Mountain Goat winner

Rob Hannan, G4RQJ, from Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness has become the latest person to achieve the prestigious Mountain Goat accolade.

The award is given to radio amateurs who achieve 1,000 activator points as part of the Summits on the Air (SOTA) programme.

It has taken Rob just over 3.5 years to achieve Mountain Goat status - he is only the fourth in the English association to do so. Rob was also one of the first to gain the Shack Sloth award in the chaser section of the SOTA programme.

Rob has been accompanied by his XYL and walking partner, navigator and antenna technician Audrey, on every one of his 246 summit activations.

Their adventures have taken them to 83 different peaks, including most of those in the Lake District and Northern Pennines, several in the Southern Pennines and North Wales, and all five qualifying summits in the Isle of Man.

Source: GB2RS News - Courtesy of the RSGB