Well, I am finally back - apologies for the prolonged absence! It will take me a day or two to get back up to speed, but in the meantime I thought I'd post four landslide images from Switzerland and France that I took whilst on holiday (I have a very long suffering family...). In each case you can click on the image for a better view. Please feel free to use them in presentations, lectures etc but not commercially.
A large, apparently recent, complex rock fall near to
Champery in Switzerland.
Classic ridge splitting and counter scarps, indicating deep seated, slow mass movements near to
Leysin in Switzerland.
A recent, shallow slump caused by cutting a road into weak deposits at
Chatel in France
An old rock fall deposit above a small settlement near to
Chatel in France. I guess that the deposit
mostly predates the buildings.
A large, apparently recent, complex rock fall near to Champery in Switzerland.
Classic ridge splitting and counter scarps, indicating deep seated, slow mass movements near to Leysin in Switzerland.
A recent, shallow slump caused by cutting a road into weak deposits at Chatel in France
An old rock fall deposit above a small settlement near to Chatel in France. I guess that the deposit mostly predates the buildings.
Hi Dave,
ReplyDeleteWelcome back!
At least two of the photos look so much like some place out here..I wonder how?
I thought Switzerland had much, much less precipitation than us, rain-drenched mountain folk from the Himalayas