Rappensee Hut

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Rappensee Hut
Rappenseehütte 180806.jpg
Coordinates47°17′20″N 10°15′18″E / 47.288917°N 10.254917°E / 47.288917; 10.254917Coordinates: 47°17′20″N 10°15′18″E / 47.288917°N 10.254917°E / 47.288917; 10.254917
Locationnear the Rappensee
Nearest
settlement		Oberstdorf
Elevation2,091 m (6,860 ft)
Administration
Hut typeDAV hut Category I
OwnerDAV - Allgäu-Kempten Section
Websitewww.rappenseehuette.de
Facilities
Beds/Bunks115
Mattresses189
Winter room24
Opening timesmid-June to mid-October
Footnotes
Hut referenceOeAV DAV

The Rappensee Hut (German: Rappenseehütte) is an Alpine Club hut belonging to the Allgäu-Kempten Section of the German Alpine Club. With 304 bedspaces it is the largest of all the 327 huts of the German Alpine Club.[1] It received a record number of guests on 19 September 1970 with 681 people overnighting. On average the hut has about 15,000 overnight stays per year.[2]

Location[]

The Category 1 hut is situated in the Allgäu Alps in southern Germany, a few kilometres south of Oberstdorf on a grassy terrace near the lakes of Little and Great Rappensee. The most important summits in the vicinity are the Biberkopf and Hohes Licht. The well known begins and ends to the east and above the Rappensee Hut.

History[]

The Rappensee Hut was built in 1885. After several extensions it has become the largest hut in the German Alpine Club.

In August 2009 after drinking water over 100 guests at the hut complained of gastroenteritis and circulatory problems and some had to be evacuated by helicopter and treated in hospital.[3][4] Because the problem with the drinking water system was allegedly already known about, investigations were begun into the possibility of negligence.[5] The case was decided on 6 July 2010 by the Sonthofen District Court who issued a fineof 2000 €.[6]

Hut approaches[]

  • From (956 m, bus from Oberstdorf) via Einödsbach and the Enzian Hut in ca. 4 hours
  • From (1,541 m, Austria) via the Lechleitner Alm in ca. 2½ hours
  • From Prenten (Austria) through the Hochalpbach valley in ca. 4 hours

Crossings[]

The nearest other huts are

  • (2,084 m, ca. 4 hours) on the
  • (1,844 m, 5–6 hours) on the
  • (2,058 m, ca. 4 hours)
  • (1,804 m, ca. 1 hour)
  • (2,067 m), with a climb to the Enzian Hut and Breitengernalpe (1,156 m) as well as the Fiderescharte (2,214 m)
  • (1,512 m, ca. 3 hour).

Tours[]

References[]

  1. ^ Andi Dick (Jan 2013). "Bergerlebnis Alpenvereinshütten: Starke Marke – Stolz und Last" (pdf; 1.3 MB). Panorama – Magazine of the German Alpine Club. German Alpine Club. pp. 38–45. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
  2. ^ Gaby Funk (2012-05-21). "Einkehr – Zuflucht – Unterkunft: Berghütten in den Alpen" (pdf; 6.2 MB). alpinwelt – The mountain magazine for Munich and Oberland. Munich Section of the German Alpine Club. pp. 6–27. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
  3. ^ "Miese Erreger im Wasser". Süddeutsche Zeitung. 2009-08-09. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  4. ^ "Dreckiges Wasser: 40 Wanderer mit Helikopter ausgeflogen". Abendzeitung. 2009-08-09. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  5. ^ "Darmgrippe im Allgäu: 145 Wanderer erkranken auf Almhütte". Spiegel online. 2009-08-09. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  6. ^ "Verfahren gegen Hüttenwirt eingestellt". Augsburger Allgemeine. 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2014-05-18.

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