CNN - The Wonder List Series 1 (2015) Part 7 The Alps Fire and Ice

The Wonder List

In The Wonder List with Bill Weir, storyteller Bill Weir and renowned filmmaker Philip Bloom go on a quest to tell the untold stories of extraordinary people, places, cultures and creatures that are at a crossroads. Across eight, one hour episodes, Weir and Bloom will take viewers to Vanuatu; the Galapagos Islands; Ikaria, Greece; the Taj Mahal in India; the Alps; the Dead Sea; the Everglades and Venice. While in these visually stunning locations, captured by Bloom’s unparalleled cinematography, Weir explores the forces of change that effect so many lives, and discovers what can be done to save them.

Part 7: The Alps: Fire and Ice

The spectacular needle-like peaks of the Alps have been a magnet for thrill-seekers for centuries, attracting the determined, the brave and the adventurous like moths to a flame. In Chamonix, France, climbers, skiers, and daredevils of every stripe still crowd the slopes today, with fearless guides chancing fate by taking on Mont Blanc and its icy sister peaks. But the huge glaciers that have dominated this Alpine landscape for millennia are receding. Experts measuring them believe the rate of melting has accelerated in recent years. Yet there are those who dispute their findings and refuse to accept evidence of change. Bill takes The Wonder List to the Alps to climb the ice-peaks, ski the slopes and trek with the guides whose lives and livelihoods are at stake if the glacial melt continues.

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