In 1957, four years after climbing Mt Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary helped to build the first building at Scott Base, Antarctica. This hut, restored in 2017, was established as a base for his party of
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Sir Edmund Hillary's 1957 Antarctic hut. Photo / Tim McPhee
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The hut has been conserved in time for Scott Base's 60th anniversary.
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