Fritz Pflaum Hut
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The Fritz Pflaum Hut (German: Fritz-Pflaum-Hütte) is an Alpine club hut belonging to the Bayerland Section of the German Alpine Club,[3][1] located in the Kaisergebirge mountains in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol.[4]
Fritz Pflaum Hut | |
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Coordinates | 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 | www |
Facilities | |
Mattresses | 23[1][2] |
Footnotes | |
Hut reference | OeAV DAV |
The Fritz Pflaum Hut is an unmanned climbers' hut high above the Kaiserbachtal that lies in the Griesner Cirque (Griesner Kar) at the foot of the Mitterkaiser.[1] It is located at a height of 1,865 metres (6,119 ft)[5][upper-alpha 1] and is thus the highest hut in the Wilder Kaiser. It is accessible with an Alpine Club key (AV-Schlüssel). The hut is a base for all summits around the Griesener Kar bowl as well as a starting point for the Kleinkaiser and Mitterkaiser peaks. 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]
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 the Mönch.[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.
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 as a mountain hike[1] and 21⁄4 hours 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 requires sure-footedness. Some sections are protected by cable.[1]
The following ascents are listed by the DAV:[5]
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