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
Gabriel and the Mountain Gabriel and the Mountain Gabriel and the Mountain () is a 2017 Brazilian-French drama film directed by Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa. It tells the true story of Brazilian backpacker Gabriel Buchmann who travels through several African countries, for some time with his girlfriend Cristina, and finally dies while climbing Mount Mulanje in Malawi. It was screened in the International Critics' Week section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, it won the France 4 Visionary Award and the Gan Foundation Support for Distribution Award. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 73%, based on