Fritz Pflaum Hut

Location

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. 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.

Normally there is no caretaker at the hut.

History

The hut was named after the Alpinist, Fritz Pflaum, 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 2 hours as a mountain hike (height difference: 870 m).

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. This route is rather more challenging and requires sure-footedness. Some sections are protected by cable.

Crossings

• Gaudeamus Hut (1270 m), via the Kleines Törl, Gildensteig and Wildererkanzel, duration: 3 hours
• Ackerl Hut (1460 m), via the Kleines Törl, Gildensteig and Wilder Kaiser Path, duration: 3 hours
• Ackerl Hut (1460 m), via the Ackerlspitze and Maukspitze, challenging, duration: 5 hours
• Grutten Hut (1620 m), via the Kleines Törl, Gildensteig, Wilder Kaiser Path, Jubiläumssteig, duration: 4 hours
• Stripsenjochhaus (1577 m), via the Großes Griesner Tor, Hüttenweg, easy, duration: 2 hours

Ascents

The following ascents are listed by the DAV:

• Ackerlspitze (2329 m), duration: 2 hours, medium difficulty
• Lärcheck (2124 m), duration: 2¼ hours, difficult
• Mitterkaiser (2007 m), duration: ½-1 hour, medium difficulty
• Regalmspitze (2249 m), duration: 2 hours, difficult
• Maukspitze (2231 m_, duration of crossing: 1 hour, difficult

Pictures

FritzPflaum1.jpg|Fritz Pflaum Hut with Mitterkaiser FritzPflaum2.jpg|Fritz Pflaum Hut

References

Notes

Citations

References

1. 3-7633-1272-2
2. [[Kev Reynolds. Reynolds, Kev]] (2009). ''Walking in Austria'', 1st ed., Cicerone, Milnthorpe, p. 265, {{ISBN. 978-1-85284-538-4.
3. A caretaker may be on hand for prearranged group bookings.Höfler, Horst and Piepenstock Jan. (2006) ''Kaisergebirge''. Munich: Rother, 12th ed., p. 42.
4. {{Interlanguage link multi. Michael Kühntopf. de. 978-3-8334-8629-6.