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CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME
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ON THE BEARDMORE GLACIER
Difficulties with Deep Snow—With Full Loads—After-effects of the Great Storm—A Fearful Struggle—Less Snow and Better Going—The Valley of the Beardmore—Wilson Snowblind—The Upper Glacier Basin—Return of the First Party—Upper Glacier Depôt |
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THE SUMMIT JOURNEY TO THE POLE
Pressures Under Mount Darwin—A Change for the Better—Lashly in a Crevasse—Fifteen Miles Not Enough!—Bad Running of a Sledge—Lost Time Made Up—Comfort of Double Tent—Last Supporting Party Returns—Hard Work on the Summit—Accident to Evans—The Members of the Party—Mishap to a Watch—A Chill in the Air—A Critical Time—Forestalled—At the Pole |
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THE RETURN FROM THE POLE
A Hard Time on the Summit—First Signs of Weakening—Difficulty in Following Tracks—Getting Hungrier—Accidents Multiply—Accident to Scott—The Ice-fall—End of the Summit Journey—Happy Moments on Firm Land—In a Maze of Crevasses—Mid-Glacier Depôt Reached—A Sick Comrade—Death of P.O. Evans |
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THE LAST MARCH
Snow Like Desert Sand—A Gloomy Prospect—No Help from the Wind—The Grip of Cold—Three Blows of Misfortune—From Bad to Worse—A Sick Comrade—Oates' Case Hopeless—The Death of Oates—Scott Frostbitten—The Last Camp—Farewell Letters—The Last Message |
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