Mates find refuge on the Antarctic ice

By Sean McComish
Updated June 12 2014 - 7:57am, first published 4:00am
Former staff members based on Australian Antarctic stations Alan Johnstone (left), Peter Menta and Colin King are hoping to connect with other former staff to hold a winter solstice get-together, similar to those conducted during their 12-month placements on the icy continent.140611RG17 Picture: ROB GUNSTONE
Former staff members based on Australian Antarctic stations Alan Johnstone (left), Peter Menta and Colin King are hoping to connect with other former staff to hold a winter solstice get-together, similar to those conducted during their 12-month placements on the icy continent.140611RG17 Picture: ROB GUNSTONE

MOST men in Antarctica were running away from something when Alan Johnstone first set foot on the ice. 

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