Duk da wahalar da suka fuskanta, jam'iyyar ta ci gaba sosai har sai, a ranar 17 ga Fabrairu kimanin mil 10 (16 km) daga cikin ajiyar Bluff, guguwar dusar ƙanƙara ta dakatar da su. Sun kasance a cikin alfarwa na tsawon kwanaki biyar, wanda lokacin da kayan aikin su suka ƙare. A cikin matsananciyar damuwa, jam'iyyar ta bar alfarwa a rana mai zuwa, amma ba da daɗewa ba zai yiwu Mackintosh da Spencer-Smith su ci gaba da tafiya. Joyce, Richards da Hayward sun yi tafiya ta cikin guguwa zuwa Bluff, suna barin marasa lafiya a cikin alfarwa a ƙarƙashin kulawar Wild. Wannan tafiya mai nisan kilomita 20 (32 km) ya ɗauki su mako guda don kammala. Sun dawo tare da abinci da man fetur don tallafawa abokansu, kuma suka ci gaba da tafiya. A cikin ɗan gajeren lokaci Mackosh ya shiga Spencer-Smith a kan sledge, kuma kafin Hayward ya fadi, ya mutu.
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