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Archive for category: Hillary’s Hut

Kiwis Visit Sir Ed’s Hut through Virtual Reality

December 19, 2021 - Hillary's Hut, News Story

Over the last year the Trust has been touring our fully immersive virtual reality experience of Sir Edmund Hillary’s Antarctic hut around New Zealand.

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Virtual Reality Allows Immersive Access in Antarctica

May 8, 2019 - Hillary's Hut, Media Releases, News Story
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Prime Minister Launches ‘Hillary’s Antarctica’

November 1, 2018 - Hillary's Hut, News Story

The Trust was honoured to have New Zealand Prime Minister Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern launch a new book, ‘Hillary’s Antarctica’, at an event in the New Zealand Parliament Grand Hall in late October.

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Raising the Roof

March 27, 2018 - Antarctic Blog, Hillary's Hut, News Story

Antarctic Heritage Trust has finished the last major job of saving Sir Edmund Hillary’s hut at Scott Base – installing a new roof.

The Trust raised nearly a million dollars to save the hut, also known as the TAE/IGY Hut, which was built by a team under Sir Ed’s leadership in 1957 just before his famous dash to the South Pole.

While working to conserve Hillary’s (TAE) Hut in 2016, the need for a weather-tight long-term roofing solution was identified.

Programme Manager Al Fastier says the Trust wanted the roofing solution to last a minimum of 35 years but more likely 50 to 100 years. A plan was then developed to overclad the historic roof, meaning the original roof remained intact.

A key feature of the newly restored hut is the painted aluminium roof, complete with new battens painted in the original bright orange.

“It gives it a real point of difference,” says Fastier, a long time visitor to the ice.

Assembling the battens for the roofAntarctic Heritage Trust

Assembling the battens for the roof

For specialist Standing Seam roofer, Mike Burgess, the conditions provided a job unlike anything he had ever tackled.

“I’ve never been that cold,” says Burgess, who had to race indoors on the odd occasion to regain feeling in his hands.

The project manager for Architectural Metalformers is used to working through complicated roofing projects in rural, commercial and urban environments – less so in the world’s harshest environment.

“The opportunity to waterproof such an important New Zealand building with our product, while endeavouring to make it visually similar to the original aesthetic could not be passed up, regardless of the weather complexities,” Burgess says.

Not one to opt out of a challenge, Burgess combined his more than 20 years in the business, with further research, to come up with the robust long term waterproof roofing solution.

The Trust acknowledges, Architectural Metalformers, Pacific Coilcoaters, Sika NZ, Nexus Foams and Dulux New Zealand for their donated products and technical assistance.

Chris Ansin, Al Fastier and Geoff Cooper taking a break on the roof of the hut.Antarctic Heritage Trust

Chris Ansin, Al Fastier and Geoff Cooper taking a break on the roof of the hut.

Antarctic Programme Manager Al Fastier working on the roofAntarctic Heritage Trust

Antarctic Programme Manager Al Fastier working on the roof

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Final Touches go on Sir Ed’s Antarctic Hut

December 19, 2017 - Hillary's Hut, Media Releases, News Story

The Trust raised nearly a million dollars to save the hut, also known as the TAE/IGY Hut, which was built by a team under Sir Ed’s leadership in 1957 just before his famous dash to the South Pole. The fundraising campaign included a 2012-kilometre tractor journey from Piha Beach to Mount Cook, collecting donations on the way.

Hillary's hut

Assembling the battens for the roof

The team are now thrilled to have completed conservation work on an iconic piece of Kiwi history.

New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust programme manager Al Fastier says it’s been a long and successful road to save the hut and conserve the hundreds of artefacts within it.

“As a historic site, its significance is that it’s the birthplace of New Zealand’s presence in Antarctica and the link to Sir Ed’s famous tractor trip to the South Pole.”

Antarctic Programme Manager Al Fastier working on the roofAntarctic Heritage Trust

Antarctic Programme Manager Al Fastier working on the roof

New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust programme manager Al Fastier says it’s been a long and successful road to save the hut and conserve the hundreds of artefacts within it.

“As a historic site, its significance is that it’s the birthplace of New Zealand’s presence in Antarctica and the link to Sir Ed’s famous tractor trip to the South Pole.”

While working to conserve Hillary’s Hut last season, the need for a weather-tight long-term roofing solution was identified.

Fastier says the Trust wanted the roofing solution to last a minimum of 35 years but more likely 50 to 100 years. A plan was then developed to overclad the historic roof, meaning the original roof remained intact.

