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Michel-Gabriel Paccard (* 1757 in Chamonix; † 21. Mai 1827 ebenda) war ein savoyardischer Arzt und Alpinist . Porträt von Michel Gabriel Paccard. Leben. Nach seinem Medizin -Studium in Turin, das zu dieser Zeit die Hauptstadt des Königreich von Sardinien-Piemont war, wirkte er als Arzt in Chamonix.
Michel Gabriel Paccard (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl ɡabʁijɛl pakaʁ]; 1757–1827) was a Savoyard doctor and alpinist, citizen of the Kingdom of Sardinia. Michel-Gabriel Paccard - Monument erected at Chamonix. Born in Chamonix, he studied medicine in Turin.
- Who Were They?
- Their Early Lives
- The First Ascent of Mont Blanc
- On The Summit
- After The Climb
- Recognition
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In 1786, Michel-Gabriel Paccard and Jacques Balmat were the first people to climb Mont Blanc (4,807m), the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe.
Michel-Gabriel was born in 1757 in Chamonix in the French Alps. He studied medicine in Turin and Paris before returning to Chamonix as a doctor. Michel-Gabriel was a modest character, energetic, with an ambition to climb Mont Blanc. By 1775, he was making numerous excursions onto the mountain. He primarily viewed mountains in scientific terms and l...
For centuries, mountains had been regarded as the domain of evil spirits; Mont Blanc was so feared it became known as the ‘accursed mountain.’ A handful of adventurous individuals had climbed to new heights on Mont Blanc, but had so far been foiled by a range of difficult mountain conditions. After one such trip, Jacques was so badly sunburnt that ...
They stepped onto the summit of Mont Blanc at around 6:30 pm, an altitude of 4,877m. They had become the first people to climb to the highest point in the Alps! Michel-Gabriel attempted to carry out a few scientific observations by taking thermometer and barometer readings. However, he found the process almost impossible as he was tired, cold, hung...
Word soon spread of their historic ascent. Jacques travelled to Geneva to inform Horace Bénédict de Saussure that Mont Blanc had been climbed. He was dually presented with his reward. Michel-Gabriel had no interest in receiving a prize. He was content in having been the first to take scientific readings from the summit. Marc Bourrit, who also lived...
One hundred years after the first ascent of Mont Blanc in 1887, a statue was erected in Chamonix. It featured Jacques Balmat pointing to the summit of Mont Blanc with Horace Bénédict de Saussure looking up. Sadly, Michel-Gabriel was absent from the statue, having been all but written out of the story. Throughout the 1800s and into the next century,...
Learn about the life and achievements of Michel-Gabriel Paccard, a 18th-century doctor who climbed Mont Blanc with Jacques Balmat in 1786. Discover how they overcame the challenges of glaciers, crevasses, altitude and weather to reach the highest point in the Alps.
8. Aug. 2016 · Am 8. August 1786 brechen Paccard und Balmat um vier Uhr morgens von ihrem kalten Lager in 2.300 Meter Höhe auf. Mehr als 14 Stunden steigen sie durch ein gefährliches Felsen- und...
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Michel-Gabriel Paccard war ein savoyardischer Arzt und Bergsteiger, dem zusammen mit Jacques Balmat auf Initiative von Horace-Bénédict de Saussure am 8. August 1786 die Erstbesteigung des Mont Blanc (mit 4810 Meter höchster Berg der Alpen) gelang.
- 1757
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- Chamonix, Savoyen (heute Frankreich)
8. Aug. 2015 · Vor 229 Jahren, am 8. August 1786, erreichten die französischen Bergsteiger Jacques Balmat und Michel-Gabriel Paccard als erste Menschen den Gipfel des Mont Blanc. Dieses historische Ereignis markierte den Beginn des Alpinismus und ist bis heute Anlass für zahlreiche Bergsteiger, die Herausforderung anzunehmen und den Gipfel zu ...
27. Juli 2023 · Wegbereiter dieses Aufstiegs war ein Naturforscher aus Genf, der auch den Begriff der Geologie einführte: Horace Bénédict de Saussure (1740–1799). Er schrieb ein Preisgeld für die Erkundung einer Aufstiegsroute aus, was Michel-Gabriel Paccard und Jacques Balmat zum Anlass nahmen, eine Erstbesteigung zu wagen. Die Anfänge des ...
