Seaman’s Hut Virtual Cache
S 36°27.010 E 148°16.967
Seaman's Hut is an Alpine Hut and Memorial located in New South Wales, Australia. This hut was erected in 1929 following the deaths of two skiers, W. Laurie Seaman and Evan Hayes who perished in a blizzard when they were separated from their group in 1928. The site of Seaman’s Hut located on Etheridge Ridge was chosen by W. H. Seaman and was built using money donated by the Seaman family. Seaman’s Hut was officially opened by Mr F. Chaffey and a small group, on a Friday 17 May 1929. The intention was to provide shelter to future users of the park who might need emergency shelter in order to prevent recurrence of a similar tragedy.
Seaman's hut is a 7m x3m constructed from Granite Stones. The hut two rooms (one containing a Pot Belly Stove), a foyer for firewood storage and a planked wood floor. Seaman’s Hut was renovated in 1938 due to fire. The Hut is well-stocked with firewood and also holds emergency supplies of dried food. The food supplies are stocked by goodwill of hikers and are not maintained officially by the National Parks.
The walk starts from Charlotte Pass and follows the Old Kosciuszko Road through the mountains to Seaman’s Hut, crossing the famous Snowy River along the way. Seaman’s Hut is a great place to enjoy lunch and is openly available for day use (and for emergency use at night). Most of this walk gives excellent grandstand views across the valley and down the Snowy River. The walk follows a well-defined management trail (that was once a public road) with signposts along the way.
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Summit Trail – Charlotte Pass to Seaman’s Hut is a 12km Return, Grade 4 Hike, located in New South Wales, Australia. The hike should take the average person approximately 4.5 hours to complete plus 30 minutes to gather the Information needed to log the cache.
This Virtual Cache is located in an Extreme Alpine Environment and all walkers must be well prepared. During summer, be prepared for both very hot and cold weather, high winds, rain, snow, extreme UV levels and some sections of snow or ice on the ground. Before starting this walk, check advice with Snowy Region Visitor Information Centre (02) 6450 5600, the Weather Forecast and the Snow Conditions then change your plans as needed. Between May and the end of October, this walk is likely to be covered in snow/ice, visitors should carry and be prepared to use snowshoes or cross country skis. When there is a chance of significant snow on the ground, visitors will need particularly strong navigation and snow craft skills – tracks and signage may not be visible. Between the long weekend in June and October long weekend, the road between Perisher Village and Charlotte Pass is closed.
To claim this Virtual Cache: Please send a message or email with the answer to the question CO and upload the required photo with your “Found It” log. Please Do Not post the answers to the questions in your log.
Question One: Inside one of the Rooms of Seaman’s Hut there is a Plaque on the Wall with the Names and Ages of the men who died on Etheridge Ridge. What are the names and Ages of these men?
Required Photo: Please take a photo of yourself standing in front of Seaman’s Hut holding your GPS or a photo of Seaman’s Hut with your geocaching name written on something.
NOTE: Internet finds are Not Permitted and will be deleted. You MUST visit the actual Virtual Cache Location, answer the question and post the required photo with your “Found It” log to claim this find.
Virtual Rewards 2.0 - 2019/2020
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between June 4, 2019 and June 4, 2020. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 2.0 on the Geocaching Blog.