![NYTMAG Sonic Voyages show](https://d3dthqtvwic6y7.cloudfront.net/podcast-covers/000/087/934/small/nytmag-sonic-voyages.jpeg)
Summary: Many of the mountain villages of northern Italy have teleferica systems to bring firewood and other supplies down from the mountaintops in containers. The wires that they travel on have a simple purpose — but put your ear to them, and you’ll hear something magical. Photograph by Awoiska van der Molen. Field recordings by Jez Riley French.