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Monument to Jacques Balmat and Saussure

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Monument to Jacques Balmat and Saussure

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    October 18, 2021

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    This statue in the center of Chamonix is not always well understood. It would be easy to think that the two men were the first to climb Mont Blanc (4810m) on August 8, 1786. However, one of the two is in fact the Swiss financier who supported the expedition, but who did not. has not climbed. The second mountaineer who managed to reach the top with Jacques Balmat was actually Doctor Paccard, but he is not on the podium with them ...
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    January 29, 2021

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    Beautiful views of the town and Mont Blanc from here.

    August 20, 2019

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    Monument to Jacques Balmat. One of the first climbers of Mont Blanc, erected in 1887 in the town center: Balmat points the way to the summit of the initiator Horace Bénédict de Saussure. The monument is considered to be one of the most famous in the Alps and is surely the most popular photo motif from Chamonix, together with the mountain itself. Michel-Gabriel Paccard, the second best-in-line and head and engine of success, has had his monument since 1986 on the banks of the Arve.
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    Location: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Auvergne Rhône Alpes, France

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