW | |
| 17:41z | K0HNC | 10MHz | CW | |
| 17:42z | KG3W | 10MHz | CW | |
| 17:47z | K6EL | 14MHz | CW | |
| 17:48z | AE9F | 14MHz | CW | |
| 17:48z | KG3W | 14MHz | CW | |
| 17:49z | NA4SO | 14MHz | CW | |
| 17:51z | N9KW | 14MHz | CW | |
| 17:51z | NK6A | 14MHz | CW |
