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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-445-2022
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Research article
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16 Feb 2022
Research article |
| 16 Feb 2022
| 16 Feb 2022
Multi-method monitoring of rockfall activity along the classic route up Mont Blanc (4809 m a.s.l.) to encourage adaptation by mountaineers
Jacques Mourey
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
EDYTEM, Savoie Mont-Blanc University, CNRS, 73000 Chambéry,
France
Interdisciplinary Center for Mountain Research, University of
Lausanne, Ch. de l'Institut 18, 1967 Bramois, Switzerland
Pascal Lacroix
ISTerre, IRD-CNRS-OSUG, Grenoble Alpes University, 38400
Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France
Pierre-Allain Duvillard
EDYTEM, Savoie Mont-Blanc University, CNRS, 73000 Chambéry,
France
STYX4D, 73370 Le Bourget du Lac, France
Guilhem Marsy
EDYTEM, Savoie Mont-Blanc University, CNRS, 73000 Chambéry,
France
LISTIC, Savoie Mont-Blanc University, Polytech Annecy-Chambéry,
Annecy-Chambéry, France
TENEVIA, 38240 Meylan, France
Marco Marcer
PACTE, Grenoble Alpes University, Alpine Geography Institute, CNRS,
38041 Grenoble, France
Emmanuel Malet
EDYTEM, Savoie Mont-Blanc University, CNRS, 73000 Chambéry,
France
Ludovic Ravanel
EDYTEM, Savoie Mont-Blanc University, CNRS, 73000 Chambéry,
France
Interdisciplinary Center for Mountain Research, University of
Lausanne, Ch. de l'Institut 18, 1967 Bramois, Switzerland
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- Rockfall monitoring with a Doppler radar on an active rockslide complex in Brienz/Brinzauls (Switzerland) M. Schneider et al. 10.5194/nhess-23-3337-2023
- Evaluation of rockfall trends at a sedimentary rock cut near Manitou Springs, Colorado, using daily photogrammetric monitoring G. Walton et al. 10.1007/s10346-023-02121-8
- Seasonality of rockfall triggers and conditioning factors interpreted from a lidar-derived rockfall database A. Malsam & G. Walton 10.1016/j.enggeo.2024.107500
- Rockfall from an increasingly unstable mountain slope driven by climate warming M. Stoffel et al. 10.1038/s41561-024-01390-9
- Mapping release and propagation areas of permafrost-related rock slope failures in the French Alps: A new methodological approach at regional scale M. Cathala et al. 10.1016/j.geomorph.2023.109032
- Climbing the Alps in a warming world: Perspective of climate change impacts on high mountain areas influences alpinists' behavioural adaptations E. Salim et al. 10.1016/j.jort.2023.100662
- The evolution of “riskscapes”: 100 years of climate change and mountaineering activity in the Lake Louise area of the Canadian Rockies K. Hanly & G. McDowell 10.1007/s10584-024-03698-2
- The implications of warmer winters for ice climbing: A case study of the Mount Washington Valley, New Hampshire, USA J. Voorhis et al. 10.3389/fhumd.2023.1097414
- Identifying mountain permafrost degradation by repeating historical electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) measurements J. Buckel et al. 10.5194/tc-17-2919-2023
- The Taconnaz Rockfall (Mont-Blanc Massif, European Alps) of November 2018: A Complex and At-Risk Rockwall-Glacier-Torrent Morphodynamic Continuum L. Ravanel et al. 10.3390/app13179716
- Estimating surface water availability in high mountain rock slopes using a numerical energy balance model M. Ben-Asher et al. 10.5194/esurf-11-899-2023
Latest update: 24 Apr 2024
Short summary
More frequent rockfalls in high alpine environments due to climate change are a growing threat to mountaineers. This hazard is particularly important on the classic route up Mont Blanc. Our results show that rockfalls are most frequent during snowmelt periods and the warmest hours of the day, and that mountaineers do not adapt to the local rockfall hazard when planning their ascent. Disseminating the knowledge acquired from our study caused management measures to be implemented for the route.
More frequent rockfalls in high alpine environments due to climate change are a growing threat...
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