Olivier Moret & Pascal Mao: Mountain Sustainability Issues facing Mont Blanc
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The Mountaability Issues facing the Mont Blanc mountain range Situation review August 8, 2016
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The Mountaability Issues facing the Mont Blanc
mountain range
Situation reviewAugust 8, 2016
A unique location
‐ Straddles three borders‐ Surrounded by three major cities:12 million people‐ Easily accessible
Switzerland
Italy
France
From a small French village
to an international tourist destination
3 centuries
Chamonix
The cradle of European mountaineering
Paccard and BalmatFirst ascent of the Mont Blanc1786
A mountaineering history book
Riccardo CassinWalker Spur Grand Jorasse1938
A theatre for mountaineering media coverage
1966 1982
A laboratory for mountaineering innovation
A microcosm where we can encounter all the SSC issues
- Climate change and visitor numbers- Promotion of new behaviours- Preservation of high mountains for
the enjoyment of future generations
Climate change
Annual average temperature
1916
2001
Glacier melt
- Traditional routes inaccessible in summer.
- Inaccessible first pitches
Increasing Rockslide
Vanishing routes !
2005 2011
Visitor numbers
• 5 million visitors each year in the Chamonix valley
• 32 mountain refuges• 2 big cable cars on the French
and the Italian side
Aiguille du Midi12,500 feet
500,000 visitors each year
Skyway Monte Bianco11,500 feet
500,000 visitors each year
Tête Rousse refuge
Goûter refuge
Goûter refuge
The aiguille du Goûter 12 700 feet
Accidentology
Tête Rousse refuge
couloir traverse
The ridge
Victim nationality
Safety solutions
Pollution and waste
‐ Aerial flyover‐ Waste
Pollution and waste
‐ Aerial flyover‐ Waste
Bivouacking
Ecofriendly refuge
A paradox
Sustainability versus economic growth
Thank you for your attention
