Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-14

The next day we began the climb.
The first part of 1t was an easy task,
light stops and we'll filled mountain.
sides. 1t did not take a long time
for our willing dogs worked their way
up. Further up, we met with some
small but very steep glaciers. Here
We had to harness twenty dogs to
each sledge and take the four sledges
in two turns. In some places II was
so steep that It was difficult enough
to use our skis.
Some big crevices forced us from
time to time to mako detours. The
first day we climbed 1000 feet, the
next day mostly up some small glac.
iers, camping at a height OF $500 feet.
The third day we were obliged to
90 down on q mighty glacier, "Axel
Helberg's Glacier" which divided the
coast mountains and the mountains
further south.
The next day began the longest part
Of our climb. Many detours had 10
be made in order to avoid broad
cracks and crevices. These we're ap.
parently mostly filed up, as the
glaciers in all probability had long
ago stopped moving. but We had to be
very careful. never knowing for Ger.
tain how thick was the lawer that
covered them.
Our camp that night lay in very
picturesque surroundings at a heighth
Of 5000 feet. The glacier here was
narrowed in between the two 5000
feet high mountains, the "Frldtjof
Nansen" and the Don Pedro Christie.
pherson." From the bottom Of the
glacier rose mount "Ole Englstad'--
a big snow cone 13, 500 feet high.
The glacier was very much broken
in this comparatively narrow pass.
us from going further, but it was mo-
so serious as it appeared. Our dogs,
which up 10 this time had covered a
distance Of about 1000 kilometers, the
last few days very hard work, ran
this day 35 kilometers, the ascent be-
ing $500 feet, an almost incredible
record.
1t took US only four days from the
barrier to get up on the vast inland
plateau. We camped that night at a
} height OF 10000 feet. Here We had
J to kill twenty.four of our brave com
) panions and keep eighteen. six for
J each Of our three sledges.
We stopped here four days on &C.
. count Of bad weather. Tired OF this
/ we set out on the 2Sth OF November.
i On the 26th in a furious blizzard and
In n dopco opou, drift obcolutelv poth.
] ing was to be seen. but We felt that
contrary to expectations we were 60
ing fast down hill. The hypsometer
gave us a fall Of 800 feet.
The next day was similar. The
weather cleared a. little at dinner
time and exposed to our view a mighty
!. mountain range to the east, and not
D far off, only for a moment, and then
It disappeared in the dense snow
drift. On the 29th it Gained down
and the sun shone. though 1t was moi
y the only pleasant surprise he gave
In our.course stretched a big glacier
running toward the south. At Its
U eastern end was the mountain range
q going in q southeasterly direction. O
: the western part OF 1t no view was tt
be had, 1t being hidden in the dense
. fog. At the foot Of this glacier. the
e Devils Glacier" a depot for six day.
y was established. at 1921 degreei
q south latitude. The hypsometer in
dicated 5000 feet above sea level.
On November 80 We began to climl
the glacier. The lower part Of 1t wal
0 very much broken and dangerous
Moreover, the snow bridges very Otter
burst. From our camp that night w
had a splendid view over the mountain
to the east. There was "Helmer Han
l. sens Summit" the most remarkable
.. OF them all. It was 10000 feet higl
0. and covered with such broken glacier
Q that In all probabilities no foothol'
IT was to be found. oscar Wistings.
g "Sverre Hassels," and "Olav HAN
lands" mountains also lay here
beautifully Illuminated in the rays O
d the bright sun.
. In the distance, and only alternate
ly to be viewed in the fog, appeare'
from time to time Mount Nielsen.
Is with its SUBMITS and peaks abou
- $4,000 feet high.
70 We only saw the nearest surround
g ings. II took us three days to Sui
% mount the Devils glacier. always !!
q misty weather.
q On the LIST OF December we lei
II this broken glacier. with holes an
crevices without number. with 1t
% height Of 9.10O feet, Before US, look
ie Ing in the mist and snowdrift. like
e frozen sea. appeared a light. slopin
ice plateau filled with small hun