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.
Nun Kun with Vittoz, a Moravian missionary to the Tibetans and an experienced alpinist
Wells was an avid alpinist and came close, but did not achieve his goal of the Seven Summits, climbing the highest mountain on each of the seven continents: Kilimanjaro in Africa, Denali (Mount McKinley) in North America, Aconcagua in South America, Elbrus in Europe, Mount Everest in Asia, Mount Kosciuszko in Australia, and Vinson in Antarctica.
His younger brother Edward Whymper was a renowned alpinist who made the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865.
Ludwig Gramminger, also known as "Wiggerl" Gramminger (June 11, 1906 – August 28, 1997) was a German Alpinist and one of pioneers of modern mountain rescue techniques.
Rollo Davidson (b. Bristol, 8 October 1944, d. Piz Bernina, 29 July 1970) was a probabilist, alpinist, and Fellow-elect of Churchill College, Cambridge, who died aged 25 on Piz Bernina.
Antonio "Toni" Ortelli (November 25, 1904, Schio, Italy – March 3, 2000, Schio) was an Italian alpinist, conductor and composer from the Veneto.
William Lowell Putnam III (born 1924) alpinist, author and broadcasting executive