Antarctic Youth Ambassador Chris Ansin working on the hut roofAntarctic Heritage Trust

Antarctic Youth Ambassador Chris Ansin working on the hut roof

A key feature of the newly restored hut is the painted aluminium roof, complete with new battens painted in the original bright orange.

“It gives it a real point of difference,” says Fastier, a long time visitor to the ice.

For Fastier, there was an even greater connection to the restoration effort, New Zealand and Hillary, given he slept in the hut on his first trip to the ice in 1987.

Chris Ansin, Al Fastier and Geoff Cooper taking a break on the roof of the hut.Antarctic Heritage Trust

Chris Ansin, Al Fastier and Geoff Cooper taking a break on the roof of the hut.

As if the project itself did not provide enough of a challenge, the team had to work around extreme weather systems that included snow and wind storms.

Temperatures averaged -8 to 15 degrees Celsius during the project, with a few -25 and -30 degree Celsius days thrown into the mix.

For specialist Standing Seam roofer, Mike Burgess, the conditions provided a job unlike anything he had ever tackled.

“I’ve never been that cold,” says Burgess, who had to race indoors on the odd occasion to regain feeling in his hands.

The project manager for Architectural Metalformers is used to working through complicated roofing projects in rural, commercial and urban environments in and around Auckland – and less so in the world’s harshest environment.

When he was granted the opportunity to join the conservation effort, Burgess did not hesitate to accept.

“The opportunity to waterproof such an important New Zealand building with our product, while endeavouring to make it visually similar to the original aesthetic could not be passed up, regardless of the weather complexities,” Burgess says.

Not one to opt out of a challenge, Burgess combined his more than 20 years in the business, with further research, to come up with the robust long term waterproof roofing solution.

Burgess and Architectural Metalformers offered their time free of charge.

Having now returned from the ice, Burgess remains under the Antarctic spell.

“It’s been an experience that I will never forget, images and my words certainly don’t do it justice” he says.

“The scale, beauty and the history of the Antarctic – I’ve been bitten by the bug.”

Burgess and the Trust would also like to thank Pacific Coilcoaters, Sika NZ and Nexus Foams for their donated products and technical assistance.

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Hillary’s Hut Wins Award

May 12, 2017 - Hillary's Hut, Media Releases

We are delighted to have won the International category of the 31st annual Dulux Colour Awards for Hillary’s Hut. Sixty years on from when Hillary’s (TAE/IGY) Hut was the first building at New Zealand’s Scott Base, its retro colours are again shining bright… In the whitest white of an Antarctic snow storm, finding shelter fast can be the difference between life and death. In 1957, the intense orange and yellow of Sir Edmund Hillary’s Hut at New Zealand’s Scott Base was a beacon to those caught out by the weather.

Hillary's hut

Hillary’s hut

Hillary’s Hut, also known as the TAE/IGY Hut, was the first building erected at Scott Base. It was only recently returned to those original colours and last night won the International category ofthe 31st annual Dulux Colour Awards in Melbourne. Antarctic Heritage Trust Executive Director Nigel Watson says they’re delighted. “The award celebrates an iconic site and is recognition of the extreme lengths we went to, with Dulux, to recreate the original paintwork. This started with the careful stripping of the outer paint layers to reveal the original Berger colours and then working with Dulux to create an exact match.” The Trust’s team had the honour of naming the exterior colours mixed to match the originals:

  • Pram Point –the yellow is named after the geographic location of Scott Base
  • Sno-cat –after the orange tracked vehicles used on the Trans-Antarctic Expedition

The painting was undertaken as part of the Antarctic Heritage Trust’s conservation of Hillary’s Hut. Almost 600 artefacts were also conserved with the work completed in time for Scott Base’s 60th anniversary in January of this year.The Trust’s Programme Manager Al Fastier says the restoration was an enormous undertaking. “Painting in sub-zero conditions was a major challenge, with wind chill or storm conditions often making it impossible to work outside. With persistence and cold fingers, the team achieved a remarkable transformation -even using brushes rather than rollers to replicate a 1950’s finish.” Sir Edmund Hillary led the establishment of Scott Base and ‘wintered over’ in the hut as part of New Zealand’s involvement with the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition and the International Geophysical Year. The hut was repainted green, along with the rest of Scott Base, in 1965/66. Nigel Watson says returning Hillary’s Hut to its original retro colours not only reflects its history, it makes a visible statement. “The bright, retro colours mean Hillary’s Hut stands out among the almost exclusively modern, green-painted buildings of Scott Base, drawing attention to its unique standing as the birthplace of Scott Base”. In addition to the exterior, the five main spaces inside the hut –mess room, radio room, Sir Ed’s room, the kitchen and cold porch –were all repainted in a multitude of colours, as specified on the original architectural plans. The Dulux Colour Awards are Australasia’s premier showcase of inspirational colour application in built environments

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Saving Hillary’s Hut

March 19, 2017 - Hillary's Hut, Media Releases

On Friday 20 January 2017 the residents of New Zealand’s Scott Base celebrated the base’s 60 year anniversary by taking a tour through the recently restored Hillary’s (TAE/IGY) Hut.

