Hut2Hut Archive
Includes articles/posts transferred from Hut2Hut.info about international topics, as well as some others that are not necessarily up to date or very substantive. These serve as an archive for the hut2hut.info website, which will eventually be decommissioned, but which has formed the foundation for the US Hut Alliance site and will be discontinued.
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New Zealand Country Study – Overview & Table of Contents
24 articles summarizing the results of an in-depth study of many aspects of NZ huts. Includes historical and operational perspectives, observations on tramping, culture, reviews of key books, profiles of 9 key players, and more.
Shelter from the Storm: dream team, genesis and impact
Background on the writing of one of the best books ever written about huts: Shelter from the Storm, by Shaun Barnett, Rob Brown, and Geoff Spearpoint. How the book came to be written, the authors, and the profound impact the book has had on the appreciation of huts in New Zealand.
Shaun Barnett: New Zealand Hut Hero
Profile of a leading photographer, tramper, writer and advocate. By far my best idea when planning a three month study tour of New Zealand huts was to read Shelter from the Storm and contact the authors. All three members of this Dream Team (Rob Brown, Robbie Burton, Geoff Spearpoint) were helpful, but Shaun’s thoughtful and generous email exchanges were spot-on in guiding me on who to talk with and where to go (i.e. what huts to visit!).
Book Review: “The Hut Builder”, by Laurence Fearnley
Review of a NZ novel in which a hut is a major character. A great example of the place of the hut in NZ culture.
Shelter from the Storm: book review part two
Part two of a review of this seminal work on New Zealand huts.
Shelter from the Storm: The Story of New Zealand’s Backcountry Huts: book review part 1
Review of the best book ever written about huts and about their connection to culture. A tour de force that changed the way Kiwis understood their hut culture. Must-read for folks interested in NZ huts.
New Zealand Hut Heroes: Robbie Burton
Profile of Robbie Burton, leader of Potton and Burton, who has played a key role in publishing Shelter from the Storm and other books about huts and tramping in NZ.