Summit poetry on the Big Thumb

High up, at 2280 metres, the Big Thumb rises in the Allgäu Alps - a place where heaven and earth seem to join hands. The summit cross stands firmly anchored, held by steel cables, and towers like a silent symbol of faith and constancy in the immaculate blue sky. It is not only a sign for those who have climbed up here, but also a memorial to the transience and strength of nature.
Next to it, almost inconspicuous and yet full of meaning, are the cairns: carefully piled up by hikers, they tell of the many steps that have travelled this path. Each stone is a greeting, a silent "I was here" - ephemeral and yet part of a larger story.
The light of the sun shines clear and hard on the rugged rocks, the wind carries the silence of the heights. No noise, no everyday life - just the sound of your own breathing and the freedom that can be felt in the vastness of the sky. Up here, the view becomes wide, the thoughts light and the soul finds space to unfold. A place where the simplicity of nature becomes poetry.