Antarctic Heritage Trust’s team of 12 worked more than 5700 hours on the major conservation of the building over the summer season. The work started in November 2016 following a successful fundraising campaign to save the site, the legacy of the Commonwealth Trans- Antarctic Expedition (1956-1958).

A stunning photo taken by renowned New Zealand photographer Jane Ussher following the completion of the TAE Hut restoration.Jane Ussher

A stunning photo taken by renowned New Zealand photographer Jane Ussher following the completion of the TAE Hut restoration.

The New Zealand Government and Antarctica New Zealand asked the Trust to take on the care and conservation of the hut, including raising funds for its restoration and long term maintenance.

“It’s an iconic slice both of polar and Kiwi history that could have been lost. Now, thanks to our many supporters from around the world it will be there to inspire future generations to explore and push their boundaries like Sir Ed did,” says the Trust’s Executive Director Nigel Watson.

Extensive planning and research was undertaken by the Trust in preparation for the conservation work. Originally designed to last only twenty years, after sixty years the building had a number of issues including deteriorating asbestos wall and ceiling linings, a leaking roof, snow ingress, and melt water under the foundations.

Care was taken to retain and reinstate original building materials after the asbestos was removed. Where new material was essential, modern material was chosen that was as close as possible to the original finish and appearance.

The 1980’s pitched roof addition was removed and the original flat roof structure was reinstated. Exterior vents and flues were repaired and replaced. The Trust worked closely with Dulux New Zealand to match original TAE-era paint samples and colour swatches, before repainting the exterior and interior of the building in the bold shades of the 1950s.

View the restoration gallery.

Hillary's Hut featuring its original colours, renamed by the Trust as 'Pram Point (yellow) and 'Sno-cat' (orange).Antarctic Heritage Trust

Hillary’s Hut featuring its original colours, renamed by the Trust as ‘Pram Point (yellow) and ‘Sno-cat’ (orange).

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Prime Minister Launches Conservation Plan

March 17, 2015 - Hillary's Hut, Media Releases

Today, New Zealand Prime Minister Rt Hon John Key has launched the Antarctic Heritage Trust’s Conservation Plan for Hillary’s Hut, in front of more than 125 Antarcticansat Parliament.

Hillary’s Hut, ‘Hut A’, forms part of New Zealand’s first scientific facility at Scott Base. It is the original remaining building established with the support of the New Zealand Government for the country’s involvement in the Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58 and International Geophysical Year 1957-58. It is designated as a Historic Monument under the Antarctic Treaty in recognition of its importance in the history of exploration and science in Antarctica.

NZ flagAntarctic Heritage Trust

NZ flag

The event was hosted by Hon Maggie Barry, Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage and included surviving members of the Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58 and International Geophysical Year 1957-58and members of Sir Edmund Hillary’s family.

This conservation work is of great significance to New Zealand’s history. “Sir Ed was the patron of the Antarctic Heritage Trust up until his passing. We are honoured to have the opportunity,in partnership with Antarctica New Zealand, to conserve the origins of Scott Base once we secure the necessary funding,” says Nigel Watson, Executive Director, Antarctic Heritage Trust.

The Conservation Plan was written by a team of authors under the leadership of Conservation Architect Chris Cochran, and peer reviewed by international experts.

In 2012 the Trust signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Antarctica New Zealand to manage this conservation work, including all fundraising for the site. Work will commence in the Antarctic summer of 2016-17 subject to the Trust securing funds.

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Hillary Tractor Secured in Public Private Partnership

March 13, 2015 - Hillary's Hut, Media Releases

A Ferguson tractor, used by Sir Edmund Hillary’s party at the newly-constructed Scott Base during the British Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955 –58,has been secured for public ownership through a public private partnership between Canterbury Museum, the Antarctic Heritage Trust and the Commodore Hotel Christchurch.

