does he mention this book somewhere? i read Alone and also JP's first book, but i can't seem to make the connection. thnx in advance

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horsebee1 Carl was there in 1965. Why do you ask?

I over-wintered at "New" Byrd in 1963-64. New Byrd = the new construction at the end of the slide show. Carl (sometimes Karl) Disch was my replacement as Ionospheric Sounding / Forward scatter operator. Unfortunately during the following winter, Carl apparently became lost while travelling from the Radio Noise facility to the main station (maybe a mile or so from the main station) and the Great White Mistress claimed another soul. I found Brecher's lecture especially interesting because in 1963/64 we would occasionally visit Brecher's his "Old Byrd station". Nothing was visible above the surface except the remaining platform of Brecher's Aurora tower. There was a trap door on the platform that provided entry to the old station. Some passageways and rooms were still open, but most of those barrels and support beams were crushed. Lots of goodies were left behind when Old Byrd was abandoned: M&Ms, Ritz crackers and some excellent steaks. We felt like treasure hunters.

@@jdisch644 Because almost 15 years latter I believe that I in a strange way met Carl. We were in the old base exploring and found the medical room which was very distinctive as at one end there as a rack of audio tapes, each one being a description of a medical procedure. On one side of the room was a bed all made up ready for someone to clime into and on the bed was a pile of photos what looked as if someone had been looking through them and tossing each one down as they had finished. They were all B&W composite photos of the Mid Winter Party each one consisting of the guests table setting with their name, a photo of the person arriving (in tuxedo) and a third of the same person at the end of the party many of whom had clearly enjoyed themselves. On the very top was three copies of the same photo of Carl Disch. You must remember that this was the first trip down for that season so you imagen my surprise when the bloke with me who had also been there the previous season commented that he didnt remember them being there the last time he was there. I later checked this with another Kiwi who had also been there the previous season when I got back to New Zealand. He remembered the room due to the tapes and also stated that he did not remember the photos being there. I have often wondered and to this day still have one of those photos.