Club alpin suisse
The hut was officially opened on 17 August 1912 when the keys to the hut were handed over from the Vice President of the Association of British Members of the Swiss Alpine Club (ABMSAC) to the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC-CAS) at its inauguration. The building of the hut was funded by contributions from British members of climbing clubs and in particular the ABMSAC, which was founded by British members of the Alpine Club in 1909 with one its objectives to raise money for a hut. The hut was gifted to the Swiss Alpine Club (Geneva Section) in gratitude for the hospitality received by British climbers at the many other Swiss huts in the Alpine region.