Mike – KN6EZE started with SOTA around the same time as I did, so when we were both close to earning goat status- 1,000 points, we decided to do it together. Originally we were going to snowshoe up to Sunset Peak, however, that morning an avalanche blocked the road to the trailhead which forced us to quickly change plans. Had we been any earlier to Sunset Peak, we might have been stuck in Mount Baldy Village until the snow was cleared.
Nearby, Frankish Peak would satisfy the points needed for both of us to make goat status. This was a summit I’ve never climbed, in addition I already made a contact here so it would be a complete for me as well. The hike starts out on a narrow use trail that leads to a fire road, then another use trail which is quite steep, perhaps more of a climb to a ridge line. Here, there was plenty of snow accumulation which made the hike even more enjoyable.
At the top we spread out. I setup a 40M EFHW and Mike setup a 2M j-pole. After I exhausted all chaser on 40M Mike and I switched stations. Mike used a uSDX in SSB mode which made me want to get one of these inexpensive little radios. He then switched it to CW while I worked 2M FM. After reminiscing on the summit of all the adventures and summits before, we hiked back to the car the same way we came up. Traffic was terrible so we went to a restaurant and got a well deserved meal and a beer while things settled down on the highways.
https://sotl.as/summits/W6/CT-151
Max elevation: 4247 ft
Total climbing: 2447 ft
Total time: 06:09:26
Date:03/03/2023 | Summit:W6/CT-151 (Frankish Peak) | Callsign:AG6N
| Time | Callsign | Band | Mode | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:07 | K6KMH | 7MHz | CW | S58N R57N |
| 21:08 | N4LAG | 7MHz | CW | S57N R55N |
| 21:09 | KX6I | 7MHz | CW | S55N R57N S2S W6/SC-146 |
| 21:10 | K6EL | 7MHz | CW | S44N R55N S2S W6/NC-423 |
| 21:11 | K6YK | 7MHz | CW | S56N R55N |
| 21:12 | KF6HI | 7MHz | CW | S57N R55N |
| 21:13 | KE6MT | 7MHz | CW | S42N R53N |
| 21:14 | K6TUY | 7MHz | CW | S57N R58N |
| 21:17 | NT6E | 7MHz | CW | S58N R57N |
| 21:20 | KD7DTS | 7MHz | CW | S57N R599 S2S W6/CC-056 |
| 21:49 | KD7DTS | 144MHz | FM | S56 R57 |
| 21:52 | N6XZN | 144MHz | FM | S59 R59 |
| 21:53 | KK6TDU | 144MHz | FM | S59 R59 |
| 21:55 | WA2KDL | 144MHz | FM | S55 R59 |
| 21:56 | KD7WPJ | 144MHz | FM | S58 R58 |
| 21:58 | KM6QPV | 144MHz | FM | S59 R59 |
| 22:00 | KN6FNY | 144MHz | FM | S57 R57 |
| 22:03 | KI6SLA | 144MHz | FM | S59 R59 |
| 22:09 | K6NOV | 144MHz | FM | S33 R55 |
