Höllentalspitzen
Introduction The '''Höllentalspitzen''' are three peaks in the Wetterstein Mountains near Garmisch-Partenkirchen in southern Germany. They rise from the ridge of ''Blassenkamm'' which runs eastwards from Germany's highest peak, the Zugspitze, and separate the Hölle Valley to the north from the Reintal Valley to the south. The summit nearest to the Zugspitze is the '''Inner Höllentalspitze''' (''Innere  Höllentalspitze''),  high; this is followed by the main summit '''Middle Höllentalspitze''' (''Mittlere Höllentalspitze''),  high; and the '''Outer Höllentalspitze''' (''Äußeren Höllentalspitze'') at .
Ascent The summits can only be climbed by experienced mountaineers. As a rule they are tackled by negotiating the ridge of the Jubiläumsgrat ("Jubilee Arête"). The ''Jubigrat'', as it is known in mountaineering circles is the climbing route from the Zugspitze over the ''Höllentalspitzen'' and the Vollkarspitze to the ''Grießkarscharte'' and on to the Alpspitze, and requires firm mastery of the third grade of difficulty on the UIAA scale. This long crossing can only be interrupted by the equally difficult ''Brunntalgrat'' ridge, which branches off to the south near the summit of the Inner Höllentalspitze, and descends to the Knorr Hut in the Reintal Valley. Between the Middle and Outer Höllentalspitze is the mountain hut known as the ''Höllentalgrat Hut'', a small, unmanaged bothy for emergencies.
Gallery File:Jubiläumsgrat_von_S_beschriftet.jpg|All three Höllentalspitzen from the southFile:Innere_Höllentalspitze_Knorrhütte_von_S_HQ.jpg|The Inner Höllentalspitze from the southFile:Jubiläumsgrat_Mitte_von_S_HQ.jpg|The Middle and Outer Höllentalspitzen from the southFile:HvB_Zeichnung_Höllentalspitzen_von_S.jpg|The ''Höllentalspitzen'' (''Jubiläumsgrat'') from the south. 1873 sketch by  Hermann von Barth
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