Jacques Balmat Balmat was criticized for his autobiographical account of the climb, later published in English as "Jacques Balmat, or The First Ascent of Mont Blanc", since his account downplayed the role of Dr. Paccard. Milner describes Balmat's story as "cloudily romantic and largely fictional" and quotes four analysts of mountaineering history who discovered errors in Balmat's version of events. Shipton describes Balmat as "boastful and conceited" and that "in character, he was both vain and mean. Success went to his head, and he soon began to amplify his part in the exploit." Balmat died by falling off a cliff while prospecting
The Night Climbers of Oxford veiled version of the real-life Bullingdon Club. Christ Church Students Warned About Night Climbing, "The Cherwell", January 27 2018 Merton Street Shut After Corpus Boppers Take to the Roof, "The Cherwell", April 29 2017 Obituary, Hamish Nicol, "The Independent", 11 July 1997 'We're not heroes': An interview with the Night Climbers of Oxford, "The ISIS Magazine", June 07 2018 The Oxford Alpine Club 8 Things You Might Not Know about Oxford and Cambridge - Night Climbers The Night Climbers of Oxford The Night Climbers of Oxford is a secret society, dedicated to nocturnally scaling College and town Buildings in Oxford,