Seamans Hut

The place

Two-room stone memorial hut located at 2030 m on the Etheridge Range in Kosciuszko National Park (New South Wales, Australian Alps), about 6 km from Charlotte Pass on the summit access trail to Mount Kosciuszko. Built in 1929 by the NSW Tourist Bureau and funded by the American parents of Laurie Seaman, in memory of skiers Laurie Seaman and Evan Hayes who perished in a blizzard on 14 August 1928 (Seaman was found on 9 September near the current site, where he had waited for Hayes). Renovated after a fire in 1938. Has saved countless lives since it was built. Open to visitors for day use; reserved as an emergency shelter for hikers after sunset (no formal overnight stays outside emergencies). Also known as: Laurie Seaman Memorial Hut, Seamans Memorial Chalet.