Museum Director Anthony Wright says the tractor, part of a private collection auctioned in Christchurch this morning, is one of the most significant items from this era to have come on the market in the last 20 years. Canterbury Museum already holds the world’s most comprehensive collection of items from the heroic age of Antarctic exploration and discovery and many items from the Trans-Antarctic Expedition including a Tucker Sno-cat and one of the tractors used by Hillary’s polar party which was the first motorised vehicle to reach the South Pole overland.

Hillary tractorAntarctic Heritage Trust

Hillary tractor

The tractor will be put on display at the Commodore Hotel as an attraction for hotel guests, many of whom are en route to Antarctica, until the Museum has space to show it in an expanded Antarctic exhibition. The tractor will also be made available to the Museum’s long-term partner, the Antarctic Heritage Trust,to support their marketing and fundraising activities including their project to conserve Hillary’s hut in Antarctica.

“It’s fantastic that the Museum has been able to secure this outstanding item of national importance for permanent public ownership with the help of private partners,” says Mr Wright. “The Museum will benefit in the short-term by having the tractor cared for and displayed at the Commodore until we have sufficient space to exhibit it in the Museum.”

The Museum used funding from the M. C. Richards Bequest,left to the Museum specifically to acquire Antarctic objects, to purchase the tractor. The Commodore Hotel has contributed to the acquisition cost as a gift to the people of Canterbury through the Museum. The commercial terms of the agreement between the Museum, the Antarctic Heritage Trust and the Commodore Hotel are confidential.

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The team's next flight to the Falkland Islands has been delayed by two days, so they will be spending a little more time exploring Punta Arenas before joining their ship in the Falklands and sailing for South Georgia.

📸 Inspiring Explorers with our Antarctic Youth Coalition hosts. Kelly Davenport and Sasha Cheng with the bow of the 'Yelcho', the ship that rescued Shackleton's remaining men from Elephant Island. Clockwise Henry Conquer, Savannah de Vos, Porohu Hagai Noa, and Lily Green kiss the foot to ensure they return to this incredible region. Cole Yeoman points south to Antarctica. © AHT

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❄️During the Trans Antarctic Expedition, ‘Endurance’ became trapped in Weddell Sea ice for 10 months, eventually sinking in November 1915.
🛶 Shackleton and his crew found themselves stranded on ice floes for nearly six months, eventually boarding lifeboats and navigating rough conditions to reach Elephant Island.
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🌊Shackleton, ‘Endurance’ Captain Frank Worsley, and a team of four embarked on an 800-mile journey in the 'James Caird' lifeboat, braving the roughest ocean in the world, to reach South Georgia Island.
🏔 Overcoming treacherous terrain, Shackleton, Worsley, and Crean crossed the rugged, unexplored interior of the island in one arduous push, descending to safety and civilization at Stromness Whaling Station to raise the alarm.🔔
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✈️ After a long flight our Inspiring Explorers ✈️ After a long flight our Inspiring Explorers Expedition™ team (and all their luggage - yay!) have arrived in Santiago, Chile. ✈️

Tomorrow the next leg of our journey will take the team to the Antarctic Gateway City of Punta Arenas, Chile. 🇨🇱

Thanks to Inspiring Explorers™ Programme Partners, @MetServiceNZ and @RoyalSocietynz . Logistics provided by @antarctica_21 .

📸 (L-R) South Georgia Inspiring Explorers Expedition™ team members Sasha Cheng, Te Aroha Devon, Rose Lasham, Jenny Sahng, Savannah de Vos, and Henry Conquer in Santiago, Chile © AHT

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During this event, visitors will have the opportunity to embark on a captivating audio and visual journey through 'Aurora Waiata' an installation crafted by artist Jason O’Hara. Made possible by @antarctica.nz�, O'Hara's imaginative and poetic response to the Aurora Australis will bring the experience of the southern lights - Tahu-nui-ā Rangi, the great fires of ancestors whose canoes ventured far to the south - to the community, making it a highlight of the Days of Ice.

Every day during lunchtime, two remarkable films will be screening: 'Te Whakairo - Ngā Kī o Te Tai Ao - The Carvings Carry the Stories of the World' and 'Antarctica from Above' narrated by Lucy Lawless. The latter film explores Antarctica’s Ross Sea Coast and stunning Subantarctic islands in a visual symphony.�
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“It is in our nature to explore, to reach out to “It is in our nature to explore, to reach out to the unknown” – Shackleton

🌟 Today, we bid farewell and wish the best of luck to our incredible team of 22 young New Zealanders embarking on a journey to honour the legacy of one of the greatest explorers, Sir Ernest Shackleton. 🌟

Their expedition will take them from New Zealand to Santiago (Chile), then to Punta Arenas in Southern Chile, and finally to the Falkland Islands. From there, they'll board Antarctica21’s Magellan Explorer and set sail to South Georgia, a land rich in history and natural wonders.

