SOTA: 5B/CY-031 (Brachos Dora)

From blog.templaro.com 2 years ago in Blogs

5B/CY-031 was coincidentally the thirty-first SOTA peak that I have activated in Cyprus. The day was not blisteringly hot and there was a nice breeze up there, so after activating, I just laid out on large rock and sunned myself before the drive back. It is not the greenest SOTA...

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SOTA: F/MC-192 (La Ramière)

From blog.templaro.com 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 3 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 3 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...