On Saturday 15th July 2023, Jerome F4IVI/P, a radio amateur from France reached the summit of Cîme du Mercantour and activated this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 12 contacts in total working on the 2m and 40m and amateur radio bands.
The summit of Cîme du Mercantour is 2772 metres (9094 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA group database.