Waxenstein, Mountain peak in Wetterstein range, Bavaria, Germany

The Waxenstein is a mountain group in the northwestern Wetterstein range, rising directly south of Grainau near Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Its ridge runs from the Kleiner Waxenstein (2,136 m) past the Zwölferkopf (2,232 m) to the Großer Waxenstein (2,277 m), the highest summit, with the Mittagsscharte (2,045 m) cutting between Kleiner Waxenstein and Zwölferkopf. Northwest of the peaks lies the Eibsee (973 m), and the Höllental drops steeply below the slopes toward the Zugspitze.

Hermann von Barth and Martin Ostler made the first ascent of the Großer Waxenstein (2,277 m) on 9 August 1871 and found a signal pole already standing on the summit. The Kleiner Waxenstein (2,136 m) was first climbed in 1892 by Oscar Schuster and Josef Ostler. No cable cars or marked trails lead to any of the summits.

The group's main summit, the Großer Waxenstein, was first climbed on 9 August 1871 by Hermann von Barth and Martin Ostler, who found a signal pole already standing on top. The Kleiner Waxenstein followed in 1892 with Oscar Schuster and Josef Ostler. The ridge is a climbers' mountain: no cable car or marked trail reaches any of its summits.

The ascent requires about five hours of hiking with a total elevation gain of 1,500 meters from the Hammersbach starting point. The route is suited for experienced mountain hikers and follows partly established trails through steep terrain.

The first climbers of the Großer Waxenstein, Hermann von Barth and Martin Ostler, found a signal pole already standing on the summit on 9 August 1871, left there by unknown predecessors. The Kleiner Waxenstein was first climbed in 1892 by Oscar Schuster and Josef Ostler. No cable car or marked trail leads to any of the summits, so all approaches are unmarked climbing routes.