In 2006, Mélanie Brugger took a nasty spill from a horse. Suffering a traumatic brain injury, she spent 27 days in a coma. Against all odds and doctors' grim prognoses, when she awoke, she set her ...

You can recognize Denis Junod from afar, with his broad moustache and cap. At almost 70, he still pulls in his fishing nets every day off the coast of Auvernier. Denis's verve is legendary, a ...

Climbing all the peaks over 8'000 meters of altitude on the planet! With already ten 8000 summits to her credit, she’s never been so close to achieving this challenge of a ...

Far from the French Périgord, they are picked up by the shovelful along the Swiss Jura, in the limestone lands of the northern Vaud region, the truffle hunters have a special relationship with their ...

Portrait of a unique breed of cows made famous as early as 1917 by its fights in the Valais region of Switzerland. Once simply called "horned animals", they were so numerous at the foot of the Dent ...

Clinging to the mountains in the Avençon valley, Martine Gerber's farm is like a little paradise. With her donkeys, her dog, her thirty sheep and her garden, the farmer has plenty to keep her busy. ...

Olga Letykai Csonka is a shaman from Chukotka, in the far north-east of Russia. For more than 20 years, she has been living in Switzerland, but her heart and soul remain deeply connected to her ...

Osula, a yak breeder in Valais, Switzerland, decided to cross the Austrian Alps with her animals. After  a transalpine journey which led her from the Alps to the Mediterranean, she embarked ...

Olivier Favre, aka Milon, has been into extreme steep snowboarding his whole life. The Swiss snowboarder from Les Diablerets was among the very best in the first editions of the Freeride World ...

Nurtured by the tales of the great navigators, Mayu has chosen a profession close to the dreams and travels on his beloved Lake Geneva: boatbuilding. But for this history buff, a boat has to be made ...

They are united by the bonds of blood, those of brotherhood but also by the same passion of bouldering. Fred has marked the history of climbing by pushing back the scale of difficulty in the ...

Discover authentic Northern Sicily through the eyes of an expatriate returning from abroad. Olive plantations and beekeeping are Giuseppe’s passion. The young man deeply fell in love with the ...

Being a veterinarian in the mountains requires an unfailing passion. Detailing the hours or kilometers to do one's job is useless when the need for care makes it necessary to answer the call 24/7. ...

Portrait of a wildlife photographer whose pictures are collected all over the world. In all his work, Vincent Munier creates a very unique bond between man and life in all forms. In this documentary ...

Discover the tradition of Swiss raclette cheese making as if you were a local! At an altitude of 2200 m, the Mille mountain pasture in the Val de Bagnes is the Michellod family's chosen holiday ...

Portrait of the Swiss navigator Alan Roura during his last preparations for the next Route du Rhum. In February 2017, he finished 12th for his first participation to the Vendée Globe. The event was ...

Discover the Vallée de la Sagne: a small paradise where the inhabitants are strongly attached to their region and its traditions: artists and farmers go hand in hand here, with solidarity and joy as ...

Every year the Muveran Trophies mark the finalrace of the backcountry ski season in Switzerland.Nothing's left to chance when it comes to safety.Patriarch Philippe Bonnet heads the team ofvolunteers ...

For Anne Wiltafsky, cows are more than just a source of milk and meat. For over ten years she's directed a unique centre, in Switzerland, where cows learn to climb stairs, pull a sled or run an ...

Meet the veterinarian who lives life to the fullest, in the air and on the ground. He criss-crosses the Franches Montagnes daily to care for his animal patients, then takes to the air to look down on ...

From the Himalayas to the Andes, from the Rocky Mountains to the Alps, plants from the Thomasia botanical garden offer a miniature tour of the world of alpine plants. From May to October, gardener ...

The story of a young woman whispering into the ears of horses at over 2'000 meters above sea level in the stunning setting of a nature reserve in the Swiss Alps. Natasha was given her first horse by ...

Discover the captivating beauty of the Magdalen Islands through the epic of its lobstermen !Every year, come the beginning of May, lobster fishing creates excitement for 9 weeks on the Magdalen ...

The Bernina train, which crosses stunning scenery and links St. Moritz to Tirano in Italy, is one of the world’s most beautiful trains. Portrait of the behind-the-scene craftsmen of this ...