AN UNUSUAL CEREMONY. —The hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the first ascent of Mont Blanc on August 8, 1786, by Jacques Balmat and Dr. Paccard, was celebrated by a Mass at the Fallot Refuge (4362 metres high) in memory of alpinists kdled on Mont Blanc. The Mass in progress, showing the priest officiating. With him are a porter and guide.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 207, 2 September 1936, Page 9
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60AN UNUSUAL CEREMONY.—The hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the first ascent of Mont Blanc on August 8, 1786, by Jacques Balmat and Dr. Paccard, was celebrated by a Mass at the Fallot Refuge (4362 metres high) in memory of alpinists kdled on Mont Blanc. The Mass in progress, showing the priest officiating. With him are a porter and guide. Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 207, 2 September 1936, Page 9
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