Jacques Balmat monument

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One of two men that first climbed Mont Blanc.

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Jacques Balmat

Jacques Balmat, called le Mont Blanc (1762 – 1834) was a mountaineer, a Savoyard mountain guide, born in the Chamonix valley of the Savoy region, at this time part of the Duchy of Savoy.

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques Balmat

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