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A group in bronze depicts the Geneva naturalist Horace Bénédict de Saussure and Jacques Balmat. In 1760, the naturalist offered a reward to the first person to reach the top of Mont Blanc. Balmat, accompanied by Dr Michel-Gabriel Paccard, managed this feat in 1786. Saussure himself also climbed to the top the following year. These first ascensions triggered the great adventure of alpinism.
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- From€150(20 reviews)84 m
- From€140(10 reviews)84 m
- From€18984 m
Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide135 m - 89 avenue Michel-Croz, 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
- The Green Guide279 m - 74660 Vallorcine
- The Green Guide285 m - 29 route Henriette-d’Angeville, 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
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Where to sleepnearby
- From €239Appartement Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, 4 pièces, 10 personnes - FR-1-517-3726 m - 89 Place Balmat, 74400 Chamonix
- From €59Residence Le Carlton Cham58 m - apt 119 Résidence Carlton 108 Avenue Michel Croz, 74400 Chamonix
- From €184Appartement Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, 4 pièces, 8 personnes - FR-1-507-2568 m - 13 rue du Lyret, 74400 Chamonix
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Where to eatnearby
- Atmosphère€€€MICHELIN 202420 m - 123 place Balmat, 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
- Le RoyalAround€3052 m - 12 Pl. Saussure, 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
- Le Matafan€€€MICHELIN 2024136 m - 62 allée du Majestic, 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
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