Germany’s restored Zugspitze summit cross returns to the peak, after a gold-leaf renovation and new measures to protect the ...

Germany’s highest summit cross has disappeared–and for good reason. The condition of the landmark on the Zugspitze was anything but dignified lately. Find out what exactly is behind the sudden ...

The current cross was made by her father, Franz Würzinger, in 1993, replacing the original from 1851, which was damaged ...

Video. Germany’s restored Zugspitze summit cross returns to the peak, after a gold-leaf renovation and new measures to ...

BERLIN — Visitors to Germany’s highest peak will have to do without the landmark gilded cross at its summit for the next few weeks.

One of my favorite places to be in Europe is atop the Zugspitze — the highest point in Germany. Standing on this 9,700-foot peak, you can't help but marvel at the thought that, for at least a few ...

Whether you ascend from the Austrian or German side, restaurants, shops, a small museum and telescopes await you at the summit. One of my favorite places to be in Europe is atop the Zugspitze — the ...

Though we’ve climbed our share of mountains, we’d never ascended one like this. Instead of trudging uphill for days in boots and backpacks, my brother Dan and I didn’t even break a sweat in the hour ...

Some of the most beautiful scenery I have ever seen can be found in southern Germany. The rising Alps spark reminders of our own Cascade range here at home. This past summer, my brother-in-law Sean ...