"Travels in the Alps"

Japanese: 《アルプス旅行記》 - あるぷすりょこうき
"Travels in the Alps"

...He is called the "father of alpine climbing" in the history of mountaineering. In 1786, M. Paccard and J. Balmat were the first to summit Mont Blanc, thanks to Saussure's enthusiastic support, and in the following year, Saussure himself climbed Mont Blanc to conduct meteorological observations. He also climbed many mountains, including Monte Rosa, and conducted scientific research on the geological structure, glaciers, and plant distribution of the Alps. He recorded his findings in four volumes of "Journeys in the Alps" (1779-96), which became a classic mountaineering journal and greatly influenced mountaineering enthusiasts. Nicolas Théodore de Saussure (1767-1845), who wrote "Chemical Investigations of Plants" (1804) and made contributions to the field of plant physiology, was his son, and Ferdinand de Saussure, a famous linguist, was his great-grandson. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Travels in the Alps" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…登山史上は〈アルプス登山の父〉といわれ,86年M.パカールとJ.バルマがモン・ブラン初登頂を果たしたのはソシュールの熱心な後援によるもので,翌87年にはソシュール自身もモン・ブランに登頂して気象観測などを行った。また,モンテ・ローザなど多くの山に登り,アルプスの地質構造,氷河,植物分布などの科学的研究を行い,その記録を《アルプス旅行記》4巻(1779‐96)に著し,登山誌の古典として,登山愛好家に多くの影響を与えた。なお,《植物の化学的研究》(1804)を著し,植物生理学の分野に功績を残したニコラ・テオドール・ド・ソシュールNicolas Théodore de Saussure(1767‐1845)は彼の子であり,言語学者として名高いフェルディナン・ド・ソシュールは曾孫にあたる。…

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