SOTA: 5B/CY-030 (Monastron)

From blog.templaro.com 2 years ago in Blogs

This four-point peak is about equidistant to Paphos and Limmasol and the drive out is not bad at all. It would be easy to drive past the access road that leads up to the peak from route F617 because the road is not very visible until you are right on...

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SOTA: F/MC-192 (La Ramière)

From blog.templaro.com 1 week ago in Blogs

This was the final of three sites near Brive-la-Gaillarde that I had activated on a day trip starting near Bordeaux; the other two peaks were F/MC-263 and F/MC-178. What sets this site apart is that I was not only activating...

SOTA: F/MC-178 (Roche de Vic)

From blog.templaro.com 1 week ago in Blogs

This was the middle-of-the-day summit on my tour including MC-263 and MC-192, and it turned out to be the most comfortable of the three. The site shows up on various online maps because there is a chapel on the summit...

SOTA: F/MC-263 (Lacoste)

From blog.templaro.com 2 weeks ago in Blogs

I left the house near Bordeaux in the early morning and returned after dark, but I succeeded in activating three sites that cluster just east of Brive-la-Gaillarde: MC-263 (Lacoste), MC-178 (Roche de Vic) and MC-192 (La Ramière). The journey commences...

SOTA: EA2/ZG-011 (San Caprasio)

From blog.templaro.com 3 weeks ago in Blogs

This was the third of the three summits that I activated after renting a car in Zaragoza, the first two sites were EA2/ZG-065 and EA2/ZG-060. Of the three, this one was the most remote and the road quality from EA2/ZG-060...

SOTA: EA2/ZG-060 (Monte Oscuro)

From blog.templaro.com 3 weeks ago in Blogs

The second summit on my whirlwind tour of the outskirts of Zaragoza was the weather radar site at Monte Oscuro. After leaving EA2/ZG-065, the roads quickly transitioned from paved to dirt, but the general condition of the road was pretty...

SOTA: EA2/ZG-065 (Monlora)

From blog.templaro.com 3 weeks ago in Blogs

I had a business trip, which included Barcelona and Zaragoza, Spain. When the visit to Barcelona got cancelled mid-trip, I diverted to Zaragoza a day early and rented a car so I could get far enough outside the city to...

ConFI 2023: Premières Réflexions

From blog.templaro.com 2 months ago in Blogs

Je suis déjà en retard pour commencer mes critiques du Concours 2023 ! Avec 25 titres, je n’ai d’autre choix que de tricher un peu : j’écris mon premier commentaire sans même jouer à un seul jeu. Sans doute sera-t-elle...

SOTA: G/SC-003 (Beacon Batch)

From blog.templaro.com 2 months ago in Blogs

I visited Beacon Batch around nine in the morning on a chilly weekend in January. There is a convenient parking area near this site and the name is particularly encouraging: the Burrington Ham Parking Lot (51.319928N, 2.734174W).However, in this case,...

SOTA: G/SC-010 (Dundry Down)

From blog.templaro.com 2 months ago in Blogs

This was the third summit of the day, the first two being G/SC-008 (Win Green) and G/SE-001 (Walbury Hill). When I arrived, the town was smothered in thick fog and the winter sun was low on the horizon. Getting here...

SOTA: G/SC-008 (Win Green)

From blog.templaro.com 2 months ago in Blogs

Since my office is based in Sussex, I’ve been focusing on G/SE, so this was my first foray into the south-central area. Win Green has been described as a very popular site, and that was the definitely true on the...