The fourth episode starts at Untersberg mountain, where multiple world champion in ice climbing, Ines Papert, trains for her expeditions. From here the route leads to the salt mines of Berchtesgaden. Salt has been mined here for over 500 years.

Afterwards the helicopter crosses the Predigtstuhl alongside numerous paragliders. Near Ruhpolding, Franz Obermayer tends to the mountain forest. Not far away lies Lake Chiemsee, also known as the "Bavarian ocean". In Chiemgau there are 150 different national costumes. Dress maker Stephanie Bauhofer knows each village’s special embroideries. To the west lies Lake Tegernsee, one of Germany’s cleanest waters. At the headwaters of the river Isar, Andreas Pfirstinger lives his passion: fly fishing.

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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.

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Director: Lisa Eder-Held
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