The AlpspiX is a steel viewing platform that is attached at an altitude of about 2050 m on the Osterfelderkopf, a 2057 m high secondary summit of the Alpspitze.

[2] German climber Stefan Glowacz took part in protests against the AlpspiX, holding banners reading "Our Mountains don't need flavor enhancers.

[4][5] The German Alpine Association stated that experiencing the mountains and not just the tourist attraction should be the focus, preferring the development of more-natural climbing trails over the steel platforms of the AlpspiX.

[6] Proponents, including Upper Bavaria governor Christoph Hillenbrand, asserted that the new platform would do much to increase the attractiveness of the Wetterstein Mountains.

AlpspiX spokespeople also claimed that the platform and summit adventure trail would make the mountains more accessible.