On Thursday 21st July 2022 James N0IPA a radio amateur from Sedalia, CO reached the summit of Bard Peak and activated this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 24 contacts in total working on the 2 metre VHF and the 20 and 17 metre HF amateur radio bands.
The summit of Bard Peak is 4158 metres (13642 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA groups database.