The condition of the ice ahead was chaotic, for since the morning increased pressure had developed and the pack was moving and crushing in all directions.

So I gave the order to pitch camp for the night on flat ice, which, unfortunately, proved to be young and salty.
The older pack was too rough and too deeply laden with snow to offer a suitable camping-ground.

Although we had gained only one mile in a direct line, the necessary deviations made the distance travelled at least two miles, and the relays brought the distance marched up to six miles.

Some of the dog teams had covered at least ten miles.

I set the watch from 6 p.m.to 7 a.m., one hour for each man in each tent in rotation.
During the night snow fell heavily, and the floor-cloths of the tents got wet through, as the temperature had risen to +25ｰ Fahr.