The issue is beyond my power either to predict or to control." That afternoon Wild and I went out in the mist and snow to find a road to the north-east.

After many devious turnings to avoid the heavier pressure-ridges, we pioneered a way for at least a mile and a half.
and then returned by a rather better route to the camp.

The pressure now was rapid in movement and our floe was suffering from the shakes and jerks of the ice.

At 3 p.m., after lunch, we got under way, leaving Dump Camp a mass of debris.

The order was that personal gear must not exceed two pounds per man, and this meant that nothing but bare necessaries was to be taken on the march.