CHAPTER XVII 
ON THE BEARDMORE GLACIER 
Sunday, December 10. — Camp 32.* I was very anxious 
about getting our loads forward over such an appalling 
surface, and that wc have done so is mainly due to the 
ski. I roused everyone at 8, but it was noon before all 
the readjustments of load had been made and we were 
ready to start. The dogs carried 600 lbs. of our weight 
besides the depot (200 lbs.). It was greatly to my surprise 
when wc — my own party — with a 'one, two, three together' 
started our sledge, and we found it running fairly easily 
behind us. We did the first mile at a rate of about 2 miles 
an hour, having previously very carefully scraped and 
dried our runners. The day was gloriously fine and we 
* While Day and Hooper, of the cx -Motor Party, had turned back 
011 November and Mearcs and Dcmctri with the dogs ascended above 
the Lower Glacier Depot before returning on December XX, the Southern 
Party and its supports were organised successively as follows : — 
December 10. leaving Shambles Camp — 
Sledge 1. Scott, Wilson, Oatcs, and P.O. Evans. 
Sledge 2. E. Evans, Atkinson, Wright, Lashly. 
Sledge 3. Bowers, Cherry-Garrard, Crcan, Kcohane. 
December 21 at Upper Glacier Dcpdt — 
Slrdge 1. Scott, Wilson. Oates, P.O. Evans. 
Sledge 2. E. Evans, Bowers, Crean, Lashly; while Atkinson, 
Wright, Cherry-Garrard and Keohanc returned. 
January 4, 150 miles from the Pole — 
Sledge i. Scott, Wilson, Oatcs, Bowers, P.O. Evans; while 
E. Evans. Crean, and Lashly returned. 
