Handbook for Explorers 10

Getting lost's the better part of getting there;
The other half's not knowing where you were
At first; or what it is you may discover -
God's word or a herb that'll provide a cure
For broken bones or dislocated minds -
As darkness wraps up the mountain face
Where you flounder, and contrary winds
Give loose advice; and confused, you tread space
And, falling, wonder how long until
You land; find, not oblivion but snow
To cushion you, and then guess you're still
Alive in a dead world of ice and rock,
At whose heart lurk new secrets to unlock.