fly-foot

Updated: May 18, 2025

It was not necessary to climb any such precipices in ascending an iceberg, but there were some steep slopes, and up these the party were safely carried, one by one, by what they called their Fly-foot Sledge. After an hour or two of climbing, our party safely reached the topmost point of the iceberg, and began to gaze about them.

Frank Richard Stockton - The Great Stone of Sardis