Episode 1 leads from metropolitan Monaco through the wild and empty Western Alps onto the summit of Mont Blanc. In the magnificent Stura Valley, Messner visits the last peasants and sheep growers and hears about their fight against wild ...See moreEpisode 1 leads from metropolitan Monaco through the wild and empty Western Alps onto the summit of Mont Blanc. In the magnificent Stura Valley, Messner visits the last peasants and sheep growers and hears about their fight against wild boar and wolves. The old Arneodo returns to the deserted mountain village of Narbona which he left fifty years ago. In the thousand years old monastery of Boscodon, Messner meets the charismatic Brother Jean. Contrasts: In the idyllic mountain village of La Grave people put their hope on a music festival, while in the glacier regions of Les Deux Alpes, snowboarders and mountain-bikers use the Alps as a sports arena and a "Mountain of Hell". Written by
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