From Left:
Steve Waltman, N6TKA (Pack horse, up)
John Nogatch, AC6SL (Operator)
Doug Young, K0DUG (Operator)
George Watson, K0IW (Operator)
George Lehmkuhl, W0NFW (Pack horse, up and down)

1. Eligibility: Field Day is opened competitively to all amateurs in the ARRL/RAC Field Organization (plus Yukon and Northwest Territories). Foreign stations may be contacted for credit, but are not eligible to compete.
2. Object: To work as many stations as possible on any or all amateur bands (excluding the 30, 17, and 12-Meter bands) and, in doing so, to learn to operate in abnormal situations under less-than-optimum conditions. A premium is placed on skills and equipment developed to meet the challenge of emergency preparedness and to acquaint the public with the capabilities of Amateur Radio.
3. Date and Field Day Period: Always held on the fourth full weekend of June. Begins 1800 UTC Saturday, ends 2100 UTC Sunday (June 27-28, 1998).

(Read The Complete ARRL Field Day Rules)

We left the trailhead as planned, and made good time getting to the Boulder Field.

(If you click on the picture on the right to see the full-size image, you can just barely see two small figures on the snow field in the lower-right. They are working their way up the lower portion of the Cables Route.)

However, we had great success operating from our base camp at the Boulder Field. We could operate in close proximity to our tent and cooking gear, and the scenery was quite spectacular.

The biggest operating challenge was exposure to the elements. The wind tore the pages from our logbook and upended our tent. It got chilly at night, and some of us got quite sunburned from operating the radio and keyer in full daylight.

Overall, we had a great time, and the event was a huge success.

Check out our station log. We made 160 contacts, including much of the United States, Hawaii, Canada and even Poland!

Also, check out our official ARRL contest submission.