The Ascent of Mont Blanc
1907 • Documentary | Adventure
10 (1)
Jean Lecarme
Director
Status
Released
Release date
February 22, 1907
Duration
14 Min
Language
fr
Popularity
0.176
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Overview
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.
Cast
Joseph Vallot