Alpine Tragedy

24th Chasseurs Alpins: Bayonet Drills

Chasseurs Alpins are performing a bayonet assault exercise in four different directions.

24th Chasseurs Alpins: Obstacle Course

Chasseurs Alpins jump over obstacles, taking care to break down their movements.

27th Chasseurs Alpins: Parade

Chasseurs Alpins march past with their backs turned, followed by horses loaded with equipment.

24th Chasseurs Alpins: Parade at a Gymnastic Pace

Chasseurs Alpins march past in a gymnastic step, with music.

27th Chasseurs Alpins: Assault on the Portico

Three groups of Chasseurs Alpins successively climb a portico.

27th Chasseurs Alpins: Staff Exercise

Chasseurs Alpins manipulate staffs in a coordinated movement.

24th Chasseurs Alpins: Flexibility Exercises

Chasseurs Alpins move back and forth, maneuvering their rifles in front of them.

The Four Alps

The European Alps are the most famous mountains on Earth. However, there are three other mountain ranges that owe their names to the first European Explorers, one in the Northern and two in the Southern Hemisphere. The E

Giants of the Alps “Mont Blanc, Eiger North Face, Matterhorn”

27th Chasseurs Alpins: Weapons Handling

Chasseurs Alpins are giving a demonstration of weapons handling.

The Agro Rebel: Permaculture in the Salzburg Alps

Sepp Holzer explains some of the innovative, labour-saving agricultural techniques he applies at his farm in the Eastern Alps of Salzburg, Austria.

Slovenia - Between the Alps and the Adriatic Sea

Slovenia, the country between the Adriatic Sea and the Alps, is like a continent in the smallest of spaces. Just half the size of Switzerland, Slovenia's castles, streams and mountain lakes are just a stone's throw away

24th Chasseurs Alpins: Parade

Chasseurs Alpins march past, with music.

27th Chasseurs Alpins: Mass Parade of the Battalion

Chasseurs Alpins march past, followed by horses loaded with equipment.

Winter in the Alps

A documentary camera journey along a tourist route through well-known winter sports centers from Garmisch to Lake Garda.

Tagliamento - King of The Alpine Rivers

The Tagliamento, known as the "King of the Alpine Rivers," is considered Europe's last untamed river. Its course stretches from the peaks of the Dolomites to the Adriatic coast. With its braided riverbed, crystal-clear w

Storm over the Alps

Marcel Ichac captures the mountain warfare of the French Alps in World War II, the highest battles to take place during the war. The film also features footage of the liberation of Torino, Italy.

Save the Alps

In order to better understand the origins of pollution in the Alps, Nicolas Plain turned his paraglider into a flying laboratory to draw conclusions with scientists from the Grenoble Alpes University. He will then go on

Winter in the Swiss Alps

In winter, with ice and snow, it becomes uncomfortable in the Swiss Alps even for the animals. While marmots retreat to hibernate in the protective burrow, ibex, chamois, mountain hares and bearded vultures stay awake ev