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Mont Blanc
Also called “Monte Bianco” in Italian language, it’s the highest mountain in
Europe (4’810 m – 15’781 ft), situated between Italy And France.
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Alpine Orogeny
• The Alpine Orogeny occurred mainly between 65 and 2.5 million years ago, although it is still active today.
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World Heritage Site
• The Mont Blanc massif has being put forward as a potential World Heritage Site because of its uniqueness and its cultural importance.
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History• The entire mountain
had formed part of the Duchy of Savoy and since 1723 of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
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History
• After the Second Italian Independence War, France obtained the Savoy and a part of the mountain.
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Climbing
• The first recorded ascent of Mont Blanc was on 8 August 1786 by Jacques Balmat and the doctor Michel Paccard. The first woman to reach the summit was Marie Paradis in 1808.
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Security
• Every year the Mont Blanc massif takes many victims.There are courses that require knowledge of high-altitude mountaineering, a guide (or at least a veteran mountaineer), and proper equipment.
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Landscape
• From the summit of Mont Blanc on a clear day, the Jura, the Vosges, the Black Forest and the Massif Central mountain ranges can be seen, as well as the principal summits of the Alps.