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SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDTnON [J ANUARY 
while Wright was an expert in traversing snow-clad 
country, for he often spent his vacations from Toronto 
University surveying in the Canadian backwoods. 
Next may I introduce Tryggve Gran, the youngest and 
yet the most travelled officer in the Expedition except 
our leader himself. Interested in sport, travel, music, litera- 
ture, and languages, 'Trigger' never let a day pass without 
enlivening our march by some of his many adventures. 
Of the two petty officers, Edgar Evans coached the 
first party, all of whom were new chums, in Antarctic 
sledging. He was one of the Discovery men and was an 
ideal sledge mate ; while Forde, another giant of the navy, 
was sledge master on our Granite Harbour journey. 
It is interesting to note that the six men represented 
six nationalities. Debenham and Wright come from 
Australia and Canada ; Gran is a hardy Norseman ; Forde 
is Irish; Evans came from Cardiff; while I was the only 
member born in England. If I have dwelt on this question of 
fersonnel^ it is because it is so important a factor in explora- 
tion, and these few words help to explain the unbroken 
harmony which existed during our six months' sledging. 
On January 26, 191 1, Captain Scott handed to me 
the Sledging Orders governing our movements on the 
first Western Journey. They give a comprehensive account 
of what we actually carried out, and I therefore insert them 
here, omitting only a paragraph concerning Hut Point. 
' Dear Taylor, 
' I purpose to disembark a sledge-party of which 
you will have charge, on the sea ice of McMurdo Sound 
as near the Ferrar Glacier as possible. 
