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GLACIORISK EUROPEAN PROJECT
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France (CEMAGREF,
ETNA,
ONF-RTM,
LGGE-CNRS), Italy (CNR-IRPI,
SMS/Nimbus), Norway (UOSLO,
NVE),
Iceland (UI
(IS)), Austria (DGGS),
Switzerland (VAW-ETHZ) |
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GLACIER "GLITTERBREEN"
Risk type: miscellaneous
Glacier list |
Statistics
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| Type: |
Glacieret - snow field |
| Country: |
Norway |
| Region: |
Lom |
| Massif/Ice Cap: |
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| Municipality: |
Lom |
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| Location: |
Eastern Jotunheimen, SE of Glittertinden, the second highest mountain peak in Norway. |
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| Latitude (°, cent): |
61,646 N |
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| Longitude (°, cent): |
8,564 E |
| Surface (km2): |
0,44 |
| Lenght (km): |
1,5 |
| Width (km): |
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| Min. altitude (m): |
2100 |
| Max. altitude (m): |
2472 |
| Orientation (°) |
135 |
| Slope (°) |
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EVENT: Date
16/7/2001
- Date quality:days |
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| Type: |
Accident mountaineering |
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| Description |
fell and slid 250 m down on a steep snowfield (35 degrees). hit a small area of rocks and died. |
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| Deaths(#) |
1 |
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Injuried (#) |
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| Note |
male 50 from GB, with his son. Son went for help. dead body transported by helicopter. They used ice axe, but probably didn't have enough training. +3 degrees C. wet snow. Source: NKF. |
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