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Guest User 8/18/22 Guest User 8/18/22

History of Hut Systems in USA

A history of U.S. hut systems, including a table of chronological development in USA. This brief outline of the evolution of hut systems in USA is a placeholder for a more detailed piece which someone else will doubtless undertake someday. It would be a great topic for a graduate thesis or book.

Guest User 4/4/22 Guest User 4/4/22

AMC Huts & Unification of White Mountain Trails

The AMC’s system of eight huts and the network of trails in White Mountains of N.H. were developed concurrently. After a brief introduction, this piece links to Chapter 36 of Forest and Crag bu Guy and Laura Waterman (Appalachian Mountain Club Books, 1989) offers a fascinating look at how a cohesive regional trail system evolved over a period of about 20 years, 1910 – 1930 along with the AMC huts, the first in the USA.

Sam Demas & Laurel Bradley 4/4/22 Sam Demas & Laurel Bradley 4/4/22

Book Review: The Mountain Hut Book by Kev Reynolds

Review of excellent book about European Huts. With the Mountain Hut Book, the prolific and trusted guidebook author Kev Reynolds offers an enjoyable and highly informative tour of the hut experience, and recommends some favorite huts and hut to hut traverses.