In spite of effort to dissuade them, Garratt Skinner, Walter Hine and Pierre Delouvain had started yesterday for the Brenva climb.

They had taken porters with them as far as the sleeping-place upon the glacier rocks.

The porters had returned.

Chayne sent for them.
"Yes," they said.

"At half past two this morning, the climbing party descended from the rocks on to the ice-fall of the glacier.