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The Ascent of Mont Blanc
Joseph Vallot and his team of guides and porters climb Mont Blanc in 1906. Their ascent will take three days. They spent their nights at the Grands Mulets refuge and the Grand Plateau refuge. This is the very first successfully filmed ascent. Joseph Vallot (1854-1925), rich heir of Lodève in Occitania. He devotes part of his fortune to the observation of the Alps, sometimes opposing the scientific community. He built an observatory, still standing today.
Genre: Documentary, Adventure
Stars: Joseph Vallot
Crew: Camille Legrand (Director of Photography), Jean Lecarme (Director)
Country: France
Language: Français
Studio: Pathé
Runtime: 14 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Feb 22, 1907
IMDb: 1
Keywords:mountaineering, chamonix, alpinism, alpes, mountain pioneer, mont blanc, joseph vallot, explorator pioneer
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