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Mont Ventoux: first ascent

Mont Ventoux: first ascent
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Date: 26/04/1336
France
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On 26 April 1336, Francesco Petrarca climbed to the summit of Mont Ventoux (1,910 m) in Provence, together with his brother Gherardo and two servants, ascending via the northern slope. This was the first documented ascent of the mountain.