France, Chamonix, Statue (1887) of the guide Jacques Balmat pointing to Mont Blanc to Horace-Bénédict de Saussure

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Horace Benedict de Saussure (1740-1799 ) is often called the father of modern alpinism. Jacques Balmat (1762-1834) mountaineer, a Savoyard mountain guide completed first ascent of Mont Blanc with Michel-Gabriel Paccard in 1786.

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Size: 4000px × 6000px
Location: Chamonix, France, Europe
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