Discovery Hut

Recently, I tagged along with a group to Discovery Hut out on Hut Point within walking distance of McMurdo. It was prefabricated in warmer climates (Australia) and sent south on Robert Falcon Scott's Discovery Expedition.

From the Hut Point peninsula looking back at Discovery Hut (foreground) and McMurdo (background)

Meant to be living quarters for the crew, the Hut proved to be inadequate to house the men due to it's drafty nature. Thus the crew lived in the ship that brought them down and the hut was used for storage and cooking.

The hut was used as a base for several other expedition that came through (including several attempts at the South Pole) used it as a storage base up until 1917. It was "rediscovered" in 1956 by Americans who dug it out of the snow and ice.

The Hut has been returned to the conditions it was in after the Discovery Expedition -- including meat, stoves, clothing, and food stores. It's a piece of history right at our backdoor at the bottom of the world.

Yo Chin, a professor at OSU, acting as our tour guide inside Discovery Hut

Cooking area

Food and fuel stores

Seal meat

Vintage pants of the era...