Eric went here on a cloudy day. Pete & Rupert chanced upon some excellent weather. First up was a 2 hour journey to Garmisch-Partenkirchen then onto the mountain railway to go up Zugspitz - Germany's highest mountain.

Setting out from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Zugspitz	Alpspitz & Zugspitz	A bit of cloud at the top	Change from one train to one with cogs
		This will take us from 750m to 2600m...	...which is here
Still a bit of snow around...	but skiing season definitely over
	The cable car to the top emerges from the cloud
and onwards to the top by cable car
			Looking down on Eibsee
	The very top - 2962m
Looking towards Austria...	Valluga (top of St.Anton) is there somewhere		The glacier is pretty small
		This part is in Austria.
			Still in Austria
Back in Germany we ignore the warning signs...	... and set off for the top
		waiting to do the final few metres
and a bit of cloud comes & joins us at the top			here we are at 2962m
Back in the safe zone...	yes, it was a bit dodgy at the top	To the beer terrace...	To the beer terrace...
...for some well earned beers	and some entertainment
		After gulaschsuppe a bit of apfelstrudel
the birds line up for their share
they get fat on chips
			Back down the mountain by cable car...
...straight down to Eibsee
where the train enters the mountain
			Eibsee
	The lake bank was probably closer to the tree once...
		a scramble back up from the lake	looking from the lake back up at Zugspitz
			the train will take us from Eibsee back to Garmish-Partenkirchen
	The valley approching Garmish-Partenkirchen
	2 hours later we find the others relaxing outside our hotel...	...it's a tough life