Field trip destination Val Pola
The Mount Zandila landslide (also known as the Valpola rock avalanche) is possibly the most important landslide in Europe in the last 40 years. The incident occurred on 28th of July 1987 in the valley of Adda River (Valtellina) in the Central Alps, 130 km northeast of Milan. The landslide, which involved about 34 million cubic metres of rock, killed 29 people in the valley below.
The following photographs depict our ascent up the opposite slope, which provided an excellent vantage point for observing the landslide. The route encompassed approximately 9 kilometres and 860 metres of elevation gain.
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Hike on the opposite slope
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Break in Valdisotto
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Discussion of geological conditions
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View from the opposite slope of the Val Pola landslide (in the background)
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Val Pola landslide during discussion of triggering factors