On Tuesday 1st August 2023, Frank F4JYN/P, a radio amateur from France, reached the summit of Le Gerbier and became the first to activate this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 5 contacts in total working on the 40m and 20m amateur radio bands.
The summit of Le Gerbier is 2772 metres (9094 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA group database.