ðə hˈʌt wʌz bˈɪlt wɪð kənsˈɪdɚɹəbəl dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti dˈuː tə pˈʊɹ ˈæksɛs ænd ædvˈɜːs wˈɛðɚ kəndˈɪʃənz ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐ tˈuːjˈɪɹ pˈiəɹɪəd fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn wɪððə hˈɛlp ʌv fɹˈɛndz fɹʌm stˈuːdənt dˈeɪz æt mˈɛlbɚn ɡɹˈæmɚ skˈuːl ænd fɹʌm ˈʌðɚ skˈuːlz.
The hut was built with considerable difficulty due to poor access and adverse weather conditions over a two-year period from 1970 to 1971 with the help of friends from student days at Melbourne Grammar School and from other schools.