PLATEAU HUT: ENGINEERING AGAINST THE ELEMENTS

摘要

A safe and ideally snug hut needs to be built in the Southern Alps - one of New Zealand's most hostile environments. Site access is difficult, and construction must be completed before winter. The hut must withstand all imaginable weathers and stay standing for at least 70 years. Who better to take up the challenge than Derek Chinn, advanced alpine climber and structural engineer.