Camera installation at the top of Rutor glacier

Camera installation at the top of Rutor glacier

On September 17th 2021, we went up to the Testa del Rutor to install a camera that frames the glacier plateau. Thanks to the helicopter, the team made up of Marco, Claudio, Umberto and Jacopo brought all the materials for the installation on the ridge above the plateau. The acquisition system, consisting of the camera, the battery pack and a solar panel, will remain permanently installed. Through this project we want to monitor the deposition of dust on the snowpack of the glacier, seeing how these modify the albedo and lead to the early melting of the snow. It will also be important in summer to evaluate the ablation of the glacier.