 However, one source states that he was the leader of the party, whilst another source subsequently cast doubt on this accolade, suggesting the inclusion of Venance Payot's name as leader of the party could have resulted from confusion between the names of V. Payot and H. Jacot in a published account.He was an avid collector of minerals, rocks and plants, and came to be a respected and renowned naturalist.Some of the carefully labelled specimens he amassed are now in Château d'Annecy and in the Chamonix Alpine Museum.