MEN AND AVALANCHES – A FOUR-WAY CONVERSATION

With the participation of Piergiorgio Vidi – national instructor for CNSAS and alpine guide instructor, Nicola Pugno – Professor of Structural Engineering at the University of Trento, Claudio Artoni – nivologist at the University of Milan-Bicocca and polar guide, and Maria Chiara Pavesi, psychologist.

What happens when an avalanche is triggered? Can certain factors lead us to make the wrong decisions? In this dialogue encompassing snow science, psychology, rescue operations and technical aspects, we explore the moments before, during and after one of the most powerful events in the mountains.