Bilowgii 1911, Mertz wuxuu aaday London si uu ula kulmo cilmiga dhulka ee Australiyaanka ah Douglas Mawson. Mawson, oo u adeegay sidii fiisikis intii lagu jiray Ernest Shackleton 1908<unk>1909 "Nimrod" safar
, wuxuu qorsheynayay safarkiisa Antarctica.