CHAPTER VI

THE CONQUERING OF AORANGI—_continued_

Another Attack—Digging out the Frozen Tent—Camp on the Plateau—Finding a New Route—Blocked by a Wall of Rock—Some Acrobatic Performances—Defeat once more—Finding the Lost Swags—Return to the Hut—A Fourth Attempt—Back to the Plateau—Climbing by Lantern-Light—Loss of an Ice-Axe—The Final Ice-Cap gained—Retreat once more—A Terrible Storm 77