Jakob Anderegg (11 March 1829, in Oberwil im Simmental – 17 September 1878, in Meiringen) was a

Swiss Swiss most commonly refers to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Swiss may also refer to: Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina * Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses * Swiss Café, an old café located ...

mountain guide and the first ascensionist of many prominent

mountains A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher ...

in the western

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during the golden and silver ages of alpinism. Jakob Anderegg made the first ascent of the following peaks or routes: *

Balmhorn The Balmhorn (3,697 m) is a mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. Its summit ridge lies on the border between the cantons of Bern and the Valais. It was first climbed by Frank Walker, Horace Walker and Lucy Walker, with guides Jakob A ...

(

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), 21 July 1864 with Frank,

Lucy Lucy is an English language, English feminine given name derived from the Latin masculine given name Lucius with the meaning ''as of light'' (''born at dawn or daylight'', maybe also ''shiny'', or ''of light complexion''). Alternative spellings ar ...

and

Horace Walker Horace Walker (1838–1908) was an English mountaineer who made many notable first ascents, including Mount Elbrus and the Grandes Jorasses. Alpinism Born in 1838, Walker was the son of Liverpool lead merchant and mountaineer Francis Walker ( ...

, and

Melchior Anderegg Melchior Anderegg (28 March 1828 – 8 December 1914), from Zaun, Meiringen, was a Switzerland, Swiss mountain guide and the first ascent, first ascensionist of many prominent mountains in the western Alps during the Golden age of alpinism, golden ...

* Piz Roseg (

Bernina Range The Bernina Range is a mountain range in the Alps of eastern Switzerland and northern Italy. It is considered to be part of the Rhaetian Alps within the Central Eastern Alps. It is one of the highest ranges of the Alps, covered with many glaciers ...

) with A. W. Moore and Horace Walker on 28 June 1865 * Ober Gabelhorn (

Pennine Alps The Pennine Alps (, , , ), sometimes referred to as the Valais Alps (which are just the Northern Swiss part of the Pennine Alps), are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in Italy (the Aosta Valley and Piedmont) an ...

) with A. W. Moore and Horace Walker on 6 July 1865 * Pigne d'Arolla (

) with A. W. Moore and Melchior Anderegg on 9 July 1865 * Brenva Spur of Mont Blanc ( Mont Blanc massif) with George Spencer Mathews, A. W. Moore, Frank and Horace Walker on 15 July 1865 *

Gspaltenhorn The Gspaltenhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located between the valleys of Kiental and Lauterbrunnen in the canton of Canton of Bern, Bern. With an elevation of 3,436 metres above sea level, the Gspaltenhorn is the highest summit of the ra ...

(

) with G. E. Forster and Hans Baumann on 10 July 1869

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderegg, Jakob Alpine guides People from Interlaken-Oberhasli District Swiss mountain climbers 1829 births 1878 deaths