Jacques Soubis, born on 01/26/1928 in Clérac in Charente-Maritime (France) and died on 09/24/2016, is a renowned high-level mountaineer, opener of many routes and summits, but also a marathon runner and triathlete. Jacques Soubis was a dentist by profession.

The call of the mountains was felt from the age of 20 (1948) by this student who was simultaneously studying dentistry and law. A dynamic and sympathetic priest had brought him to the bell tower of Aragnouet (Hautes-Pyrénées) to carry out a memorable abseiling before making him practice climbing on the cliff of Cenon as a tri-weekly training. The discovery of the impressive northern slope of Vignemale was then a determining moment which encouraged the young man to climb it immediately and without too many problems.