With Senior_Lo and Quad14 dying over and over on the way back, Basket holds their base alone, goes caving for diamonds and redstone, and waits for a call.
Basket finally reaches Senior_Lo and Quad14's base, talks bases and walkie talkies, plans a move, and goes in after Senior_Lo when Senior_Lo gets stuck in a building.
Basket leaves the hidey-hole to look for people, builds a Nether portal and finds the Ice Road, a fast tunnel that strings other players' bases together.