ALPINE PORTRAITS
HORACE-BÉNÉDICT DE SAUSSURE
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, an eighteenth century aristocrat from Geneva, was the first scientist to become passionate about Mont Blanc.
JACQUES BALMAT
A farmer and crystal prospector, Jacques Balamat was born in Chamonix on 19 January 1762.
HENRIETTE D’ANGEVILLE
Henriette d’Angeville was the second woman to reach the summit of Mont Blanc in 1838 after Marie Paradis did so in 1808.
JOSEPH VALLOT
A trained botanist, Joseph Vallot (1854-1925) was a multidisciplinary scientist who first visited Chamonix in 1875 and climbed Mont Blanc in 1880.
LUIGI AMEDEO DI SAVOIA DUCA DEGLI ABRUZZI
Italian prince Luigi Amedeo Di Savoia, was known for his expeditions outside of Europe, he was also intensely active as a climber in the western Alps.
FRANCESCO RAVELLI
When Turin native Francesco Ravelli took his first steps at high altitudes with his brothers between the eighteen and nineteen hundreds, classical mountain climbing was still writing its own history.
WALTER BONATTI
Walter Bonatti is an essential lynchpin in the history of mountain climbing globally and his career is inextricably linked to the western Alps.
GIAN CARLO GRASSI
Climber and alpine guide, Gian Carlo Grassi (1946-1991) is known for having set up climbing routes in the nineteen seventies in the Orco Valley and in many areas.
QUINTINO SELLA AND THE ITALIAN ALPINE CLUB
The Italian Alpine Club, the oldest climbers’ association in Italy, was founded in Turin in 1863 on the initiative of Quintino Sella.
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