Successful ice climber Ines Papert talks about how she discovered her passion for the mountains, the challenges the sport entails, and the life lessons she has drawn from it.

We travel from Untersberg to Berchtesgaden. In doing so, we learn something about the history of the region, salt mining, and the training required to become a miner.

We travel from Ruhpolding to Lake Chiemsee, where we discover Fraueninsel with its old monastery and the magnificent Herrenchiemsee Palace. For some people, the beautiful natural landscape of the Alpine foothills is a place to recharge their batteries and get their creative juices flowing.

Tradition, craftsmanship, and nature continue to shape the Chiemgau region to this day. We visit a traditional costume seamstress, learn more about the significance of regional folk costumes, and discover the history of the Kendlmühlfilzen, one of the largest raised bog areas in Bavaria.

Katharina Meyer is training to become a church painter, a rare profession with a long tradition. She restores historic churches and works with techniques that were already being used centuries ago.