The following day we headed up the route used for the first ascent by Balmat and Paccard. Gite a Balmat means Balmat's house. Apparently folk used to think that if you stayed out on a mountain overnight you would die. Balmat and Paccard were forced to bivouac overnight under a few large boulders. They didn't die and the following day they made it to the summit of mont blanc. They collected a substantial bounty for making the first ascent. The 'house' is actually the space where they sheltered under the boulders.
Thursday 31 July 2008
Gite a Balmat
The following day we headed up the route used for the first ascent by Balmat and Paccard. Gite a Balmat means Balmat's house. Apparently folk used to think that if you stayed out on a mountain overnight you would die. Balmat and Paccard were forced to bivouac overnight under a few large boulders. They didn't die and the following day they made it to the summit of mont blanc. They collected a substantial bounty for making the first ascent. The 'house' is actually the space where they sheltered under the boulders.
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