Episode 1 of "MFF: On Location" for "The Alps" takes us to the breathtaking Swiss Alps to see how the concept of the film began. From MacGillivray Freeman Films, producers of the blockbuster hit "Everest", comes the giant screen story of "The Alps". In the thin air above Switzerland, on the sheer rock-and-ice wall known as the Eiger, an American climber, John Harlin III, is about to embark on the most perilous and meaningful ascent he has ever undertaken: an attempt to scale the legendary mountain that took his renowned father's life. Click here to download the High-resolution Quicktime version (640x480) or view Low-resolution version below (Hosted by YouTube) Narrated by Michael Gambon Produced by MacGillivray Freeman Films Presented by Holcim and Switzerland Tourism In Association with 4iS Four Eyes AG