Rock falls in the Mont Blanc Massif in 2007 and 2008

• Published in: Landslides
• Main Authors: Ravanel, Ludovic, Allignol, Françoise, Deline, Philip, Gruber, Stephan, Ravello, Mario
• Other Authors: Environnements, Dynamiques et Territoires de la Montagne (EDYTEM), Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB Université de Savoie Université de Chambéry )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Glaciology, Geomorphodynamics & Geochronology Group, Universität Zürich Zürich (UZH)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2009
• Subjects: Rock falls . Permafrost . High alpine environments . Mountains . Mont Blanc Massif; Mont Blanc; permafrost
• Online Access: https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/halsde-00674973; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10346-010-0206-z

International audience Due to a lack of systematic observations, the intensity and volume of rock falls and rock avalanches in high mountain areas are still poorly known. Nevertheless, these phenomena could have burly consequences. To document present rock falls, a network of observers (guides, moun...