Vadrec del Forno

Length 1973: 6.15km; length 2011: 5.4km; orientation: North; surface area 1973: 8.72 square kilometres. Since 2000 annual recession was between 21 and 44 metres.

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Evening view of Vadrec del Forno. The steep ascent to the Forno hut is over the rocks (equipped with ladders) on the extreme upper left corner.
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Vadrec del Forno from Forno hut in moonlight (night view). Note iridescent colours in the altocumulus clouds on the lower left of the moon.
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Intensive folding of the foliation on Vadrec del Forno; telephoto view from Forno hut (before sunrise).
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Middle moraine and longitudinal foliation on Vadrec del Forno. On the upper left is Cima di Rosso (3366m).
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Torrone Centrale (3290m) and its famous rock needle; note oblique granite slab in the foreground.
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Large slab of granite melting out of the ice and leaning more and more towards the right.
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Ladybird on a small piece of granite on the tongue of Vadrec del Forno.
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Massive glacier table on the tongue of Vadrec del Forno.
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Air bubbles in a cryoconite hole which froze over during the previous night.
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Even bigger air bubbles...
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Ice crystals in a cryoconite hole.
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Heart-shaped air bubble in a cryoconite hole.
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Foliation controls a meltwater stream on Vadrec del Forno.
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Panorama of the tongue of Vadrec del Forno and its forefield (wide photo!).
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In the afternoon discharge from Vadrec del Forno increases considerably.
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Michael Hambrey (left) and Jürg Alean on a glacier table of Vadrec del Forno.
Photos 13. and 14. August 2011, Jürg Alean