"Part of the normally annual Mount Hotham SOTA Summit - a gathering of SOTA Activators at Mount Hotham Ski Resort as a base for SOTA activations in the area. Travelled from Hotham out to Mt St Bernard and then along Twins Road, heading to Mt Murray. We found a large tree across the road, so headed back to climb VK3/VE-023 Peak 1646 m. I dropped Rik VK3EQ and Gerard VK2IO near the high point of the road and they climbed onto the ridge to gain the Australia Alps Walking Track, which they followed to the summit. Meanwhile, I drove to the saddle between the summit and The Twins to park. I then climbed up the steep AAWT to the summit. We all qualified the summit before heading west along the ridge for a few hundred metres and descending to the road and walking back to car. We stopped to have lunch, sheltering from the strong wind. We decided to abort attempting The Twins due to the strong winds and drove back to the Great Alpine Road and across Hotham towards Omeo. Wed rove up the 4WD track to reach Peak 1322 m VK3/VG-030 to set up and activate. After we had all qualified, we packed up, drove down to Omeo and then south to reach Mount Gingee Munjie VK3/VG-064. We again set up the statio..." — peterfreeman • Feb 6, 2021

"Drove to Swifts Creek and then up to Mount Baldhead, parking below the summit. Walked to trig and set up the radio gear, making 14 contacts to qualify VK3/VG-027. packed up, returned to car and drove around to below Mount Delusion VK3/VG-026. Walked up to the summit and made 16 contacts. Again packed up and returned to the car. Drove north on Mt Delusion Road to reach Cassilis Road and moved around to the saddle below Mount Gingee Munjie VK3/VG-064. Walked up to the summit and set up the gear, making 8 contacts before packing up. Back to the car and drove around to the Great Alpine Road. I took Mt Livingstone Road to the locked gate and walked up to the summit. I set up and activated VK3/VG-045, making 11 contacts. I again packed up and returned to the car. I drove to Mount Hotham to again park. I walked up to the summit to again set up the gear and made 12 contacts to successfully activate VK3/VE-006. I packed up and walked back to the car and then drove to Wodonga for the night." — peterfreeman • Oct 2, 2015

"I packed up camp and headed west to Benambra, then took McKenzies Road to the ridge top, then The Sisters Track until I came to a steep rocky pinch. I decided to park here . I walked up to the top of the track, then made my way to the top of The Sisters VK3/VG-044. I set up at the summit cairn and made 38 contacts. I packed up and made my way back down to The Sisters Track and then back to the car. I returned back towards Benambra to reach the sealed road, then headed to Omeo and then towards Cassilis and up to below the summit of Mount Gingee Munjie. I walked to the summit cairn ruin and set up, making 13 contacts. I then returned to the car and headed back to the sealed road, SE to Cassilis and then to Swifts Creek. From there I headed south to Bruthen and then to home." — peterfreeman • Nov 2, 2014

"An opportunity to activate some summits en route to Wodonga. Drove to Swifts Creek and then south to pick up Mount Baldhead Road and then up to the summit, parking about 50 m vertical below the summit. Climbed back up the track to the summit and set up the radio gear, making 32 contacts. Back to the car and drove around to below Mount Delusion to park at the edge of Mt Delusion Road. Climbed up the track and then scrub bashed to find the high point. Set up the radio and made 28 contacts. Back to teh car and made my way around to Mount Gingee Munjie. Walked up to the old summit cairn. Set up nearby and made 25 contacts. Back to the car and drove towards Omeo and then across Mount Hotham and north to Wodonga." — peterfreeman • Apr 18, 2014

"A day of SOTA en route to Wodonga to visit family. Drove to Bairnsdale, then north to Swifts Creek. Then up Cassilis Road to the junction with Mt Delusion Road, where I turned right and made my way around to near the summit of Mt Gingee Munjie. I climbed up to the remnants of the summit cairn and set up the radio gear. I made 22 contacts from VK3/VG-064 before packing up. I returned tot eh car and drove around to Mount Phipps, again parking below the summit. I climbed up and set up the radio gear. I made 20 contacts on VK3/VG-015 before packing up. I retraced my route back to Upper Livingstone Road and headed north to the Great Alpine Road and drove to the high point above Livingstone Road, turning north into an unnamed track. I drove in about a kilometre until the track was blocked by a fallen tree. I walked up to the high point, then headed west on an old track and made my way to the summit of Peak 1322 m, VK3/VG-030. I again set up the radio gear, this time making 23 contacts. I again packed up and headed back down to the car. I then returned to the Great Alpine Road and headed across Mount Hotham and north to Wodonga for the night." — peterfreeman • Sep 7, 2013