from the ship, and there we set about making a camp for the night.

But about 7 p.m., after the tents were up, the ice we were occupying became involved in the pressure and started to split and smash beneath our feet.

I had the camp moved to a bigger floe about 200 yds.

away, just beyond the bow of the ship.

Boats, stores, and camp equipment had to be conveyed across a working pressure-ridge.