 What does Baron think was one of the mistakes Claney's team made?
Across to the right was a group that Baron knew vaguely—Andean climbers, or at least two of them were. F. No permanent installation with a human crew could survive at either extreme. The Major was counting on Sanderson knowing something about Mercury as well as the Sun when we camped at the Lab to make final preparations. Anyway, Stone had borrowed three men from the Lab, and had the supplies and equipment all lined up when we got there, ready to check and test. But the only way to avoid it is to travel over the Pole, which would lose us days and offer us no guarantee of less activity to the west. The trick was to find a passage that avoided those upheavals as far as possible.
 Asking McIvers to be on the team
 Trying to cross on foot  Using suits with fiberglass lining  Not counting on the Bugs for protection  Asking McIvers to be on the team