By the end of October they had crossed McMurdo Sound and advanced 60 miles (100 km) up the difficult Victoria Land coast, at which point they decided to concentrate all their efforts on reaching the Magnetic Pole.
Ved udgangen af oktober havde de krydset McMurdo-sundet og avancerede 60 miles (100 km) op over den vanskelige kyst ved Victoria Land, hvor de havde besluttet at koncentrere alle deres forsøg på at nå den magnetiske sydpol.