High above Lake Brienz in canton Bern, five friends—Reto, Thomas, Christof, Tom, and Fritz—return annually to the Teni mountain hut at 1,600 meters to practice Wildheuer, the traditional harvesting of wild hay on near-vertical slopes. Armed with scythes and crampons to prevent fatal slips, they spend five days mowing grass on cliffs overlooking a 100-meter rock face. The group, who normally work office jobs, finds meaning in this dangerous tradition, with Reto noting it offers "direct contact with nature" and a break from "the hectic pace of everyday life."