Mont Blanc

The highest mountain of the Alps, on the French–Italian border, the birth summit of mountaineering itself.

Specifications & Metrics

elevation

4,808 m

Core Principles & Analysis

• Its height is remeasured every two years and wanders with the snow cap, between about 4,808 and 4,810 metres.
• The 1786 ascent by Balmat and Paccard is taken as the birth of alpinism.
• A tunnel beneath it carries the Mont Blanc motorway between France and Italy.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Mont Blanc