Sport: "I was the king of Mont Blanc" (Jacques Balmat)

🏔 The word “alpinism” comes from the Alps, could have guessed that. But when, and under which circumstances was the term created? It finds its origins in the highest mountain of Western Europe, between France, Italy and Switzerland. Mont Blanc is one of the most sought-after peaks in the world for mountaineers, and the venue for the first ever Winter Olympic Games. 🔗 Alexandre Dumas' "Impressions de Voyage; Jacques Balmat": https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Impressions_de_voyage/04 🔗 Histoire & Civilisations no. 80 - février 2022: https://kiosque.histoire-et-civilisations.com/reader/75a006cf-40b3-4e26-860c-27cf7937c92a?origin=%2Fhistoire-civilisations%2Fhistoire-civilisations%2Fn80-2022 🎵 Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6i4JjGSsId4CCCVkJuwLHa?si=K0d8KhxkSqqAPq8_kw5XqQ ☝️ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider: - supporting on https://www.patreon.com/frenchconversationgroup or https://anchor.fm/frenchconversationgroup - subscribe and share 🇫🇷 French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com