Brenta Dolomites: A new rock fall from Cima Falkner: "The mountain's profile has changed."
The collapse was detected by seismographs, geologists: "The mass of rock that broke away has a greater volume than that of the first event."
In the past few hours, another significant rock fall has occurred from Cima Falkner , in the Brenta Dolomites . The event was observed at 8:46 pm yesterday evening (August 1st) by refuge staff, who heard a loud bang, followed by the formation of a huge cloud of dust. The portion of rock broke away from the central part of the western slope of the peak, partially reaching the path of SAT trail number 305. This event was also detected by seismographs: "A significantly higher energy than the episode of July 27th," observe experts from the Province of Trento. This latest fall reached 2 degrees on the Richter scale, compared to 1 degree a week ago. "This data," the geologists emphasize, "is a clear indication that the mass that collapsed yesterday has a larger volume than that of the first event." For safety reasons, the provincial authorities confirm the closure of trail 305 (the "Alfredo and Rodolfo Benini" via ferrata) and trail 331 in the section between the junction with trail 316 and trail 305.
This latest detachment follows the one that occurred on July 27th at 2:36 a.m., involving an estimated mass of approximately 36,000 cubic meters. Based on the three-dimensional model developed with the support of the Drone Unit of the Trento Fire Brigade, the total potentially unstable mass on Cima Falkner is estimated at approximately 700,000 cubic meters. In other words, the mountain's profile has been permanently changed by the collapses.
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