Mountain & Sports
Climate Change: Mountain Engineering and Sports
Sunday 27th September
18:00-18:30 Fondazione Montagna Sicura (Safe Mountain Foundation - FMS): Welcome and introduction to the Summer School
19:00 Icebreaker (welcome drink at the Villa Cameron)
Monday 28th September
Mountain and climate change
09:00-10:00 Prof. Francesco Laio – Politecnico di Torino Director of the Department of Excellence on Climate Change
10:00-11:00 Elisa Palazzi - ISAC - CNR
11:00-12:00 Dr. Edoardo Cremonese - ARPA VDA.
12:00-12:30 Dr. Fabrizio Troilo - FMS - Situation of glaciers, monitoring and glacial risks
12:30-13:00 Dr. Simone Gottardelli - FMS - Access to mountaineering routes and effects of climate change on the practice of mountaineering
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-18:00 Mountain bike tour in Val Veny with an aperitiv by Refuge Elisabetta or other activity
Tuesday 29th September
Monitoring systems: UAV, SAR, new sensors, cartographic and remote sensing systems, data processing software (in situ activities)
09:00-11:00 Prof. Andrea Lingua - Politecnico di Torino
11:00-14:00 Dr. Paolo Maschio - Politecnico di Torino
14:00-15:00 Lunch
15:00-16:00 Eng. Patrick Thuégaz and Dr. Geol. Davide Bertolo - Geological Service Regione Autonoma Valle d’Aosta (RAVdA)
16:00-17:00 Dr Simone Gottardelli - FMS - Satellite Monitoring Systems for the study of glaciers
17:00-22:00 Free Afternoon and dinner in Courmayeur
Wednesday 30th September
Traffic problems related to rock collapses and mitigate measures (2 hours of frontal teaching and 2 hours of on-site activities)
09:00-11:00 Prof. Daniele Peila - Politecnico di Torino
11:00-13:00 Eng. Valerio De Biagi - Politecnico di Torino
13:00-14:00 Eng. Maddalena Marchelli - Politecnico di Torino
14:00-15:00 Lunch
15:00-18:00 Other sport activities
Thursday 1st October
In situ activities and surveys - SkyWay Mont-Blanc (Joining the Punta Helbronner - Mont-Blanc 3600 meters)*
09:00-11:00 Prof. Alberto Godio - Politecnico di Torino
11:00-13:00 Mr. Diego Franco - Politecnico di Torino
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:00 Dr. Simone Gottardelli - FMS - Access to mountaineering routes and effects of climate change on the practice of mountaineering
15:00-16:00 AINEVA technicians
Safety and health in a mountain environment
17:00-19:00 Dr. Guido Giardini - AUSL Regione Autonoma Valle d’Aosta (RAVdA)
Tour on the Glacier accompanied by the Alpine Guides of Courmayeur/p>
* We recommend suitable clothing and comfortable footwear (hiking boots) and if it is possible equipped with crampons, rope and an ice axe./p>
Friday 2nd October
Avalanches and structural damages)
09:00-11:00 Prof. Bernardino Chiaia - Politecnico di Torino
11:00-14:00 Eng. Barbara Frigo - Politecnico di Torino
14:00-15:00 Lunch
Debris flows observations and responses in Val Ferret (in situ activity)
15:00-15:30 Dr. Valerio Segor - Avalanche Service Regione Autonoma Valle d’Aosta (RAVdA)
15:30-16:00 Dr. Fabrizio Troilo - FMS Glacier dynamics, monitoring of Planpincieux and Jorasses
16:00-18:00 Climb to the Bertone refuge and overnight (We recommend suitable warm clothing and comfortable footwear (hiking boots)
Saturday 3rd October
Mont Blanc massif, the birth of mountaineering, the pioneers of discovery, the history of mountain rescue
09:00-11:00 Speaker: Renzino Cosson, Alpine guide of Mont Blanc
11:00-13:00 Dr. Jean Pierre Fosson and Dr. Elena Motta - FMS – Mountains observations
13:00-14:00 Final Lunch
14:30-16:30 Return to La Thuile
11:00-14:00 Shuttle to Turin