| Type | Collective |
| Country | France 🇫🇷 |
| Founded | 1907 |
| Climbers recorded | 3 |
An informal group of young Parisian members of the Club Alpin Français who trained on the Fontainebleau boulders from 1907 for guideless alpinism. It had no statutes or officers. The First World War ended its activity, and several members founded the Groupe de Haute Montagne in 1919. [1] [2]
[1] Wikipedia: Groupe de Bleau https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupe_de_Bleau
[2] Alpine Journal 1970: The early years of the GHM https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1970_files/AJ%201970%20109-113%20Damesme%20GHM.pdf
3 recorded climbers.
| Climber | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jacques de Lépiney | From 1913 |
Joined in 1913 with his brother Tom. [1] [2] References[1] Wikipedia: Groupe de Bleau https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupe_de_Bleau [2] Wikipedia: Jacques de Lépiney https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_de_L%C3%A9piney |
| Jacques Wehrlin | Until 1916 |
One of the group's three leaders, with Pierre Le Bec and André Jacquemart; killed in the First World War in 1916. [1] [2] References[1] Wikipedia: Groupe de Bleau https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupe_de_Bleau [2] Alpine Journal 1970 https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1970_files/AJ%201970%20109-113%20Damesme%20GHM.pdf |
| Louis Prestat |
Named among the members. [1] References[1] Wikipedia: Groupe de Bleau https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupe_de_Bleau |