Explore Hillary’s Hut Through Virtual Reality

Antarctic Heritage Trust invites you to explore Sir Edmund Hillary’s Antarctic hut through a new, ground-breaking virtual reality experience.

In partnership with Auckland University of Technology (AUT) the Trust has developed this virtual reality experience to celebrate New Zealand’s first presence in Antarctica.

Book VR for my School or Community Group

Antarctic Heritage Trust is touring Hillary’s Hut – Antarctica Virtual Reality Experience around schools and community groups and events in New Zealand. If you would like the team to bring the experience to your school, community group or event fill in the form and someone will be in touch soon.

Bring the experience to your school

Book Here

TAE-Hut_credit-Tim-McPhee-2017-6-1-scaled-2

Experience fully immersive Virtual Reality

To experience the fully immersive VR, download it for free from Steam and watch it on your HTC Vive headset or access the updated Hillary’s Hut – Antarctica experience from Vive Focus 3 from the VIVE Business App Store.

Step Inside

Antarctic Heritage Trust is a world leader in cold-climate heritage conservation and in 2017 completed the conservation of the first 1957 building erected at New Zealand’s Scott Base in Antarctica.

Antarctic Heritage Trust invites you to explore Sir Edmund Hillary’s Antarctic hut through a new, ground-breaking virtual reality experience.

In partnership with Auckland University of Technology (AUT) and Staples VR the Trust has developed this virtual reality experience to celebrate New Zealand’s connection with Antarctica.

This large scale project brings Antarctica to people in a way never seen before.

Hillary’s Hut was initially used as a base for the party of 23 men engaged in exploration and important scientific research as part of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (TAE) and the New Zealand party of the International Geophysical Year (IGY).

Join us and step inside Sir Ed’s Antarctic hut and find out what life was like living in the world’s most extreme environment as these men furthered science and exploration.

Thanks to Antarctica New Zealand for their support.

Education Resources

Download Hillary’s Hut Virtual Reality brochure here.

Learn more about the exploration undertaken as part of the Trans-Antarctic Expedition (TAE) and the science done as part of the International Geophysical Year (IGY).

Trans-Antarctic Expedition (TAE)

International Geophysical Year (IGY)

Learn about what it takes to make a virtual reality experience and how a team from Auckland University of Technology gathered the data and helped to make the experience.

About the Project

Our Partners/Sponsors

Developed by AUT and Staples VR

With thanks to Antarctica New Zealand and Nga Taonga

Help us make more experiences like this one

The Trust is excited to keep making virtual reality experiences. You can help us make more experiences like Hillary’s Hut – Antarctica by making a donation here.