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The Alta Via del Sale is not for the faint-hearted as there are mostly no crash barriers along the narrow alpine route. — Photos: MANUEL HOLLENBACH/dpa To the left is a cliff wall towering overhead.

Night falls on the Maritime Alps, the last light has been swallowed up by the surrounding mountains. We're snuggled in the warmth of out tent in a wild countryside, when man is no longer at the top of ...

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