Hut etiquette is about having respect for other people when it comes to sharing space and resources. But a recent incident demonstrates how some people just don’t get it.
I arrived at Blue Lake Hut wet and cold after battling wind and rain in the Sabine Valley. The hut doesn’t have a porch or entrance shelter and water had pooled over the floor, laundry hung from the rafters, and people were huddled on bunks. I first noticed the four young boys from Canterbury – […]
Hazel Phillips is an alpine adventurer and the author of Fire & Ice, Solo, and Great Hearts. A firm believer that ‘you can’t be what you can’t see’, she’s passionate about representation in the outdoors. She is a self-confessed Ruapehu addict, and she’s never met a topo map she didn’t get along with.
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Hut etiquette is about having respect for other people when it comes to sharing space and resources. But a recent incident demonstrates how some people just don’t get it.
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