Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Pakutanga kwa1911, Mertz akaenda kuLondon kunosangana nenyanzvi yezvokuchera matongo yokuAustralia uye muongorori Douglas Mawson. Mawson, uyo akanga ashanda somunhu wepanyama mukati meErnest Shackleton's 1908<unk>1909 "Nimrod" rwendo
, akanga achironga rwendo rwake rwokuAntarctic.