None of us had ever before heard the emperors utter any other than the most simple calls or cries, and the effect of this concerted effort was almost startling.
Then came a fateful day--Wednesday, October 27.

The position was lat.
69ｰ 5ｴ S., long.

51ｰ 30ｴ W.The temperature was -8.5ｰ Fahr., a gentle southerly breeze was blowing and the sun shone in a clear sky.
"After long months of ceaseless anxiety and strain, after times when hope beat high and times when the outlook was black indeed, the end of the 'Endurance' has come.

But though we have been compelled to abandon the ship, which is crushed beyond all hope of ever being righted, we are alive and well, and we have stores and equipment for the task that lies before us.

The task is to reach land with all the members of the Expedition.