Pierre Gaspard (mountaineer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French mountaineer and Alpine guide
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Place of Birth: Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
About Pierre Gaspard (mountaineer)
- Pierre Gaspard (27 March 1834, in Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans – 16 January 1915, in Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans) was a French mountain climber, one of the greatest mountain guides in the silver age of alpinism.
- He made the first ascent of La Meije (Massif des Écrins) on 16 August 1877 with his son and Emmanuel Boileau de Castelnau.
- Their ascent followed the south buttress Arête du Promontoire, which became the "normal route".
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