Fritz Pflaum Hut

Fritz Pflaum Hut
Fritz Pflaum Hut
	Fritz Pflaum Hut
Coordinates	47°33′51″N12°20′14″E/ 47.56417°N 12.33722°E
Country	Austria
Administrative; district	Tirol
Mountain range	Kaiser Mountains
Elevation	1,865 m (6,119 ft)AA
Construction
Built in	1912
Administration
Hut type	DAV self-service hutCategoryI
Owner	German Alpine Club(DAV) - Bayerland Section
Website	www.fritzpflaumhuette.de
Facilities
Mattresses	23
Footnotes
Hut reference	OeAVDAV

TheFritz Pflaum Hut(German:Fritz-Pflaum-Hütte) is anAlpine club hutbelonging to the Bayerland Section of theGerman Alpine Club,^[3]^[1]located in theKaisergebirgemountains in the Austrian federal state ofTyrol.^[4]

Location

The Fritz Pflaum Hut is an unmanned climbers' hut high above theKaiserbachtalthat lies in the Griesner Cirque (Griesner Kar) at the foot of theMitterkaiser.^[1]It is located at a height of 1,865 metres (6,119 ft)^[5]^[A]and is thus the highest hut in theWilder Kaiser.It is accessible with an Alpine Club key (AV-Schlüssel). The hut is a base for all summits around theGriesener Karbowl as well as a starting point for theKleinkaiserandMitterkaiserpeaks. It has 23 bedspaces.^[2]

Normally there is no caretaker at the hut.^[5]A caretaker may be on hand for prearranged group bookings.^[1]^[3]

History

The hut was named after the Alpinist, Fritz Pflaum,^[5]who was born in 1871. He was a keen nature lover and sportsman and loved the Wilder Kaiser. On 25 August 1908 he died during a difficult mountain tour on theMönch.^[6]Relatives, friends and acquaintances donated 8,000 marks for the construction of the Fritz Pflaum Hut, which was opened on 25 August 1912, exactly four years after his death.^[7]Subsequent attempts to rename it the Griesnerkar Hut have not succeeded. An attempt to provide a basic managed service in the spring of 2007 failed because of a ban by the district commission.

Approaches

The normal approach to the hut is from the Griesner Alm in theKaiserbach valleyover a good path with numerous bends that takes 21⁄2hours as a mountain hike^[1]and 21⁄4hours as a ski tour^[8](height difference: 870 metres (2,850 ft)).

The alternative is a rarely used climb from the Fischbachalm, also down in the Kaiserbach valley, via the pine oil distillery (Latschenölbrennerei) and the Kleiner Griesner Tor which takes 2 hours.^[1]This route is rather more challenging and requiressure-footedness.Some sections are protected by cable.^[1]

Crossings

Gaudeamus Hut(1,270 m (4,170 ft)), via theKleines Törl,Gildensteig and Wildererkanzel, duration: 31⁄2hours
Ackerl Hut(1,460 m (4,790 ft)), via the Kleines Törl, Gildensteig and Wilder Kaiser Path, duration: 3 hours
Ackerl Hut(1,460 m (4,790 ft)), via the Ackerlspitze and Maukspitze, challenging, duration: 5 hours
Grutten Hut(1,620 m (5,310 ft)), via the Kleines Törl, Gildensteig, Wilder Kaiser Path, Jubiläumssteig, duration: 4 hours
Stripsenjochhaus(1,577 m (5,174 ft)), via the Großes Griesner Tor, Hüttenweg, easy, duration: 21⁄2hours

Ascents

The following ascents are listed by the DAV:^[5]

Ackerlspitze(2,329 m (7,641 ft)), duration: 2 hours, medium difficulty
Lärcheck(2,124 m (6,969 ft)), duration: 2¼ hours, difficult
Mitterkaiser (2,007 m (6,585 ft)), duration: ½-1 hour, medium difficulty
Regalmspitze(2,249 m (7,379 ft)), duration: 2 hours, difficult
Maukspitze(2,231 m (7,320 ft)_, duration of crossing: 1 hour, difficult

Pictures

Fritz Pflaum Hut with Mitterkaiser
Fritz Pflaum Hut

References

Notes

^Reynolds gives its height as 1,868 metres (6,129 ft), the Alpine Club Guide as 1,866 metres (6,122 ft).

Citations

^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^gHöfler, Horst and Piepenstock Jan. (2006)Kaisergebirge.Munich: Rother, 12th ed., p. 42.
^^a ^bSchubert, Pit.Kaisergebirge - extrem.Munich: Rother (2000). p. 26.ISBN 3-7633-1272-2
^^a ^bReynolds, Kev(2009).Walking in Austria,1st ed., Cicerone, Milnthorpe, p. 265,ISBN 978-1-85284-538-4.
^Fritz-Pflaum-Hütteat www.alpenverein.at. Retrieved 5 Dec 2015.
^^a ^b ^c ^d"The Fritz Pflaum Hut – Fritz-Pflaum-Hütte (1866 m)"(in German). Alpine Club section of BayerlandGerman Alpine Club.2018.RetrievedJanuary 11,2019.
^Stephen, Sir Leslie; Freshfield, Douglas William; Conway, Sir William Martin; Butler, Arthur John and Yeld, George.The Alpine Journal,Vol. 24, London: The Alpine Club (1909), p. 350.
^Kühntopf, Michael[de].Juden, Juden, Juden.Norderstedt:Books on Demand(2008), p. 79.ISBN 978-3-8334-8629-6.
^Brandl, Sepp. (2015).Berchtesgadener und Chiemgauer Alpen: mit Kaiser und Steinbergen.Müncheni.e.Ottobrunn: Bergverl. Rother.ISBN 978-3-7633-5906-6..

External links

Bayerland Section of the DAV(in German)
The climbing garden (Klettergarten) at Fritz Pflaum Hut Archived2011-07-19 at theWayback Machine(in German)

[6] Reynolds gives its height as 1,868 metres (6,129 ft), the Alpine Club Guide as 1,866 metres (6,122 ft).

[KA-1] ^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^gHöfler, Horst and Piepenstock Jan. (2006)Kaisergebirge.Munich: Rother, 12th ed., p. 42.

[KAVF-2] Schubert, Pit.Kaisergebirge - extrem.Munich: Rother (2000). p. 26.ISBN 3-7633-1272-2

[Reynolds-3] Reynolds, Kev(2009).Walking in Austria,1st ed., Cicerone, Milnthorpe, p. 265,ISBN 978-1-85284-538-4.

[4] Fritz-Pflaum-Hütteat www.alpenverein.at. Retrieved 5 Dec 2015.

[DAV-5] "The Fritz Pflaum Hut – Fritz-Pflaum-Hütte (1866 m)"(in German). Alpine Club section of BayerlandGerman Alpine Club.2018.RetrievedJanuary 11,2019.

[7] Stephen, Sir Leslie; Freshfield, Douglas William; Conway, Sir William Martin; Butler, Arthur John and Yeld, George.The Alpine Journal,Vol. 24, London: The Alpine Club (1909), p. 350.

[8] Kühntopf, Michael[de].Juden, Juden, Juden.Norderstedt:Books on Demand(2008), p. 79.ISBN 978-3-8334-8629-6.

[Brandl-9] Brandl, Sepp. (2015).Berchtesgadener und Chiemgauer Alpen: mit Kaiser und Steinbergen.Müncheni.e.Ottobrunn: Bergverl. Rother.ISBN 978-3-7633-5906-6..

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