Scott's Last Expedition, Vol. 2 of 2: Being the Reports of the Journeys and the Scientific Work Undertaken by Dr. E. A. Wilson and the Surviving Members of the Expedition (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Scott's Last Expedition, Vol. 2 of 2: Being the Reports of the Journeys and the Scientific Work Undertaken by Dr. E. A. Wilson and the Surviving Members of the ExpeditionCherry-garrard's Diary - Brushing down the Tent - The Barrier Edge - Ice Waves of the Barrier - Bowers' Meteoro logical Record - Remarkable Aurora - Clothes Frozen Hard - Lowest Temperature Recorded - Between Mt. Terror and Pressure Ridges - Absence of Tide Crack - Revised Rations Approaching the Knoll - Site of the Hut - Building the Hut High Winds - Among the Pressure Ridges - The Hut Rooted in - Through Hole and Gully - At the Emperor Rookery The Penguins' Eggs - Night in the Igloo - The Tent Blown Away - The Stove Fails - The Roof Goes - Recovery of the Tent - Unsheltered in the Storm - Little Gear Lost Personal Sufferings - Pressures and Crevasses Again - The Sense of Destiny - Past Terror Point - The Barrier Shudder - Clearer Surface and Warmer Marching - Hut Point Again - Back at Cape Evans - State of the sleeping-bags - Daily Routine - The Hardest Journey on Record.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.