Date: 14-07-2013 10:53-12:02 UTC
Joint activation together with Paul HB9DST. Perfect day, sunny, but not too hot. Most of the ascent can be done using two small cable cars. The valley station is not manned, you have to use a telephone within the cabin to signal ahead that you’re ready for departure. There are plenty of parking spaces available, or if you prefer public transport (such as Paul), take a 15min walk from the railway station “Grafenort”. The fare for the cable car has to be payed at the middle station (CHF 12.- for a two-way ticket). Follow the sign posts to “Lutersee”. Once you reach “Hüethütte” on 1740m (after a bit more than 1h), keep left and head for the summit. There is no path up, so you have to find your own way across the meadow.
QSO: 46 (10 on 40m, 26 on 30m, 10 on 12m)
S2S: GW0HIO/P (GW/NW-028), LA1ENA/P (LA/TM-208), HB9DGV/P (HB/BE-087), HB9BIN/P (DM/BW-008)
Rig: KX3, 12W, Ant: 10m Vert.
Hiking distance: 4km
Hiking duration: 1h 42min
Ascent: 538m
Descent: 47m
- First cable car at Mettlen, parking.
- Up and away
- Middle station, change to second cable car
- Today’s goal, Salistock (left)
- Looks like a cat? HB/OW-023 Hahnen, not yet activated…
- View back to the cable car station
- Salistock behind the trees
- Once the saddle at Hüethütte is reached, Titlis (HB/OW-001, 3238m) comes into sight.
- Lutersee
- Hüethütte
- Enzian
- Salistock summit
- We did it!
- Engelberg / Eugenisee
- QTH
- Paul HB9DST working
- Paul’s trusty ATS4 rig
- Panorama towards South (Titlis)
- Panorama towards West (Bockistock/Widderfeld Stock HB/NW-010)
- You can get refreshing drinks (and goat cheese) here