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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Hut   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Huts have often been used as temporary shelter by displaced persons, or by shepherds during the transhumance, seasonal movement of livestock between mountainous and lowland pastures..
The Nissen hut is a prefabricated shelter that consists of a sheet of corrugated steel bent into half a cylinder and planted in the ground with its axis horizontal.
HUT was conceived, designed, and built by astronomers and engineers at JHU to perform astronomical observations in the far-ultraviolet portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, wavelengths of light that are inaccessible to ground-based telescopes.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Hut   (459 words)

  
 Alpine Club of Canada - Clubhouse and Mountain Huts / Elizabeth Parker Hut
As much as any single person, Elizabeth Parker was largely responsible for the formation of the Alpine Club of Canada, and this hut sits as a wonderful tribute to her efforts.
The hut is also one of the most popular in winter - one of the few ACC huts which can be reasonably reached with cross country skis.
The hut is also used as a base for mountaineering and a starting point for trips to the Abbot Pass Hut.
www.alpineclubofcanada.ca /facility/ep.html   (622 words)

  
  Alpine hut - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An Alpine hut is a building located in the mountains intended to provide food and shelter to mountaineers and climbers.
Alpine huts are usually operated by a section of an Alpine Club.
Most Alpine huts are tended to by Alpine Club personnel throughout the mountaineering season, who prepare meals and drinks for mountaineers, similar to a restaurant, but usually with a limited selection, as it is not always easy to transport the food to the hut.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alpine_hut   (233 words)

  
 Moutain Alpine Huts in Sappada Dolomites
alpine hut located at 1460 meters of altitude near the mountain "Peralba", the hut can be reach by car and is open from june to september.
The hut is located in the italian dolomites near the Austrian borders.
alpine hut located at 1830 meters of altitude near the mountain "Peralba", the hut can be reach by car and is open from june to september.
www.dolomiti.com /sappada/mountain_huts.htm   (126 words)

  
 The Alpine Hut
The main Pack Holiday building is the Clarke Hut but for camping the Alpine Hut is ideal.
This area has been designed to segregate the cooking from the main area of the building and has a four ring gas cooker with oven, a grill, an electric boiler for hot water, stainless steel sink with cold water, fridge and ample storage space for your food and cooking equipment.
The Alpine Hut is situated at the edge of the woodland and is separated from the camping field by a dry stone wall.
www.oakscampsite.org.uk /camping/alpine.php   (225 words)

  
 AMC Huts for Mountain Hospitality in the White Mountains
Lonesome Lake Hut — a kid-friendly destination, near a mountain lake and with views of the Franconia Range.
Madison Spring Hutalpine hut nestled between the summits of Mts.
Carter Notch Hut — scenic hut located in the secluded hollow between Wildcat Mountain and Carter Dome, adjacent to the Carter Lakes and a scenic boulder field.
www.outdoors.org /lodging/huts/index.cfm   (446 words)

  
 Huts are a hiker’s haven in the Swiss Alps
Huts are a hiker’s haven in the Swiss Alps
WHEN TO GO As a rule of thumb, huts are open in July, August and September, although some open as early as June and close as late as October.
Including private huts, which are sometimes run by ski clubs and other associations, there are more than 300 mountain lodges ranging from "comfortable" with showers and four-bed rooms to simple unguarded shelters.
www.columbiatribune.com /2005/Oct/20051002Feat005.asp   (979 words)

  
 Aosta Alpine Touring Trip Report for Australians
Not all the skiers in the hut were intending to ski hut to hut as we were.
Quite a few of them had skied up to the hut from Remes Notre Dame and were using the hut as a base for a few day tours out from the hut.
A group of young German alpine tourers were staying at the Bahnoff Hotel in Zermat in the same dormitory as me and their first stop on a one week tour was the summit of the Brite Horn.
www.kiewaview.com /Ocker/aosta.htm   (3748 words)

  
 Tour de Mont Blanc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
For those contemplating an alpine walking adventure, detailed information about weather, transportation, food and drink, language and currency, safety, the hut system, and maps can be found here.
Huts are open with a guardian in residence from about July 15th to September 15th.
The alpine emergency signal is 6 long blasts on a whistle followed by a minute of silence, then repeat.
home.chattanooga.net /~belle/montblanc/info.htm   (1354 words)

  
 Eco--Efficient Hotels & Resorts
This paper is related to a research we have conducted in the highest hut of the Alps, Regina Margherita Hut, located on the top of Punta Gnifetti, at 4559 m, devoted to verify the applicability of EMAS standard to its managing activities.
Regina Margherita Hut with its equipment and through the service offered from one hand is able to offer a service equal to that one of an hotel (quality and variety of food), but on the other, due to environmental ties, lacks of some essential comfort.
The research reached the goal of proving the applicability of EMS to mountains hut, in the contest of sustainable tourism and in relation to a future certification of high altitude tourist structures, on condition that the system is as simple as possible.
web.econ.unito.it /cresta/cresta/china.html   (3265 words)

