WØC/FR-Ø7Ø Castle Mountain 2693 M / 8834 ft Nov 09, 2013 First Activation Apr 25, 2014 by KXØR Castle Mountain is an interesting minor summit in the eastern part of Rocky Mountain National Park, right above the town of Estes … Continue reading
W0C/FR-072 (Mt. Olympus) 2679 M / 8808 ft May 3rd, 2014 by KØMOS Mount Olympus stands tall right between Big Thompson Canyon (US34) and Little Thompson Canyon (US36) on the east side of Estes Park (CO). It’s a stunning mountain … Continue reading
W0C/FR-150 (Thunder Peak) – 3083 m / 10134 ft May 7, 2014 by KØMOS According to the WX forecast, today was the best chance to bag another summit for the remainder of the week. After a nice thunderstorm over night, … Continue reading
ATTENTION: This trip report is outdated. The City of Estes Park implemented a (new) trail up the mountain. You cannot access the summit legally from the new trail. Reports say you can get into the AZ. Prospect Mountain is a … Continue reading
Bryan/NØBCB and I attempted to activate Bighorn Mountain for the TTF/SOTA event on Saturday. The summit (3487 M / 11463 ft) is in beautiful Rocky Mountain N.P., the weather forecast was excellent with temperatures in the 70s (~20 C) and … Continue reading
It was a ‘last minute’ decision to go on this activation. WØC/FR-Ø36 or Bighorn Mtn. is located within Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP), just east of the Mummy Range (Continental Divide). Yesterday we got some snow/rain in the mountains and … Continue reading
This was a re-activation for me. If you are looking for all the details on how to get there and other useful info, you can find the original trip-report with the necessary details right here. This post has only a … Continue reading
I had planned a double activation for today. Thunder Peak or WØC/FR-15Ø was the first on the list.The weather forecast was great for the Estes Park area and a friend of mine joined me for the hike. We drove into Estes … Continue reading
Eagle Cliff Mountain (WØC/FR-068) is part of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains – just six miles south of Estes Park, right at the border to Rocky Mountain N.P. (the summit is within RMNP). There is no official trail … Continue reading
This was a re-activation for me. If you are looking for all the details on how to get there and other useful info, you can find the original trip-report with the necessary details right here. This post has only a … Continue reading
