History – My Own Summit

Mont Blanc

The Mont Blanc massif, surrounded by borders with France, Italy and Switzerland, contains eleven major independent summits, each over 4,000 metres. The Mont Blanc summit itself stands at 4,808 metres, and is the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe.

Mountains in Human History

Mountains have figured in human history ever since it was written down. Biblical stories describe Noah on Ararat, Moses on Sinai and Jesus on the Mount of Olives 1. Other religions feature mountains as central characters, such as Buddhism which