Comment atteindre 'légalement' un sommet SOTA

[VE2PID Pierre]

Au sujet d'une question concertant la manière 'légale', SOTA parlant, d'atteindre un sommet, j'ai trouvé ce renseignement sur Reflector, le forum de l'Association:

Opinion: "For instance, I personally think that any summit that can be reached by mechanical means, road, railway, chair-lift etc, should only count for one point whatever its height, because driving up to a car park and setting up on a nearby picnic table and then earning ten points makes a mockery of those who have toiled up an isolated ten point mountain on foot. But that's just my opinion!"

Réaction: Doing that is banned anyway. The 'final ascent' must be human powered. 'final ascent' isn't defined in the rules, but it should exclude what you're describing.

Also, it would render Wales and the Isle of Man's highest summits one pointers, since both have mountain railways. In the current rules taking the train up simply disqualifies your activation, while those who hiked get the points they deserve. (True, they can take the train down if they want.)

Not to mention MANY summits 'can be reached by mechanical means' if one considers the capabilities of a 4x4.

So...