Fritz Pflaum Hut
Encyclopedia
The Die Fritz Pflaum Hut 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
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over a good path with numerous bends and takes 2½ Stunden (height difference: 870 metres (2,854.3 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.
Alpine club hut
Alpine club huts or simply club huts form the majority of the over 1,300 mountain huts in the Alps and are maintained by branches, or sections, of the various alpine clubs.- Purpose and facilities :...
belonging to the Bayerland Section of the German Alpine Club
German Alpine Club
The German Alpine Club or DAV is the largest climbing association in the world and the eighth largest sports union in Germany. It is organised into 354 legally independent branches with a total of around 815,000 members...
, located in the Kaisergebirge
Kaisergebirge
The Kaisergebirge is a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps and Eastern Alps. It consists of two main mountain ridges – the Zahmer Kaiser to the north and the Wilder Kaiser to the south. The entire range is situated in the Austrian state of Tyrol between the town of Kufstein and the...
mountains in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol
Tyrol (state)
Tyrol is a state or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol.The state is split into two parts–called North Tyrol and East Tyrol–by a -wide strip of land where the state of Salzburg borders directly on the Italian province of...
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Location
The Fritz Pflaum Hut lies in the Griesner Cirque (Griesner Kar) at a height of 1865 metres (6,118.8 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 valleyKaiserbach valley
The Kaiserbach valley is a mountain valley in the Austrian province of Tyrol in the district of Kitzbühel. The Kaiserbach valley runs from Griesenau to Stripsenjoch; it therefore lies in the eastern part of the Kaisergebirge mountains. To the north it is bordered by the Feldberg, which belongs to...
over a good path with numerous bends and takes 2½ Stunden (height difference: 870 metres (2,854.3 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 HutGaudeamus HutThe Gaudeamus Hut is an Alpine club hut in the Kaisergebirge mountains in Tyrol. It is run by the Main-Spessart section of the German Alpine Club.- Location :...
(1,270 m) via the Kleines TörlKleines TörlThe Kleines Törl is a wind gap at an altitude of in the eastern part of the Kaisergebirge mountain range in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol....
, Gildensteig and Wildererkanzel, duration: 3½ hours - Ackerl HutAckerl HutThe Ackerl Hut is an Alpine club hut in the Wilder Kaiser mountains in Austria. It is run by the Kitzbühel section of the Austrian Alpine Club and lies at a height of below the south faces of the Regalmspitze, Ackerlspitze and Maukspitze.- Facilities:...
(1,460 m) via the Kleines Törl, Gildensteig and Wilder Kaiser Path, duration: 3 hours - Ackerl HutAckerl HutThe Ackerl Hut is an Alpine club hut in the Wilder Kaiser mountains in Austria. It is run by the Kitzbühel section of the Austrian Alpine Club and lies at a height of below the south faces of the Regalmspitze, Ackerlspitze and Maukspitze.- Facilities:...
(1,460 m) via the Ackerlspitze and Maukspitze, challenging, duration: 5 hours - Grutten HutGrutten HutThe Grutten Hut is an Alpine club hut in the Kaisergebirge in Tyrol in Austria. It is owned by the Turner Alps Kränzchen Section of the German Alpine Club.- Location :...
(1,620 m) via the Kleines Törl, Gildensteig, Wilder Kaiser Path, Jubiläumssteig, duration: 4 hours - StripsenjochhausStripsenjochhausThe Stripsenjochhaus is an Alpine club hut owned by the Kufstein branch of the Austrian Alpine Club in the Kaisergebirge mountain range in the Austrian state of Tyrol.- Location :...
(1,577 m) via the Großes Griesner Tor, Hüttenweg, easy, duration: 2½ hours
Ascents
- Mitterkaiser (2,011 m), duration: 1 hour, medium difficulty
- RegalmspitzeRegalmspitzeThe Regalmspitze is a high, lesser known mountain in the Kaisergebirge in the Northern Limestone Alps in Austria. The name Regalmwand , refers to the high subpeak to the west of the Regalmspitze.- Location :...
(2,253 m), duration: 2 hours, difficult - AckerlspitzeAckerlspitzeAt 2,329 metres above sea level, the Ackerlspitze is the second highest peak in the Kaisergebirge range in the east of the Austrian state of Tyrol. The mountain is located in the eastern part of the range, also referred to as the Ostkaiser or East Kaiser. To the east it is flanked by the...
(2,329 m), duration: 2 hours, medium difficulty - MaukspitzeMaukspitzeThe Maukspitze is a high peak in the Kaisergebirge in the Northern Limestone Alps.- Location :The Maukspitze represents the easternmost independent summit of the Kaisergebirge mountains. To the east is the crest of the Niederkaiser, to the west the Maukspitze borders on the Ackerlspitze...
(2,231 m), duration: 3 hours, difficult - LärcheckLärcheckThe Lärcheck is a high mountain in the Kaisergebirge range of the Northern Limestone Alps in Austria.- Location :The Lärcheck forms the mighty northeastern buttress of the Wilder Kaiser; its rock faces towering over the Kaiserbach valley. It belongs to the impressive backdrop of the Ostkaiser ...
(2,123 m), duration: 2 hours, difficult