Most of us are far from near the clouds in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Being one of those who can fly, break through the sky, in the air and touch clusters is a rare sensation in 2020.
But there are other tactics to succeed in new heights and see our planet from other angles. As the foreigner is largely banned this year, many other people have begun to explore charming places in their home countries.
The Germans have extended the perimeters of their remains to sites in the interior of the country, from the North Sea to the Alps.
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For many uninitiated travellers in Bavaria, there is a belief that Germany ends up in the southern city of Munich. But there is a global total to notice as you travel further south in the mountains, with a specific peak marking Germany’s highest mountain: the Zugspitze.
At 2962 meters (9718 feet) above sea level, the Zugspitze remains a somewhat manageable peak compared to its sisters in neighbouring Austria, Switzerland and France, where the mountains can reach 3,500 meters to more than 4800 meters. However, if there is a mountain that you deserve to know in Germany, it is the Zugspitze; there are many options.
People have been attracted to Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain.
Located just outside the beach hotel of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the mythical summit has been a popular charm for visitors; However, amid summer temperatures exceeding 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) in many parts of Germany, Zugspitze has recently become a coveted place to cool off at the highest altitudes.
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Each year, more than a share of a million visitors often go to the tourist site known as the “German Summit” to be suspended somewhere between the sky and the earth. Although the figures for 2020 have not been known for some time, as the summer season continues, there is no shortage of demand, as queues form around the corner at various counters, especially on a transparent day.
When the Zugspitze hides the clouds, you live a magical experience
But even when the sun prefers to hide the clouds, other people come to make a stopover on Germany’s highest mountain, not realizing that, at the most sensible moment, they will be able to see their own shadow. This is where genuine magic occurs; Of course, it’s impressive to enjoy perspectives on the most sensitive of the Zuspitze that, infrequently, can stretch for more than a hundred kilometers (60 miles), but if you enjoy the unknown and the mysterious, there is nothing of value in a small hike. clouds to a special position like this.
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Regina Muller, an industry-licensed visitor service, led the Zugspitze in late August. She told DW whatever the weather, the Zugspitze is one of the places in Bavaria that you just have to see, even if you can’t “see” a lot.
“I tried to slide, but I couldn’t see anything in front of me and obviously wasn’t going to threaten my life. Still, I enjoyed being there despite the limited views.”
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Even in the middle of the German summer, you can plant your feet in the snow here, enjoy the specialties of mulled wine while soaking the global atmosphere to be closer to the sky. While winter temperatures in Zugspitze may drop to -30 degrees Celsius (-22 degrees Fahrenheit), a typical August afternoon will allow you to take it quietly to about 7 degrees Celsius (45 Fahrenheit).
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Of course, you might not need to wear shorts; however, a day at the Zugspitze in July or August is not exactly like a frozen hell through permafrost. That said, even in summer, the climate is known to sink below zero; After all, there are 3 permanent glaciers located around the Zugspitze. Whatever pleasure you get, you can be sure it will be unique.
Witnessing 4 seasons in a day as you roam the top of the valley is a pretty special thrill in itself. The small main points that can be overlooked under the thick layer of snow in winter become glorious miracles to notice, such as seeing where the tree line ends, giving way to the alpine tundra or how the beautiful Lake Eibsee is lost in sight when drilling through fog and clouds.
Yes, you can revel in all this wonder on a mountain walk if you wish, but preferably with the help of an expert guide. There are 3 other routes to climb the mountain, climbing with a duration of up to six or seven hours, depending on your level of enjoyment and fitness. However, it is really a harmful undertaking: other people have fallen to death looking for the most sensible thing on the mountain.
For those of us who like to take things a little quieter, there are two more non-unusual tactics to get there: since 2017, a new cable car seamlessly connects visitors to the plateau of the most sensitive mountain in about ten minutes. .
The cable car takes about 10 minutes to reach the top.
There is also the quietest and oldest way to catch a rack exercise that climbs the mountainsides and yet goes through a tunnel for 4.5 kilometers before reaching its destination. It takes a little over an hour but the investment in time is valued.
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And as what’s going on has to happen, the most productive way to get things done might be to just buy a round-trip ticket that takes you one way and another. Still, you’ll probably plan a relaxing day to explore Zugspitze, especially if you’re traveling from a farther away, such as the city of Munich or the Austrian tourist towns of Innsbruck and Salzburg.
The rack exercise celebrates its anniversary in 2020
In addition to the tourist losses of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 is a vital year for Zugspitze. This not only marks the 90th anniversary of the initial opening of the cog railway, making Germany’s highest peak available for mass tourism for the first time, but it’s also the 200th anniversary of the first time it went up effectively.
On August 27, 1820, surveyor Josef Naus arrived at the most sensible of the mountain with an assistant and a mountain guide. Sent through Bavarian King Maximilian I. Joseph, his task of tracing the barriers of the ancient kingdom of Bavaria in dizzying heights.
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But celebrating this 200th anniversary is not an easy task in the year of surgical mask and toilet paper hoarding: these circular figures tend to attract a disproportionate number of visitors, whose COVID-19 social estrangement capabilities are not there.
Due to social distance guidelines, only another 3000 people are allowed in zugspitze every day in the summer of 2020
While two centuries ago, those 3 pioneers of mountaineering who came to the most sensitive after a hard day of ascent were the only ones who were there, it is increasingly appropriate today to enjoy a moment of solitude and calm in the most sensitive of the Zugspitze – or even along the way.
During some summer weekends prior to this year, the local government had to make sure the police were available to monitor the number of other people arriving in the region as a whole. Some citizens living at the foot of the mountain even protested against the largest number of visitors on August 8, blocking some roads and routes for hours, then filling up through a growing accumulation of visitors.
Residents have expressed fear of being overrun by tourists in 2020
But with the end of school holidays across the country, the number of visitors turns out to be more manageable again. Regina says being able to enjoy “such an exclusive and charming position in such difficult times is a genuine gift in any case. You may have to be a little more careful, but from my own experience, I had no problems.”
Zugspitze’s story has been marred by controversy: when the shelf exercise was first built in the 1920s, several thousand locals protested against the project, unable to protect their giant neighbor from commercial oversupply.
In 1930, when the exercise made its maiden voyage, some 13,000 visitors used the shortcut to the top. Last year, the figures were 600,000. In total, around 20 million trips in the Zugspitze show that the attraction of the mountain continues to attract people.
Opening hours may be limited, but there is a full-service post above the Zugspitze
There are many things to do in the most sensitive of the mountain besides tasting Bavarian spirits and sausages in the canteen; You can send packages from the farthest mail in Germany. You can paint as a meteorologist at the weather station. Skiing is possible on other slopes of the mountainous region in winter. You can use the chapel to get married: you can take a separate funicular to cross borders and go down to Austria, and you can even enjoy an occasional occasion of live music there, as in 2014, British pop musician Ed Sheeran gave a concert at the most sensible Zugspitze.
Even the Dalai Lama went to the Zugspitze, trading from Mount Everest to the highest mountain in Germany. And if you know the appeal of these majestic mountains, you are the exiled Tibetan leader. However, by 2020, a global pandemic may be too impulsive and adventurous up there. Regina Muller summarizes the existing environment in Zugspitze, counting its blessings:
“Whatever the weather, going to the Zugspitze is a glorious distraction from all the existential minds we face right now.”
And if you can’t get to the most sensitive thing on the mountain, Lake Eibsee at the back is just as attractive.
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