
An adventurous SOTA activation of the Old Man of Coniston, exploring mining heritage and achieving 17 VHF contacts on a pleasant winter’s day.

Misty winter SOTA activation of Pike of Blisco, enjoying stunning Lakeland views and making plenty of VHF contacts from a rocky summit shelter.

Hiking report for my walk to the summit of Drygarn Fawr in Mid Wales for a 2-metre FM Summits on the Air activation for 4+3 points.

Challenging SOTA activation of Llan Ddu Fawr, navigating treacherous bog terrain in the Welsh ‘Desert’ for a successful 2m FM radio operation.

A wintery SOTA activation of Pen y Garn in Mid Wales, navigating challenging access for a successful 2m FM radio operation.

Moelwyn Mawr was the second summit of this 14km circular walk from Tan-y-grisiau on a wet and windy day in December.

Allt Fawr was the first summit of this circular day hike in Snowdonia which also took in Moelwyn Mawr for a total of 18 SOTA points.

A direct walk up to the summit of Blencathra (also known as Hallsfell Top) via Blease Fell from Threlkeld village.

An out and back hike to the snowy summit of Skiddaw in the Lake District, starting from the car park near the Wainwright hill, Latrigg.

After summitting Stony Cove Pike earlier in the day I continued on to the storied High Street peak, an easy 8-point SOTA hill.