Then he would use the Bluff depot as a base for the journey to Mount Hope, at the foot of the Beardmore Glacier, where the final depot was to be laid.
The party left Hut Point on the morning of October 9, the nine men hauling on one rope and trailing three loaded sledges.

They reached Safety Camp in the early afternoon, and, after repacking the sledges with a load of about 2000 lbs., they began the journey over the Barrier.

The pulling proved exceedingly heavy, and they camped at the end of half a mile.

It was decided next day to separate the sledges, three men to haul each sledge.

Mackintosh hoped that better progress could be made in this way.