PIONEERING 
when the temperature was lower with the air 
clear. The wind would find the tiniest open- 
ing in our clothing and pierce us with the force 
of driving needles. Our hoods froze to our 
growing beards and when we halted we had to 
break away the ice that had been formed by 
the congealing of our breaths and from the 
moisture of perspiration exhaled by our bodies. 
When we finally camped and built our igloos, 
it was not with any degree of comfort that we 
lay down to rest. Actually it was more com- 
fortable to keep on the march, and when we 
did rest it was fatigue that compelled. 
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