  
 Hut (dwelling) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A hut is a small and crude shelter, usually used for dwelling.
Huts are quickly built of natural materials such as ice, leather, fur, straw, palm leaves, and/or mud and exist in practically all nomadic cultures.
Huts built in parks or public places are sometimes used to sell food and other wares.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hut_(dwelling)   (186 words)

  
 Summer in Switzerland at Leysin American School
Alpine Adventure boys and girls live in a comfortable LAS residence hall with the Alpine Adventure Staff.
Alpine Adventurers have classes in the mornings in a variety of subjects.
Alpine Adventure excursions are planned to meet the interests and needs of the younger group.
www.las.ch /summer/alpine.htm   (319 words)

  
 Guide Rotondo Hut: Alpine and Ice Routes
In addition, less difficult alpine routes are described in the hiking section of this guide and in the walking section fo this guide.
From this pass (2819 m) the foot of the ridge is gained beyond a closed hut.
From the hut across the Witenwasseren pass to the glacier basin at the foot of the Rotondo north face.
www.jo-sac.ch /rotondo/en/hochtour.html   (1390 words)

  
 Alaska Huts Vision
Huts will be places of respite from the elements where people will meet and enjoy each other's company.
We envision a hut system that is used year round (although a hut keeper may only be present during peak seasons).
Huts will be operated in the alpine hut and Alaska 'bush' traditions, so that at least a portion is always open to travelers in case of emergency, even when otherwise closed.
www.alaskahuts.org /vision.html   (631 words)

  
 Hut-to-hut walks | TheNewsTribune.com | Tacoma, WA
The inn’s enthusiastic new owners offer sorbet of Alpine roses, cheese fondue and heusuppe – literally “hay soup,” made from mountain herbs steeped in bouillon and hay that is removed from the broth before it’s served.
The original Alpine flower etchings still decorate the windowsills, and the old signs on the cupboards read “first-aid pharmacy,” “games” and “emergency food” – a reminder of when the hut was unguarded and hikers brought their own food and drink.
The 1911 Swiss Alpine Club “mountain album” stated that “mountain lodges are primarily meant to be functional, to allow the tourist and the adventurer to discover new Alpine regions and to offer shelter to the mountaineer.”;
www.thenewstribune.com /adventure/story/5224257p-4746263c.html   (1437 words)

  
 Belvedere Hut -- Information and Details
Formerly the privately owned Belvedere Hut, the Sangree M. Froelicher Hut was purchased in 2003 by 10th Mountain, thanks to the generous support of many donors.
The Alpine Resource Center is a unique 600 square foot area with its own heat stove, and a comfortable reading, study, and seminar area on the lower level of the hut.
The new parking lot for the Sangree M. Froelicher Hut is on the north side of Highway 91 between mile markers 4 and 5.
www.huts.org /hut_details/belvedere_hut_details.html   (508 words)

  
 Helicopter rides in the Southern Alps and New Zealand mountains
Alpine Helicopters can ensure that romantic moment, birthday or anniversary celebration is truly memorable, with scenic helicopter rides and a private alpine picnic, surrounded by the peace and tranquillity of the stunning Southern Alps and New Zealand mountains.
Alpine Helicopters will arrange a mouth-watering gourmet picnic for the ultimate in romantic scenic helicopter rides, all for you to enjoy in a stunning private alpine location with views of spectacular Southern Alps and New Zealand mountains.
All our Alpine Picnic helicopter rides come with access to a private alpine hut, allowing you time on your own to relax, interact with the stunning scenery, and enjoy a leisurely gourmet picnic, all with views of the Southern Alps and New Zealand mountains, before being collected for your return flight to Wanaka.
www.alpineheli.co.nz /alpine_picnic.htm   (254 words)

  
 Alpine Hiking and Trekking in the Chilcotin Mountains of British Columbia Canada
Alpine Hiking and Trekking in the Chilcotin Mountains of British Columbia Canada
Imagine secluded alpine basins, abundant wildlife, open-air lunches with stunning scenery, 50 million year-old fossils, and over 150 species of wildflowers and 210 species of birds.
Hike alpine meadows to lofty mountain ridges and view the panorama of surrounding mountain ranges.
www.chilcotinholidays.com /hiking.php   (596 words)

  
 Across the Alps Hiking Tour from Germany to Austria to Italy - The World Outdoors
Beautiful mountain huts at 6000 to 9000 feet are mixed with charming hotels and guesthouses down in the valleys.
Cross alpine meadows to views of the highest peak in the eastern Alps.
The huts are situated in fabulous alpine settings and are dormitory style with up to eight guests per room.
www.theworldoutdoors.com /trips/alpshiker.html   (414 words)

  
 Alpine Club of Canada discussion
The ACC hut system includes two hostels (Lake Louise and Canmore) and 23 backcountry huts, all except seven are located in or near western Canada's national parks (Banff, Jasper, Yoho, Kootenay, Glacier).
Without a group membership or individual membership with hut upgrade, space may be reserved up to 30 days in advance and space at most huts is usually not available on such short notice for groups or during weekends.
A few huts have the potential for hut to hut routes and may require ski mountaineering skills such as the four-hut system (Bow, Peyto, Balfour, Scott Duncan) on Wapta Icefield in Yoho and Banff.
www.wstc.org /acc.htm   (676 words)

