what is the most famous aspect in his life is his love for the highest french mountain of pyrenees called vignemale (3293m). he climbed this peak thirty-third times, and the last time was in 1904, when he was 70 years old. he loved it so much that he wanted to become the owner of it. in 1888, he asked the prefect, who granted him a concession for 99 years. the price was 1 franc per year. also, he dug near the top 7 caves to stay in during the summer and to invite his friends. he organized several banquets in these caves with a lot of famous people. the last cave was 'the cave of paradise'. it was only 18 meters under the top. today we can still see these caves above the glacier of vignemale.