- We join Father on his expedition with Peary to the South Pole. We learn of the attitudes of Peary and his men toward the Eskimos, who they say are "like children" and should be treated as such. Gross, dude.
- Father agrees with Peary's assessment of the Eskimos. He watches the women strip off their clothes and run screaming onto the ice, trying to kill themselves. He watches the Eskimo men and women have intercourse without trying to hide it, and is amazed at the way the women participate. He thinks of his own wife back home and the quiet way she acts during sex.
- Father catches birds with the Eskimos and learns you can kill an auklet simply by tapping it on its breast.
- The expedition slogs forward over the ice, breaking trail with pickaxes as they make their way toward the Pole.
- Father has given Peary an American flag to mark the spot of the Pole. The trip has been rough on Father. Parts of his body freeze too easily, and he is one of the weaker members of the expedition.
- On the day when he is closest to the Pole, Peary chooses the best Eskimo guides and his assistant, Matthew Henson, to go forward and mark the actual spot. The rest stay behind or, like Father, are already back on the ship.
- Peary marks the spot of the Pole and plants the flag. In the picture, the men's faces are indistinguishable because of the bright sun and snow.