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	Mont Blanc
		Jacques Balmat had remained behind to collect crystals and the others had quite simply forgotten him in the mountain.
		This night that Balmat had passed in the mountain had given them confidence, they knew from now on that it could continue to progress up to one hour late and that one could survive a bivouac in altitude.
		One exaggerated the role played by Balmat in the discovery of the decisive way; one transformed the spirit which reigned during this rise, that with depend on Paccard.
	damoule.free.fr /HistoireMont-Blancgb.htm (698 words)

	Jacques Balmat Summary
		Jacques Balmat and Michel-Gabriel Paccard reached the summit of the 15,771-foot-tall (4,807-m) Mont Blanc on August 8, 1786.
		Balmat, Paccard and Saussure are widely credited with instituting the modern sport of mountaineering.
		Jacques Balmat, called le Mont Blanc (1762, Chamonix valley - 1834, Sixt valley) was a French mountain guide.
	www.bookrags.com /Jacques_Balmat (166 words)

	Balmat, Jacques (1762-1834) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It aws Bourrit, jealous of Paccard, who suggested that Balmat was the prime leader of the climb, thus starting a controversy that lasted 150 years.
		Bourrit’s work was given further credibility by Alexandra Dumas, who interviewed Balmat in 1832- the story could not be contradicted by Paccard, he’d been dead 5 years.
		Balmat summited Mont Blanc with Maria Paradis, a servant from Chamonix, and the first woman to summit the mountain.
	users.tinyonline.co.uk /david.newlands/balmat.htm (115 words)

	Caxtonian: January 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Paccard, in reaction, confronted Balmat and produced a statement that Balmat signed before several witnesses stating that the route used by the two had been identified and proposed by Paccard and that Paccard had been the one to reach the summit first, with Balmat struggling to keep up.
		Balmat later asserted that the statement was a forgery, but this claim has little credence.
		Balmat had a reputation as a drunkard and a spendthrift, two characteristics that could have motivated him to make baseless claims for money, and his statements on the issue itself were contradictory.
	www.caxtonclub.org /reading/2003/Jan/milwaukee.htm (3062 words)

	Snowshoeing - Cicerone
		However, Balmat had lingered high up near the Grand Plateau – possibly looking for crystals or the route to the top – and when he came to descend he found that fresh snow covered the tracks of the party and that it was fast becoming dark.
		The doctor was treating Judith Balmat, Jacques’ sick young daughter, which gave the pair ample opportunity to make plans, and as soon as the weather seemed set fair they started out up the Montagne de la Côte, bivvying at the top under a huge boulder, now known as the Gîte à Balmat.
		Balmat collected his reward (only to lose it on his return in a mugging incident) and in time managed to portray Paccard as purely a passenger on this ascent.
	www.cicerone.co.uk /product/detail.cfm/book/376/iid/4/show/introduction (2636 words)

	1786
		August 8 - Mont Blanc was climbed for the first time by Dr. Michael-Gabriel Paccard and Jacques Balmat.
		Frenchmen Jacques Balmat and Michel-Gabriel Paccard are the first to climb Mont Blanc
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	publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/1/17/1786.html (241 words)

	US Bazaar.com : Encyclopedia Pages : Mont Blanc
		August 8, 1786 by Jacques Balmat and Michel-Gabriel Paccard
		A makeshift hut is clearly visible on the crest.
		The first recorded ascent of Mont Blanc was on August 8, 1786 by Jacques Balmat and the doctor Michel Paccard.
	encyclopedia.us-bazaar.com /?title=Mont_Blanc (2172 words)

	Chamonix France - Notre Dame De Paris - Visiting Paris France - Notre Dame Paris - French Recipes - France Travel ...
		In June 1786, Jacques Balmat, a chamoniard and crystal collector by trade, decided to give it a try with a team of guides.
		Even though they were skilled and seasoned mountaineers who were accustomed to the uncertainties of high altitude climbing, bad weather and other challenges made them consider giving up, like many others before them.
		Jacques Balmat was stubborn and continued his ascent, alone.
	www.francemonthly.com /n/1204/index.php (2001 words)

	Twisted History, One Day at a Time - 8 August 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The day was happier for the perpetrators of The Great Train Robbery, the largest theft in British history, although most of them were apprehended and sentenced to long prison sentences before too long.
		Two Frenchmen, Michel-Gabriel Paccard and Jacques Balmat, took a very long and very high walk on this day, becoming the first to climb the tallest peak in Europe.
		1786 - Michel-Gabriel Paccard and Jacques Balmat were the first climbers to reach the summit of Massif du Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps at 4807 meters (about 15800 feet).
	www.twistedhistory.com /issues/august/0808.html (989 words)

	Amazon.fr : Jacques Balmat dit Mont-Blanc: Livres: Jean-Pierre Spilmont (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Après sa victoire, Balmat dirigera l'ascension du savant genevois Horace-Bénedict de Saussure.
		Balmat cherche un filon, il veut trouver de l'or...
		Jacques Balmat a participé à la première ascension du Mont-Blanc.Cet ouvrage permet de ne pas oublié ce grand homme pourtant fort simple.Il était aussi Cristallier et il est décédé alors qu'il cherchait de l'or.Chasseur de Chamois les longues marches ne lui faisaient pas peur
	www.amazon.fr /Jacques-Balmat-Mont-Blanc-Jean-Pierre-Spilmont/dp/2911755642 (515 words)

