TherewerefivepeopleonJade’steam.Herfather,Paul,wasontheteam.Paulisanexplorer,too.EricPhilipswastheir guide.

Theroutestarteduphill.Jadestruggledtomovehersled.Thewindwassostrongandsoloudthatshehadtoscreamtobeheard.Shefeltlikeshewasstandingstill.Yet,Jadewaspullingwithallher might.

Thegroundwasslippery.Whentheyweren’tskiing,Jadeandherteamworespikesonthebottomsoftheirboots.Thespikesdugintothe ice.

Theyclimbedhigher.Theymovedthroughthemountains.Theyfoundridgesofice,likefrozenwaves.Thesehadbeenformedbywind.Crossingthemseemed impossible.

Atlast,theyreachedthehighestpointintheirclimb.Jadeknewnoonehadbeentherebefore.Yet,theSouthPolewasstillfar away.

ThegreatestdangersforJade’steamweredeepcracksburiedbysnow.Theteamcarriedropes.Attimes,theyropedthemselvestogetherincasesomebodyfellintooneofthose cracks.

Oneday,Jadeheardayell.Whatwasthat?Ateammemberhadfallenintoacrack!Hewashangingontotheedgewithhisfingers.Jadeandtheteamcamerunning.Luckily,hewasabletopullhimself up.