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	Fürschießer east flank
height	2271 m
location	Bavaria , Germany
Mountains	Hornbach chain , Allgäu Alps
Dominance	0.7 km → Krottenspitze
Notch height	64 m ↓ Fürschießersattel
Coordinates	47 ° 20 ′ 0 ″ N , 10 ° 20 ′ 0 ″ E Coordinates: 47 ° 20 ′ 0 ″ N , 10 ° 20 ′ 0 ″ E
rock	Spotted marl

The Fürschießer is a 2271 m high Grasberg double summit in the Allgäu Alps .

Location and surroundings

It lies between the Traufbach and Sperrbach valleys . It is connected to the Hornbach chain via the Fürschießersattel ( 2207 m ). To the southeast, the Krottenspitz ridge joins the Krottenspitze ( 2551 m ). With its little pronounced summit points ( 2271 m and 2264 m ), its smooth but steep grass surfaces, but especially because of its ridge-like and far-reaching ridges, it stands out in the Oberstdorf mountain panorama. The most famous ridges are the ridge over the Krummenstein ( 2088 m ), the Schwärzger ridge and the Warmats ridge .

Origin of name

The Fürschießer was first mentioned in 1500 in the hunting book of Emperor Maximilian as Vierschoeß and Vierschoessen . It is also recorded in the Atlas Tyrolensis of 1774, but this time as Schafberg . The origin of the name is a combination of the word “Fürschöß” meaning protrusions or protruding ridges and “Schissar”, which means “the stones, avalanches” means. The latter refers to the northwest flank, which is already recorded in a document as Scheißerwand in 1379 .

Ascent

There is no marked path to the Fürschießer. However, it can be reached on footpaths from the Fürschießersattel , via which the trail from the Höhenweg from the Kemptner Hütte to the Prinz-Luitpold-Haus runs. The other ascent possibilities are the steep grass ridges, which are reserved for experienced mountaineers, as they require surefootedness and a head for heights , especially the path over the Krummenstein , where a climbing point of the 1st degree has to be overcome. The entrances to the ridges are difficult to find.

botany

Although the Fürschießer is a mountain of grass, it does not have such a rich botany as Höfats or Schneck .

Larger areas of erosion can be seen especially near the peaks. The reason for the erosion was excessive grazing with sheep, which was then prohibited by the authorities. In the 1980s, the biologist Karl Partsch undertook a field test with the aim of finding out how the erosion areas could be closed again. In order to counteract erosion, cuttings of the alpine panicle grass , which reproduces vegetatively without seeds, were collected and then grown into pot balls in gardeners. Further test plants were Agrostis , chamois fescue , Brown Luzulo , alpine timothy , Läger- bluegrass and Arabis alpina and Hornungia Alpina . These were then placed in the ground and given jute mats to support them, which should facilitate the accumulation of humus . The trial areas on the Fürschießer were laid out 1985–1987, they had a slope of 25 to 30 degrees and an area of 1300 m². First of all, the pupils were transported to the Kemptner Hütte by cable car and then carried up. In 1986 and 1987, the transport directly up the mountain was integrated into a Bundeswehr exercise. Up to twelve plants were planted per square meter. In order to compare the effect of the jute erosion fabric, it was also omitted on some surfaces. 27,000 pupils were transplanted.

The Hierenalpe on the north side of the Fürschießer has not been cultivated for many decades.

photos

Southwest flank
summit
Eastern flank with erosion areas
Field trial area

Web links

Commons : Fürschießer - Collection of images, videos and audio files

The shooter

Individual evidence

↑ Alpenverein map 2/1 Allgäuer-, Lechtaler Alpen - West (1: 25,000). ISBN 978-3-9287-7713-1 (status: 2004)
^ Thaddäus Steiner : Allgäu mountain names . 2nd Edition. Kunstverlag Josef Fink, Lindenberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8987-0389-5 (p. 49 f.).
↑ Dieter Seibert: Alpine Club Guide alpine - Allgäu Alps and Ammergau Alps . 17th edition. Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-7633-1126-2 (p. 326).
↑ Manfred Spröttl: Crime Scene Alps. Karl Partsch - The gentle rebel. 2nd Edition. Echo-Verlag, Göttingen 1988, ISBN 978-3-9801-2169-9 (pp. 151-171).

[1] Alpenverein map 2/1 Allgäuer-, Lechtaler Alpen - West (1: 25,000). ISBN 978-3-9287-7713-1 (status: 2004)

[2] Thaddäus Steiner : Allgäu mountain names . 2nd Edition. Kunstverlag Josef Fink, Lindenberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8987-0389-5 (p. 49 f.).

[3] Dieter Seibert: Alpine Club Guide alpine - Allgäu Alps and Ammergau Alps . 17th edition. Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-7633-1126-2 (p. 326).

[4] Manfred Spröttl: Crime Scene Alps. Karl Partsch - The gentle rebel. 2nd Edition. Echo-Verlag, Göttingen 1988, ISBN 978-3-9801-2169-9 (pp. 151-171).