	February 17th
		A second attempt was made by De Saussure in June 1786: and, though it failed, it led to the discovery, by a guide named Jacques Balmat, of a preferable route, which proved to be the only one at all practicable.
		Unfortunately, De Saussure, who, from his persevering efforts, deserved to be the Conqueror of Mont Blanc, was anticipated in the honour by a gentle-man named Paccard, to whom Balmat imparted his secret, and who, under Balmat's guidance, gained the summit of the mountain in August of the last-named year.
		On this occasion, he had a tent carried, in which he might take a night's rest at whatever place should prove suitable: and all his other preparations were of the most careful kind.
	www.thebookofdays.com /months/feb/17.htm (3865 words)

	.:: FUAJ: Auberge ::.
		When you arrive at the Youth Hostel imagine in the background the famous Aiguille de Midi, its Mont-Blanc du Tacul and the Glacier des Bossons, the longest ice fall in Europe.
		Following the track of Jacques Balmat who was the first to conquer the Mont Blanc in August 1786 you will unevitably arrive in front of the Hostel.
		Some minutes walk later you are in the middle of the forest at the foot of the Cascade du Dard or in town.
	auberge-chamonix.com /en/?fuaj=0 (176 words)

	Teen Summer Camp - Alps
		Considered the world capital for outdoor activities, Chamonix sits at the base of the Mont Blanc massif in a spectacular valley that collects seven major glaciers as they spill from the surrounding peaks.
		It is, quite literally, the place where the sport of alpine climbing was born, when Jacques Balmat and Dr. Paccard made the first ascent of Mt. Blanc in 1786.
		We'll participate in the ambiance of this special town as we make ready for our own mountaineering exploits by getting outfitted with ice axes, crampons, and harnesses.
	moondanceadventures.com /Trips/ALPS/AlpsItinerary.html (635 words)

	Mount Blanc 4807m.a.s.l. \| broadbandsports.com
		The highest mountain in Western Europe was first climbed on the 8th of August 1786 by a local crystal hunter, Jacques Balmat and a local doctor, Michel Gabriel Paccard.
		People had been trying for years but the breakthrough didn't come until the June of 1786 when Jacques Balmat was trapped out overnight on the glacier, AND SURVIVED; thereby destroying local myths and proving that a 2-day ascent was feasible.
		Nowadays, in summer, their exploit is repeated by as many as 200 people a day.
	www.broadbandsports.com /node/1589&cb=1 (193 words)

	Lure of the Alps -culture of climbing in Chamonix
		It was more than a quarter-century later, however, that de Saussure's challenge was met.
		Michel Paccard and Jacques Balmat, a local Chamonix doctor and an eager hunter and crystal-gatherer reached the summit of Mt. Blanc on August 8, 1786.
		Local hunters and crystal-gatherers like Balmat acted as the first mountain guides and teamed up with British aristocrats and adventurers all over the Alps.
	www.high-alpine.com /LureOfTheAlps.html (393 words)

	The Mont-Blanc massif (Upper Savoy, Rhône-Alpes)
		Peaking in 4.810 meters, the Mont-Blanc massif is the dreamed place to admire fantastic high mountain landscapes, with its glaciers, its pikes and its snowy summits.
		In August 1786, the guide Jacques Balmat and the doctor Michel Gabriel Paccard reached the summit of the Mont-Blanc for the first time.
		Very appreciated by skiers, walkers and people passionate about climbing, the Mont-Blanc chain does not only seduce sportsmen.
	www.france-voyage.com /travel-guide/mont-blanc-massif-455.htm (241 words)

	Chamonix: A French Alps Destination for Non-Climbers - Associated Content
		General interest greatly increased after the first successful climb in 1786.
		Crystal-hunter Jacques Balmat lost his companions and was forced to spend the night on the glacier.
		He survived, and thus dispelled the legend of evil surrounding the mountain.
	www.associatedcontent.com /article/4081/chamonix_a_french_alps_destination.html (1503 words)

	EO Newsroom: New Images - Mt. Blanc
		In 1760, Horace Benedict de Saussure offered a money prize to the first to successfully climb to Mt.
		On August 8, 1786, Jacques Balmat and Michel Gabriel Paccard, both locals, laid claim to the prize by reaching the top.
		Their climb had included a harrowing overnight forced encampment on the glacier, which disproved local legend that such a feat was not possible.
	earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=15348 (509 words)

	Off the Beaten Path - Morzine Travel Guide - VirtualTourist.com
		Therefore I used a picture from the leaflet to give an impression of the beauty of the paintings we did not get to see.
		On august 8th 1786, Jacques Balmat and Michel-Gabriel Paccard conquered the rooftop of Europe (4808 m) for the first time.
		One of the few old mural paintings that have been saved, picturing the visit of niece Elisabeth to Our Mother Mary.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/France/Rhone_Alpes/Morzine-101450/Off_the_Beaten_Path-Morzine-BR-1.html (536 words)

	Goski.com France - Chamonix (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Chamonix is located at the foot of Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps and the second highest in Europe (top elevation 4,810 m/15,771 ft).
		Mont Blanc was first climbed in 1786 by two French mountaineers, Jacques Balmat and Michel-Gabriel Paccard.
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	www.goski.com /resorts/frchamonix/resort_welcome.html?cntry_or_state=find&rorc=france&from=state&bc=RIR (1529 words)

	Mont Blanc information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		For other uses of the term, see Mont Blanc (disambiguation).
		Mont Blanc (French for white mountain) or Monte Bianco (Italian, same meaning) also known as La Dame Blanche (Fr.
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	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Mont_Blanc (851 words)

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