Bivacco col Maior
The place
Bivacco col Maior ("Col Maior Bivouac") in the province of Belluno, Longarone/Erto area (Cadore Vajont Dolomites, Veneto, Italy), at 651 m elevation, on the Monte Toc/Vajont slope. Continuous Italian Cadore Dolomites cluster (batches 209-397). An alpine bivouac in the Vajont lake valley floor (Longarone, an iconic village of 5,000 inhabitants + the Vajont dam, 262 m, the world's tallest arch dam, 1959 + the iconic heritage of the Vajont Disaster, 9 October 1963, 9:39 pm, Monte Toc landslide, 270 million m³ at 25 km/h, a 250 m wave that submerged Longarone, 1,917 dead, the first environmental/civil catastrophe in 20th-century Italy + the historic SADE trial + the re-evacuation of Erto e Casso + the iconic Vajont film by Renzo Martinelli 2001 + Marco Paolini's 1994 monologue-book + Tina Merlo, iconic Vajont journalist + the Dolomites' UNESCO heritage, 26 June 2009 + Cadore Ampezzano Ladin-Venetian heritage + the heritage of Pieve di Cadore, Titian 1488-1576, iconic Venetian Renaissance painter + Marmolada, 3,343 m, the highest peak in the Dolomites + Cortina d'Ampezzo, 1956 Winter Olympics, 2026 co-host with Milan-Cortina).
The setting
Belluno, Longarone/Erto, Cadore Vajont Dolomites, Veneto, Italy, 651 m, Monte Toc/Vajont slope, continuous cluster batches 209-397, alpine bivouac in the Vajont lake valley floor + iconic Longarone, 5,000 + Vajont dam 262 m, world's tallest arch dam, 1959 + Disaster 9 Oct 1963 9:39 pm, Monte Toc landslide 270 million m³ at 25 km/h, 250 m wave, Longarone, 1,917 dead, first environmental/civil catastrophe in 20th-century Italy + SADE trial + Erto Casso re-evacuation + Vajont film Martinelli 2001 + Paolini 1994 + Tina Merlo, Dolomites UNESCO 26 June 2009 + Cadore Ampezzano Ladin-Venetian heritage + Pieve di Cadore, Titian 1488-1576, Renaissance painter + Marmolada 3,343 m, highest in the Dolomites + Cortina 1956 Olympics, 2026 Milan-Cortina.