  
 MUAC Hut   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Massey University Alpine Club Hut is situated beside the Ohakune Mountain Road, 14km from Ohakune and 3km below Turoa ski field on Mt Ruapehu.
The MUAC hut is available for bookings all year round, and is also available to non-members.
Hut fees are charged per person, per night stayed.
www.massey.ac.nz /~muac/hut/hut.htm   (381 words)

  
 Crested Butte Mountain Guides   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Throughout the tour to the hut your guide will orient you to tricks of the trade for efficient travel techniques, allow breaks for food, water, and endless pictures, and be a general ambassador to the beauty of the Elk Mountains surrounding you.
These tours are similar to our overnight hut trips, however, one whole day is spent in the vicinity of your hut, exploring the farther away and remote powder stashes that participants on our overnight hut trips don't have time to get to.
Your hut is the cozy and quaint Forest Queen, located in the old deserted townsite of Gothic, CO (home of the world famous Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory).
www.crestedbutteguides.com /backcountry.html   (2353 words)

  
 Australian Alps - Alpine Hut, Photos, Pictures, Art, Music, Poetry
The Victorian Alps in Australia have various huts which are used as emergency shelters by skiers and bushwalkers.
These huts are generally stocked with emergency rations including blankets, tinned food, fresh water and fuel.
It is a matter of honour that the huts are used only in emergencies and are left in the same condition and not damaged in any way because it could mean the difference between life and death for skiers and bushwalkers when the weather turns nasty.
www.imagesaustralia.com /alpinehut.htm   (98 words)

  
 Alpine hut Blattistafel near Gstaad
A small two-hundred-year old Alpine hut near Gstaad that had not been in use for some fifty years was converted for an art collector.
The wonderful, secluded location and the perfectly proportioned hut, standing on its timber supports, have a magical air that had to be preserved.
They are divided horizontally into three and can be slid as a whole so as to improve the ability to furnish the hut despite the restricted spatial conditions.
www.mypage.bluewin.ch /afgh/eeindex041.htm   (289 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | Pausing is half the fun of Swiss hikes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Including private huts, which are sometimes run by ski clubs and other associations, there are over 300 mountain lodges ranging from "comfortable" with showers and four-bed rooms to simple unguarded shelters.
The original Alpine flower etchings still decorate the window sills and the old signs on the cupboards read "first-aid pharmacy," "games," and "emergency food" — a reminder of when the hut was unguarded and hikers brought their own food and drink.
The 1911 Swiss Alpine Club "mountain album" stated that "mountain lodges are primarily meant to be functional, to allow the tourist and the adventurer to discover new Alpine regions and to offer shelter to the mountaineer."
deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,635152771,00.html   (1012 words)

  
 GEOPARC Bletterbach canyon geology park South Tyrol Alps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
From here follow the signs for route S on the forest path in a south-westerly direction to the Alpine hut Schmieder (1674 m).
Continue further to the Alpine hut Schönrast and then back to the pilgrimage church of Maria Weissenstein.
The return route for all three variants is via footpath H to the Alpine hut Gurndin.
www.bletterbach.info /eng/empfehlung_almzualm.asp   (661 words)

  
 Gudauri Alpine Hut   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The hotel, one of the few, is situated on the mountain Kudebi within walking distance from ski lifts in the very center of the resort.
The Hut, as we also like to call it, has some of the most breathtaking views in Gudauri from every room.
Gudauri Alpine Hut was built in 2005 to cater for the fast growing number of skiers and snowboarders in Gudauri during winter and the flourishing alpine scene in summer.
gudaurihut.com /index-e.shtml   (99 words)

  
 Scottish Mountaineering Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Ben Nevis This hut was erected by Dr and Mrs Inglis Clark in memory of their son Charles Inglis Clark who was killed in action in the 1914-1918 War.
It is probably uniquely the only genuine alpine hut in the country, as opposed to being a short stroll from road access.
The hut was built as a wooden internal construction with a stone outer shell, there being an air space between the two.
www.smc.org.uk /huts/cic.htm   (438 words)

  
 From the Rolle alpine hut to the Ces alpine hut S. Martino di Castrozza Snow shoeing
The itinerary from the Rolle alpine hut to the Ces Alpine hut along the Colbricon lakes technically is as follows: easy uphill ascent, 450 m difference in elevation downhill to San Martino; round trip: 3-4 hours, difficulty level: easy.
The itinerary starts at the Rolle alpine hut (1910 m a.s.l.), located about 1 km after Rolle pass in the direction of Predazzo.
After going round the larger of the lakes, the route reaches the Colbricon pass (1908 m a.s.l.), from where it continues to the left along the hollow that leads to the Ces alpine hut (1670 m a.s.l.; 1-1½ hours from the lakes).
www.trentino.to /it/guide/85202sy,en,SCH1/objectId,SPF23985it,curr,EUR,parentId,RGN11161it,season,at1,selectedEntry,sport/intern.html   (271 words)

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