The Ascent of Mont Blanc

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Audience Score
100
The Ascent of Mont Blanc
NR 14 minAdventure, Documentary
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.
StarringJoseph Vallot
DirectorJean Lecarme

Movie Details

Original Language:French
Production Companies:Pathé
The Ascent of Mont Blanc on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
mountaineeringalpinismchamonixalpesmountain pioneermont blancexplorator pioneerjoseph vallot