Hut of
the Month
We’re back in 2024 with a new hut each month. Join us as we showcase the making process and delve into the history of real backcountry huts.
March 2024
Ivory Lake Hut (photo by Jase Blair)
Ivory Lake Hut
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Waitaha Catchment, Westland |
Aotearoa’s highest altitude SF70 six bunk hut. Built in 1970 to aid the monitoring of glacier dynamics, the Ministry of Works airdropped in the SF70 chimney and all despite the alpine site.
It sits on concrete piles bolted to solid rock and a lean replaced the chimney to house the scientific equipment to help understand climate change.
︎ Watch Ivory Lake mini get built
| White Hut with red roof sitting on ‘concrete’ piles |
All orders will ship within 7 days
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2023 huts: Jan | Mar | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct 2024: Feb