The Alps: Summits of Life
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Michael Schlamberger
Andrew Golder
Kurt Adameiz
Albert Ausobsky
Leah Bankston
Boris Bergani
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Documentary about the natural world of the Alps. The hottest, coldest, driest, wettest, windiest, highest, lowest, most exposed and most protected spots of the European continent are all found in close proximity in the Alps. High in the Alps, three seasons of spring, summer and autumn are packed into a mere three months. Ecologically, the Alps are a patchwork of extremes inhabited by a diversity of survival specialists. Mountain lizard mothers keep their eggs inside their bodies and take them to the warmest places they can find. For plants, short vegetation periods mean slower growth and longer life.