In 2004, an expedition of students from the IGN's school (formerly ENSG, now Géodata Paris) attempted to reach the summit of Mont Blanc but did not succeed.
Sources
- Une expédition pour mesurer la pesanteur sur le mont Blanc - Portail IGN - IGN (ign.fr)
- https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?id=7753&lvl=author_see (documentation.ensg.eu)
- https://www.academia.edu/30762222/Une_carte_gravim%C3%A9trique_haute_r%C3%A9solution_du_massif_du_Mont_Blanc_implications_structurales (academia.edu)
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