Anne Voigtländer and Sibylle Knapp presented their research at the AGU Fall Meeting 2016 in San Francisco, California, USA, 12-16 December 2016. Sibylle´s poster dealt with the reconstruction of large rock-slope failures impacting on lakes with results from Lake Oeschinen and Lake Eibsee. Session NH43C Landslide Hazard, Runout Dynamics, Vulnerability and Risk Analysis, 15 December 2016. Anne´s poster advertised the control of induced and residual crystal-scale strains on tensile failure in pure quartzite and marble. Session MR41A Physical Properties of Earth Minerals (PPEM), 15 December 2016.