French to English: Chamonix | |
Source text - French Montagne mystérieuse et fascinante, voici l’histoire de la première ascension du Mont Blanc.
C’est dans la seconde moitié du 18ème siècle qu’ont lieu les premières tentatives pour atteindre le sommet. Parmi les prétendants, Horace Bénédict de Saussure, un naturaliste genevois, souhaite gravir le sommet afin de réaliser des expériences qui, selon lui, permettront de comprendre les mystères de la formation des Alpes. | Translation - English Mount Blanc, a mysterious and fascinating mountain - here’s the story of the first ascent.
During the second half of the 18th century the first attempts to climb Mount Blanc took place. Among the contenders, Horace Benedict de Saussure, a naturalist from Geneva, wanted to climb up to the summit in order to conduct experiments that, according to him, would help to better understand the mysteries behind how the Alps were formed. |