Sunday, October 13, 2024

Zugspitze

 10/12: We woke up to sunshine after two days of cloudy/rain. We altered our day a bit because of the weather to travel to the top of Germany.


Lake Eibsee - the one we hiked around earlier in the week.

The ride up was very smooth but also a bit harrowing. This tram ride holds three records; one of them is the greatest difference in height from the start to the end. It did feel like we were going straight up!


Charcot at the top!

Beautiful! And cold. A ski lift is behind us in the basin.



The gold cross at the summit

Looking down at the cables that brought us up was terrifying to see! The railing around the platform up top was only slightly above waist level. I got a bit nauseated - I have developed a fairly weak stomach in the last few years! Bob feels the same way:

We didn’t want to get too close to the edge!










Notice the two guys hiking to the top! No thanks!



Back down to sunshine and warmth

Now to Innsbruck and Cortina!

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