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
Deaf climbers climbs as well as accomplished them. These climbers are not as publicly known as hearing climbers are. Many professional climbers are sponsored by various companies such as The North Face, Mad Rock, and Patagonia to name a few, they are paid to climb as well as gain recognition with their accomplished climbs. There are two deaf climbers who reached the summit of Mount Rainier which is a 14,410 foot mountain. One of the climbers name is Alec Naiman from New York, and the other Paul Stefurak from Washington. They attempted and reached the summit alongside five blind climbers, a man