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Mont Blanc: Michel-Gabriel Paccard first ascent monument in Chamonix, France, the Alps, Europe.

Mont Blanc (4808 meters or 15,774 feet, Monte Bianco in Italian) is the highest peak in Western Europe. Michel-Gabriel Paccard made the first ascent of Mont Blanc with Jacques Balmat in 1786, as commemorated in this bronze monument in Chamonix, France, the Alps, Europe. Chamonix (3379 feet or 1030 meters elevation) is an important world center for mountaineering.

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Mont Blanc (4808 meters or 15,774 feet, Monte Bianco in Italian) is the highest peak in Western Europe. Michel-Gabriel Paccard made the first ascent of Mont Blanc with Jacques Balmat in 1786, as commemorated in this bronze monument in Chamonix, France, the Alps, Europe. Chamonix (3379 feet or 1030 meters elevation) is an important world center for mountaineering.
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