Like on Noah’s Ark voyaging through the time, the chamois and other arctic like inhabitants have lived in the Tatras for more than ten thousand years. Man is here, in this alpine environment, of rare sight and snow has the mountains in grip for six-month time. As a result, the Tatras are a unique island of wilderness. “Life in Clouds” is full of contradictions, and fragile baby chamoises look lost in this harsh environment.

Zivot v oblakoch

It's the beginning of May. The roaring torrent, fed by the melting snow, turns the emerald water of the mountain tarns into white foam. Hundreds of springs of crystal clear water gradually flow through the Tatra wilderness to form one of the last wild rivers in Central Europe.

The Living River

Over the last few thousand years, more has changed in Europe than we can imagine. Wetlands were drained, rivers were regulated, forests were cut down or transformed, thus destroying the homes of many animal species. However, there is a place that has hardly changed. Below the peak of Kriván there is a forest dominated by pines and bears, which provides shelter from humans. Thanks to the uncontrolled processes taking place in the ecosystem, this old forest is immortal.