Just because it was tiny, it even made it harder to find it in a snowstorm. When you are caught in a snowstorm without a guideline, it doesn't matter how well you know the location or outpost itself, because of the fact that you can't see more than 1 meter in front of you. You can barely open your eyes, you can't even find footsteps because snow will cover it in matter of seconds. Even Childs who was there for quite some time said that it is not possible for a human to find his way back without a guideline in that kind of weather.
come on, again. they lived there for months. he would find his way from his shack from memory even if he were blind. the camp was tiny, buildings are close to each other. it is not like he is in a large town which he is unfamiliar with...
Who Goes There describes how easy it is to be disoriented in the Antarctic, and particularly in a blizzard. Campbell writes of men being lost just 10 feet from safety. McReady was up to the task, I guess.
I guess he assumed that is why Nauls cut him loose from the towline because he discovered his clothes. I guess that is what MacReady was thinking, like what else could it be, why would he cut me loose unless he discovered my clothes in the furnace