The tour of Lake Locce under the east face of Monterosa is banned from today

Interdetto da oggi il giro del Lago delle Locce sotto la parete est del Monterosa
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The tour of Lake Locce under the east face of Monterosa is banned from today

Starting today, it is forbidden to go around the Lago delle Locce at 2,200 meters above sea level at the foot of the east face of Monte Rosa, above the town of Macugnaga. This was decided by the Municipality from Vale Anzasca in Alta Val d''Ossola after the tragedy of the Marmolada brought to the attention of all the possible problems that could arise.

"At present - explains the Macugnaga administration to ANSA - the Belvedere glacier does not raise particular concerns, the same glaciologists who deal with continuous monitoring have not temporarily found critical issues. Nevertheless, for safety reasons it has been banned. access to the tour of the Locce lake ". It is a very popular route for hikers, especially in this summer period. A commission of experts, made up of members of the CAI, the avalanche commission and the Alpine Rescue, advised the administration to take this measure due to the critical climatic conditions of the east face of Monte Rosa. to have organized "periodic aerial monitoring by qualified personnel '' ''.
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