"The man is believed to have gone up the mountain in a cable car, which reaches 3,000 metres, before descending along a rocky path. There's a huge terrace up there, Donadelli said. People go up in high heels and with their small dogs. It was very unusual to see someone on such a vehicle. We don't want to demonise him, but why take risk when you don't need to?"
"Researchers monitoring a melting glacier on the Marmolada, the largest peak in the Italian Dolomites, said they were astonished to witness a tourist navigating one of its trails on a self-balancing scooter. The group, from the University of Padua's Museum of Geography, had been making their way down the mountain's glacier of the same name after carrying out measurements on its retreat when they encountered the man on a path at an altitude of about 2,600 metres."
Researchers from the University of Padua's Museum of Geography encountered a tourist on a self-balancing scooter while descending the Marmolada glacier after measuring its retreat. The tourist appeared to have taken a cable car to high altitude and then descended along a rocky path, possibly aiming to reach the glacier front to touch the ice or take a photo. A video of the encounter posted on the museum's Instagram attracted more than 600,000 views. Researchers expressed astonishment and concern about unnecessary risk-taking, and the museum referenced its manifesto promoting sustainable development of the Marmolada. The Marmolada glacier is measured annually.
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