Jacques Balmat

Jacques Balmat
Jacques Balmat on Mont Blanc with an alpenstock and an axe
Born	1762 Chamonix, Duchy of Savoy
Died	1834 (aged 71–72) Sixt Valley, Duchy of Savoy

Jacques Balmat (French pronunciation: [ʒak balma]), called Balmat du Mont Blanc (1762–1834) was a mountaineer, a Savoyard mountain guide, born in the Chamonix valley in Savoy, at this time part of the Kingdom of Sardinia.