Fritz Pflaum Hut
| Fritz Pflaum Hut | |
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  Fritz Pflaum Hut Fritz Pflaum Hut (Austria) | |
| Coordinates | 47°33′51″N 12°20′14″E / 47.56417°N 12.33722°ECoordinates: 47°33′51″N 12°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 hut Category I |
| Owner | German Alpine Club (DAV) - Bayerland Section |
| Website |
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| Facilities | |
| Mattresses | 19 |
| Footnotes | |
| Hut reference | OeAV DAV |
The Fritz Pflaum Hut (German: Fritz-Pflaum-Hütte) is an Alpine club hut belonging to the Bayerland Section of the German Alpine Club, located in the Kaisergebirge mountains in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol.
Location
The Fritz Pflaum Hut lies in the Griesner Cirque (Griesner Kar) at a height of 1,865 metres (6,119 ft) and is thus the highest hut in the Wilder Kaiser. It is accessible with an Alpine Club key (AV-Schlüssel).
History
The hut was named after the Alpinist, Fritz Pflaum, 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. 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. 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 the Kaiserbach valley over a good path with numerous bends that takes 21⁄2 hours (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 3 hours. This route is rather more challenging and requires sure footing.
Crossings
- Gaudeamus Hut (1,270 m (4,170 ft)), via the Kleines Törl, Gildensteig and Wildererkanzel, duration: 31⁄2 hours
- 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: 21⁄2 hours
Ascents
- Mitterkaiser (2,011 m (6,598 ft)), duration: 1 hour, medium difficulty
- Regalmspitze (2,253 m (7,392 ft)), duration: 2 hours, difficult
- Ackerlspitze (2,329 m (7,641 ft)), duration: 2 hours, medium difficulty
- Maukspitze (2,231 m (7,320 ft)_, duration: 3 hours, difficult
- Lärcheck (2,123 m (6,965 ft)), duration: 2 hours, difficult
External links
- Bayerland Section of the DAV (German)
- The climbing garden (Klettergarten) at Fritz Pflaum Hut (German)