Sama Hut

Overview

 

Region: South East

 

Location: Mount Wellington

 

Where: 15 minutes drive from Hobart

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Walk time: 30 minutes

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Walk distance: 1-2 km

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Difficulty level: Easy

25 September 2016

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Third time lucky…Today I managed to find Sama Hut which is also known as Tyson's Hut, Lost World Hut and the A Frame Hut.

This triangular looking hut was built in 1968-1969 by Jeff Tyson with the help of his brother and a mate. Tyson used a lot of blood, sweat and tears carrying all the materials in to build the hut from the Glenorchy track head - not an easy feat by any means as there would have been a lot of walking through thick scrub.

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Today it is used by climbers and all sorts of adventurers.  In the heart of the Tasmanian winter it can be made cosy by lighting the fireplace whilst have a warm cup of soup beside the glowing embers -another great little hut with a lot of history.

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OTHER:

Please treat the hut with respect and remove any rubbish you take in.

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TAGS: Emergency shelter, Mountains, Rock scree, Secret huts, Snow