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Watching warily
“Night was upon us, and for an hour we plodded along in almost complete darkness, watching warily for signs of crevasses. Then about 8 p.m. a glow which we had seen behind the jagged peaks resolved itself into the full … Continue reading
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There could be no turning back now
“After a glance over the top I turned to the anxious faces of the two men behind me and said, “Come on, boys.” Within a minute they stood beside me on the ice-ridge. The surface fell away at a sharp … Continue reading
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Feeling the strain
“We were now feeling the strain of the unaccustomed marching. We had done little walking since January and our muscles were out of tune. Skirting the base of the mountain above us, we came to a gigantic bergschrund, a mile … Continue reading
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We retraced our steps
“The country to the east was a great snow upland, sloping upwards for a distance of seven or eight miles to a height of over 4000 ft. To the north it fell away steeply in glaciers into the bays, and … Continue reading
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I decided to go down
“We halted there to eat a bit of biscuit while we discussed whether we would go down and cross the flat surface of the lake, or keep on the ridge we had already reached. I decided to go down, since … Continue reading
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Lit by electric light
“Men lived in houses lit by electric light on the east coast. News of the outside world waited us there, and, above all, the east coast meant for us the means of rescuing the twenty-two men we had left on … Continue reading
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We roped ourselves together
“We roped ourselves together as a precaution against holes, crevasses, and precipices, and I broke trail through the soft snow. With almost the full length of the rope between myself and the last man we were able to steer an … Continue reading
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Weak party
“We were going to leave a weak party behind us in the camp. Vincent was still in the same condition, and he could not march. McNeish was pretty well broken up. The two men were not capable of managing for … Continue reading
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In the event of my not surviving (3)
Letter from Shackleton to McNeish, written in McNeish’s notebook: “May 18, 1916 South Georgia Sir I am about to try to reach Husvik on the East Coast of this island for relief of our party. I am leaving you in … Continue reading
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The Primus lamp filled with oil for 6 hot meals The small hoosh pot Two compasses A pair of binoculars Rope: A total length of 50 feet when knotted McNeish’s adze, to be used as an ice axe Worsley’s chronometer … Continue reading
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