Check out my video of us climbing Grant Mountain in Moreau Lake State Park in New York and doing a dual activation for parks on the air and summits on the air. This proves you do not have to be in shape to make it to the top of a mountain! We used a couple of different radios and antennas. When we used my Yaesu 857d we first tried a Sotabeams bandspringer then hoked up to a Chameleon Cha Hybrid Micro. On the the other rocky cliff Bernie is using an Elecraft KX3 with a Versa-Tenna. My son and I then continued around the mountain and down to the lake. Hope you like it. Mickey N2MC