They call it their friend. They call it their home. It has shaped their lives for centuries. And now it's slowly fading away. The people of the Swiss Alps engage the viewer with tales about the titan that frightened them, threatened their homes, and imprisoned their souls, but that to this day helps them survive: The Great Aletsch Glacier. "Legacy of the Great Aletsch" reveals the world's most notable glacier as something more than an indicator for climate change.