Jacques Balmat
Jacques Balmat (French pronunciation: [ʒak balma]), called Balmat du Mont Blanc (1762–1834) was a mountaineer, a Savoyard mountain guide, born in the Chamonix valley in Savoy, at this time part of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
Jacques Balmat | |
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Jacques Balmat on Mont Blanc with an alpenstock and an axe | |
| Born | 1762 |
| Died | 1834 (aged 71–72) Sixt Valley, Duchy of Savoy |
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