The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-03-22

iight stops and well filed mountain
sides. II did not take long tim,
for our willing dogs worked their wa,
up. Further up. we met with SONS
small but very steep glaciers. Here
we had to harness twenty dogs X
each siedge and take the four sledgel
In two turns. In some places IL was
so steep that II was difficult enough
TO use our skis.
Some big crevices forced us from
time 70 time 10 make detours. The
first day we climbed 1000 feet, the
next day mostly up some small glac-
| iers, camping at a height Of 1900 feet.
The third day we were obliged to
80 down on mighty glacier, "Axel
Heiberg'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 TO
be made in order to avoid broad
cracks and creyices. These were APP
parently mostly filled 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 $1,000
feet high mountains, the "Fridtjof
Nansen" and the Don Pedro Christie.
pherson." From the bottom OF the
glacier rose mount cole Englstad"--
big snow cone 1850 feet high.
The glacier was very much broken
In this comparatively narrow pass,
The mighty creyices seemed to stop
us from going further, but it was not
80 serious as II appeared. Our dogs,
which up TO 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.
i took US only four days from the
barrier to get UP on the vast inland
plateau. We camped that night at
height of 10000 feet Here we had
70 kill twenty.four Of our brave com.
Danions and keep eighteen, six for
Zach of our three sledges.
We stopped here four days on &C.
'ount Of bad weather. Tired OF this |
We set out on the 2Sth of November.
On the 26th In a furious blizzard and |
II a dense snow drift absolutely moth.
ng was TO be seen, but we felt that I
ontrary 10 expectations we were go.
ng fast down hill. The hypsometer
ave us a fall of 800 feet.
The next day was similar. The
weather. cleared little at dinner
ime and exposed to our view mighty
mountain range to the east, and not |
ar off, only for a moment, and then
I disappeared in the dense snow. |
rift On the 29th 1t Gained down |
md the sun shone. though It was not
the only pleasant surprise he gave.
In our couraa stretched big glacier
running toward the south. At its
eastern end was the mountain range
going In a southeasterly direction. OF
the western part of 1t no view was ito
BIO had, II being hidden In the dense
fog. At the foot of this glacier the
Devils Glacier" depot for six days
was established. at 1921 degrees
south latitude, The hypsometer In.
Heated 5000 feet above sea level.
On November 80 we began to climb
The glacier. The lower part of It was
very much broken and dangerous. |
Moreover, the snow bridges very often |
BURST, From our camp that night we |
lad splendid view over the mountain |
o the east. There was "Helmer Han. |
lens Summit" the most remarkable !
VI them all. It was 10000 feet high |
md covered with such broken glaciers
hat in all probabilities no foothold
vas to be found. oscar Wistings,"
Sverre Hassels," and "olav Hian,
ands" mountains also lay here,
illuminated in the rays of
he bright sun.
In the distance, and only alternate.
y to be viewed in the fog. appeared
rom time to time Mount Nielsen"
With It's SUBMITS and peaks about
5000 feet high.
We only saw the nearest surround.
ugs. It took us three days to sur.
mount the Devils glacier, always in
misty weather.
On the LIST of December we left
his broken glacier, with holes and
revices without number, with it's
eight of 9,100 feet. Before us, look.
ng In the mist and snowdrift, like a
roaen sea, appeared light, sloping
&c plateau filled with small hum.
locks.
The walk over this frozen sea was
lot pleasant, The ground under us
vas quite hollow, and it sounded as
hough We were walking on the bot.
oms OF empty barrels. AS it was, a
nan fell through. then couple of
ogs. We could not use our skis on
his polished ice. Sledges had the
est Of II,
The place got the name the Devils
Dancing Room" This part of our
march was the most unpleasant. On
We got our greatest height,
rrr5rs44ug IN the hypsnrpnf.- nra -. !