A helicopter on Tuesday lifted the cross from the 2,962-meter (9,718-foot) peak of the Zugspitze — a mountain shared between ...

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 ...

Video. Germany's highest peak, the Zugspitze, has temporarily lost its famous gilded summit cross for restoration after ...

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 ...

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

From a sudden cold snap predicted to bring snow to the German mountains to the start of Carnival to issues with increased ...

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 ...

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

An 18-year-old man died after he was struck by lightning near the summit of Germany's highest peak, officials said. The German resident and two other young men hiked the mountain railway up the ...

ZUGSPITZE, Germany (Reuters) - The winds are cold at any time of the year on Germany's highest mountain but the country's last glacier is melting away despite Herculean efforts to counter the effects ...