More people have flown in outer space .. than have set foot on Peter I Island!
This photo of Peter I was taken in 1987 by Trond Eiken of the
Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI). This is a head-on view of
Eva Odden (Cape Eva) and Radiosletta (Radio Plains), with
Lars Christensentoppen (Mt. Lars Christensen) in the background. (We added the antenna at our proposed campsite).
Our 3YØX DXpedition was honored to carry The Explorers Club Flag #176 to Peter I Island! Click HERE to read all about it!
A trip of this magnitude (and this will be the most costly DXpedition in history) requires (aside from $$$) individuals eager for this kind of adventure. No hotels on Peter I!
As well as being excellent radio operators, qualifications for this trip include the ability to be gone from home for up to five weeks and physical conditioning suitable to building a "city" on a glacier and living and working in tents in below freezing temperatures. Not surprisingly, not everyone wanted to go!
Here's the team (you can click the link beneath each photo to read a short biography of the team member):
As you might guess, getting everything and everyone together for a project this size is a logistical nightmare. When we go (early in 2006) we'll have been working on this for more than THREE years!
Click on any of the links below to follow our progress:
Our DXpedition employs the use of regional pilots to keep the operators in touch with their audience. If you need to get a message to the team on missed openings, etc. please feel free to contact your pilot. They do not have the ability to correct log data or inquire about missing QSOs. If you are not in the online log we suggest you work us again. We are not concerned about dupes. We want you in the log before we return. You may click on a pilot's name below to view his biography and to email him:
below to see traffic on our site since December 20, 2004: