The weather was fine again on March 12, and they built a cairn for the depot.

The stores placed on this cairn comprised a six weeks' supply of biscuit and three weeks' full ration for three men, and three tins of oil.

Early in the afternoon the men resumed their march northwards and made three miles before camping.

"Our bags are getting into a bad state," wrote Mackintosh, "as it is some time now since we have had an opportunity of drying them.

We use our bodies for drying socks and such-like clothing, which we place inside our jerseys and produce when required.