i9xx] LASIILY IN A CREVASSE 519 
the first hour and a half we went along in fine style. Then 
we started up a rise, and to our annoyance found ourselves 
amongst crevasses once more — very hard, smooth neve 
between high ridges at the edge of crevasses, and therefore 
very difficult to get foothold to pull the sledges. Got our 
ski sticks out, which improved matters, but we had to 
tack a good deal and several of us went half down. After 
half an hour of this I looked round and found the second 
sledge halted some way in rear — evidently someone had 
gone into a crevasse. We saw the rescue work going on, 
but had to wait half an hour for the party to come up, 
and got mighty cold. It appears that Lashly went down 
very suddenly, nearly dragging the crew with him. The 
sledge ran on and jammed the span so that the Alpine 
rope had to be got out and used to pull Lashly to the 
surface again. Lashly says the crevasse was 50 feet 
deep and 8 feet across, in form U, showing that the 
word 'unfathomable' can rarely be applied. Lashly 
is 44 to-day and as hard as nails. His fall has not even 
disturbed his equanimity. 
After topping the crevasse ridge we got on a better 
surface and came along fairly well, completing over 
7 miles (gco.) just before I o'clock. We have risen 
nearly 250 feet this morning ; the wind was strong and 
therefore trying, mainly because it held the sledge; 
it is a little lighter now. 
Night. Camp No. 47. Bar. 2ri8. T. -7 0 . I am 
so replete that I can scarcely write. After sundry luxuries, 
such as chocolate and raisins at lunch, we started off well,' 
but soon got amongst crevasses, huge snowfields roadways 
