Mont Blanc massif The descriptions of their exploits were published across Europe, bringing the mountains of the Mont Blanc range to the attention of a wide audience for the first time. In 1760, Horace-Bénédict de Saussure offered a large financial prize to the first people who successfully ascended Mont Blanc. The summit was finally attained on 8 August 1786 by two Chamonix men, the guide Jacques Balmat and Dr. Michel Paccard. The decades that followed saw the gradual opening up of Chamonix to the world, as well as the rest of the Mont Blanc massif. The many published accounts of climbs and impressive
Jean-Michel Jacques and passed selection for the french Commandos Marine, the Special Operation Forces of the French Navy. Jean-Michel Jacques Jean-Michel Jacques is a French politician representing La République En Marche! He was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Morbihan. He is deputee-president of the defense committee at the French National Assembly, member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and President of the "Major crisis and risks management" study group. Born on 26 February 1968 in Metz, he grew up in Hagondange, a small town in Moselle.