A sextant reading on 29 March of 85°56′N indicated that a week's travel had brought them 47 nautical miles (87 km; 54 mi) nearer to the pole, but also showed that their average daily distances were falling.
En ny sekstantmåling den 29. marts, som viste 85°56'N, indikerede, at den sidste uge havde færden ført dem 47 nautiske mil (87 km) nærmere Nordpolen, men den viste også, at deres daglige gennemsnit var faldet.