Readon Hut / Reardon Hut

Rea(r)don Hut (2 bunks, matresses, tank water, no fire) is a large bivvy / small hut near the head of the Dobson. Signposts and maps differ on the spelling of the name, both Readon and Reardon being used. The hut lies on the last of the river flats before the valley gorges out as it enters the ice-capped Sealy Range. Glaciers descend from Mt Hopkins opposite the hut, and the endless cacking and crashing of ice falling from their snouts to the valley floor may accompany (or prevent) your slumber.

Most users of the hut are hunters after red deer on the lower valleysides. That said, the location is worth a visit for the glacier views alone. Additionally, for the adventurous, several intersting alpine routes exist from/to the hut:

- Jamieson Saddle from Brich Hill Stream: unmarked alpine route, rock/scree in late summer

-Burton Saddle from Mueller Hut / Glacier: alpine, snow/ice/glacier travel

- Tragedy Col from the Hopkins: alpine route snow/ice