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The hut is usually used less by hikers attempting the entire Haute Route, but is popular as a base for climbers attempting the Aiguille du Chardonnet and the Aiguille du Tour.
Darna's arch-nemesis Valentina makes an appearance among the numerous ghouls who invade the hut.
The hut was built by the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) in 1965 as a project proposed and largely overseen by noted author and alpinist William Lowell Putnam III, who later became president of the American Alpine Club for several years and a long-term board member.
The EMU hardware and accessories (PLSS, helmet, communications cap, and locking rings for the helmet and gloves), is manufactured by the Hamilton Sundstrand division of United Technologies out of Windsor Locks, Connecticut, while the suit's soft components (the arms of the HUT and the entire LTU) are produced by ILC Dover out of Frederica, Delaware.
Near the hut there is a large area for camping with plenty of shade next to Geehi River.
While at Vassar he performed in a band named "The El Conquistadors" (originally named Skabba the Hut) with Sam Endicott and John Conway, both of whom are now members of the band The Bravery.
The design of the hut he built in Hino was inspired by the dwelling of the Buddhist recluse Vimalakirti.
The hut is owned by the central committee of the Italian Alpine Club (CAI), but it is managemed by the local CAI section of Varallo Sesia.
Patsy Cline's "Crazy", Brenda Lee's "I'm Sorry" and Bobby Vinton's "Blue Velvet" were produced at the Hut and artists from different genres including Johnny Cash, The Byrds, Elvis Costello, and Simon & Garfunkel recorded music there.
The hut, which is part of the Whirinaki track network was built by a team of deer cullers led by Rex Forrester.