![]() The suggestion was not made for my own sake, and I am not sure that it even occurred to me again. ![]() They had not, however, attached the additional rope to rocks, and nothing was said about it. Only one man was moving at a time when he was firmly planted the next advanced, and so on. They requested me to write them down, and moved off while it was being done.Ī few minutes afterwards I tied myself to young Peter, randown after the others, and caught them just as they were commencing the descent of the difficult part. The party was being arranged in the above order whilst I was sketching the summit, and they had finished, and were waiting for me to be tied in line, when some one remembered that our names had not been left in a bottle. He approved the idea, but it was not definitely settled that it should be done. I suggested to Hudson that we should attach a rope to the rocks on our arrival at the difficult bit, and hold it as we descended, as an additional protection. Douglas was placed next, and old Peter, the strongest of the remainder, after him. ![]() We agreed that it would be best for Croz to go first, and Hadow second Hudson, who was almost equal to a guide in sureness of foot, wished to be third Lord F. Hudson and I again consulted as to the best and safest arrangement of the party. ![]()
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