i9"] WILSON SNOW BLIND 507 
in the hollows. We had to cross the waves in places 
30 feet from crest to hollow, and we did it by sitting on 
the sledge and letting her go. Thus we went down with 
a rush and our impetus carried us some way up the other 
side ; then followed a fearfully tough drag to rise the next 
crest. After two hours of this I saw a larger wave, the 
crest of which continued hard ice up the glacier; we 
reached this and got excellent travelling for 2 miles on 
it, then rose on a steep gradient, and so topped the pressure 
ridge. The smooth ice is again lost and we have patches 
of hard and soft snow with ice peeping out in places, 
cracks in all directions, and legs very frequently down. 
We have done very nearly 5 miles (gco.). 
Evening.— (Temp. - 12 0 .) (Height about 3500 above 
Barrier). After lunch decided to take the risk of sticking 
to the centre of the glacier, with good result. We travelled 
on up the more or less rounded ridge which I had selected 
in the morning, and camped at 6.30 with 12J stat. miles 
made good. This has put Mount Hope in the background 
and shows us more of the upper reaches. If we can keep 
up the pace, we gain on Shackleton, and I don't see any 
reason why we shouldn't, except that more pressure is 
showing up ahead. For once one can say < Sufficient for 
the day is the good thereof.' Our luck may be on the 
turn— I think we deserve it. In spite of the hard work 
everyone is very fit and very cheerful, feeling well fed 
and eager for more toil. Eyes are much better except 
poor Wilson's ; he has caught a very bad attack. Remem- 
bering his trouble on our last Southern journey, I fear he 
is in for a very bad time. 