We are thrilled to be able to share this expedition with you, as we honour the centenary year of Shackleton’s final expedition (the 'Quest'). Join us in wishing the Inspiring Explorers™ team good luck for their incredible journey! 🐧

Thanks to Inspiring Explorers™ Programme Partners, @MetServiceNZ and @RoyalSocietynz . Logistics provided by @antarctica_21 .

📸 The Trust’s Inspiring Explorers Expedition™ team ready to depart Auckland airport ©AHT

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We are proud to partner with MetService on our Ins We are proud to partner with MetService on our Inspiring Explorers Expedition™ South Georgia to create an extraordinary opportunity for our Inspiring Explorers™ to delve into scientific outreach projects that touch on a range of subjects including climate change, meteorology, marine science, and polar history.

MetService Meteorologist and Inspiring Explorer, Kelly Davenport, will lead a science programme utilising MetService’s world-leading technology, including Mangōpare Temperature Sensors which take sub-surface ocean temperature profiles, to gather data and help achieve a deeper understanding of the area’s weather and ocean conditions.

One particularly exciting aspect will see our Inspiring Explorers™ take weather observations and create their own short-term weather forecast predictions using both modern and heroic-age techniques.

Our partnership with MetService sees our team working at the intersection of innovation and exploration, offering our Inspiring Explorers™ an unparalleled opportunity to make a lasting impact. The story they tell will connect climate change effects in the Deep South to impacted ocean and atmospheric circulations that lead to increasingly-severe weather around the globe. Stay tuned for updates! 🚀🔬🌏

🎥 Inspiring Explorers™ Kelly Davenport and Lawrence Rothwell testing MetService’s Mangōpare Temperature Sensors in Wellington harbour. © Coastguard New Zealand

Thanks to Coastguard New Zealand for enabling our Inspiring Explorers™ to test MetService’s Mangōpare Temperature Sensors before departing for South Georgia Island.

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❄️ Check out the first images of Scott's 'Terr ❄️ Check out the first images of Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut at Cape Evans on Ross Island after the long winter! We are very happy to learn that it is in great shape with no damage inside or out.

This is one of five historic Antarctic explorer expedition bases that Antarctic Heritage Trust is proud to care for and was used by Captain Robert Falcon Scott on his British Antarctic 'Terra Nova' Expedition 1910-1913. Our team of conservators is busy putting together the final plans to return to Antarctica for the summer season of monitoring and maintenance of these important historic sites.

We are grateful to @Antarctica.nz for their support and for capturing these first images of the hut.

📸 Scott's 'Terra Nova' Hut, September 2023. © Ed Anscombe/Antarctica New Zealand

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It’s almost time for the Inspiring Explorers Exp It’s almost time for the Inspiring Explorers Expedition™ – South Georgia to depart, so how are our Inspiring Explorers feeling about the upcoming expedition?

🌟 Lily Green shares her excitement, "As soon as the countdown hit 20 days, I realised it’s really going to happen, I’m about to set off on an adventure of a lifetime. I feel so grateful to have this opportunity and I can’t wait to take on every challenge, friendship, personal development, learning opportunity this trip throws at me."

🌿 Jenny Sahng adds her perspective, "Excited to be going straight from advocating for a safer climate future for New Zealand, to experiencing the ecosystems at the very front line of climate change - South Georgia! I feel energised to hear about how South Georgia's biodiversity was able to bounce back after decades of decimation due to whaling and sealing. Success stories like South Georgia are powerful for motivating the public to get involved in protecting the very environment that we all rely on. We can harness an explorer mindset to explore different ways of working together in local and global communities, in order to find collective, equitable solutions to the biggest challenge of the 21st century: climate change."

🌊 Kelly Davenport can't wait to get started on the science project, "I can't believe I'm heading to South Georgia so soon, it's really a trip of a lifetime! It's so exciting to be gathering ocean and meteorological data in such a remote and beautiful region. In our changing world we may not have the answers to the environmental concerns yet, however by gathering more data like what we are collecting in South Georgia we can gain a greater understanding of what is going on."

The Inspiring Explorers™ will participate together as a group, cruising in Zodiac boats, visiting king penguin rookeries, seal covered beaches, and the many important historic sites on the island, several of which are forever connected to the story of Sir Ernest Shackleton. They will live the explorer mindset, demonstrating curiosity, resilience, leadership, and teamwork along the way.

The team head away on their adventure in just two days!

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