Switzerland lies at the heart of the Alps. In the Swiss National Park, the oldest existing national
park in the Alps, the behaviour of the Alpine ibex is studied by a young biologist. Tarasp is home
to one of the few remaining mountain schools of the country. The children here speak Vallader, a
variant of the Rheto-Romance language. In the neighbouring village, Marc-Florian Geyer owns
a brewery for a mountain beer that has gained cult status in the posh ski resorts of St Moritz.

When travelling across the Swiss mountains, encounters with yellow buses are quite common
- the post buses bring their passengers to even the remotest valleys. For more than 20 years,
Dorli Menn has been the bus driver on the route to Juf village. In Switzerland’s southernmost
county, Italian lifestyle prevails. In Ascona chef Ivo Adam combines local dishes of the Ticino
cuisine with new creations. En route to the North, headed towards Zurich, the helicopter flies
over Eiger, Moench und Jungfrau, an arrangement of three prominent peaks. Not far off, athlete
Gian Sebregondi performs balancing acts on a thin rope - 200 meters above a deep precipice.
The episode ends on Lake Zurich, where musician Erika Stucky performs a peculiar mixture of
Jodels and Blues.

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The Alps are the most prominent mountain range in Europe and also one of the most accessible. Over thousands of years, a unique landscape was created in which man and nature shaped each other. The documentary series approaches this fascinating world from an unusual perspective - from above. Using Cineflex camera technology, "Alps from above" sets the scene for the most fascinating peaks of the Alps. Breathtaking aerial shots alternate with pointed vignettes of the mountain inhabitants; a flow of high-quality images provides a modern profile of life in the Alps.

Watch the other episodes of the series: http://bit.ly/AlpsFromAbove

Director: Lisa Eder-Held
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