At the end of the film, the von Trapp family escapes the Nazis by hiking out of Salzburg, Austria, across the Alps, to freedom in Switzerland. It makes for good old-fashioned 1965 musical storytelling, but it doesnt really take into account practical geography. Its 210 kilometers from Salzburg to the closest border with Switzerland, and thats traveling in a straight line. That route doesnt take into account the fact that this area is some of the most mountainous terrain on Earth. The von Trapps may have sung Climb Evry Mountain, but they would have been hard pressed to stay hidden and make this particular trek. In fact, the first mountain they crossed would have brought them to Berchtesgaden, where Hitler had his summer home. Not the place you want to go if youre trying to escape the Nazis. Any that we missed? Let us know and we'll save them for the sequel.
