Johann Jakob Weilenmann (24 January 1819,

St. Gallen , neighboring_municipalities = Eggersriet, Gaiserwald, Gossau, Herisau (AR), Mörschwil, Speicher (AR), Stein (AR), Teufen (AR), Untereggen, Wittenbach , twintowns = Liberec (Czech Republic) , website ...

- 8 June 1896, St. Gallen) was a Swiss mountaineer and Alpine writer. Weilenmann accomplished many first ascents in the Alps, amongst which are: * 1859 -

Muttler The Muttler (3,296 m) is the highest mountain in the Samnaun Alps. It is located south of Samnaun in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. From 1972 - 2011 a transmitter was located west of the summit. See also * List of mountains of Graubünden ...

in the

Samnaun Alps The Samnaun Alps are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps, named after the Swiss municipality of Samnaun. They are located at the border of the Austrian state of Tyrol and the Graubünden canton of Switzerland. The Samnaun Alps are sep ...

* 1861 -

Fluchthorn The Fluchthorn or Piz Fenga is a mountain in the Silvretta Alps, located on the border between Austria and Switzerland. With a height of above sea level, it is the second highest summit of the Silvretta Alps. The Fluchthorn lies between the ...

in the

Silvretta The Silvretta Alps are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps shared by Tyrol (state), Tirol, Vorarlberg (both in Austria) and Graubünden (Switzerland). The Austrian States of Austria, states of Tirol and Vorarlberg are connected by a pa ...

, with Franz Pöll, a guide from

Galtür Galtür is a village and ski resort in the upper Paznaun valley in Austrian state of Tyrol located in the Central Eastern Alps 35 km southwest of Landeck near the border of Vorarlberg and Switzerland. History Galtür was settled by th ...

* 1862 - Ramolkogel and

Weißer Kogel The Weißer Kogel is a mountain in the Weisskamm group of the Ötztal Alps The Ötztal Alps ( it, Alpi Venoste, german: Ötztaler Alpen) are a mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps, in the State of Tyrol in western Austria and the Provin ...

in the

Ötztal Alps The Ötztal Alps ( it, Alpi Venoste, german: Ötztaler Alpen) are a mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps, in the State of Tyrol in western Austria and the Province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. Geography The Ötztal Alps are arrayed ...

* 1863 -

Helsenhorn The Helsenhorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Binn in the Swiss canton of Valais. With a height of 3,272 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the Binntal. The border with Italy runs approximately 200 metres ...

in the

Lepontine Alps , topo_map= Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo , photo=MonteLeone0001.jpg , photo_caption=Monte Leone , country_type= Countries , country= , subdivision1_type= Cantons, Regions , subdivision1= , parent= Western Alps , borders ...

* 1865 -

Piz Buin Piz Buin () is a mountain in the Silvretta range of the Alps on the border between Austria and Switzerland. It forms the border between the Swiss canton of Graubünden and the Austrian state of Vorarlberg and is the highest peak in Vorarlberg ...

in the

with Joseph Anton Specht and the guides Franz Pöll and Jakob Pfitschner * 1865 -

Crast' Agüzza Crast' Agüzza (, known also as Cresta Güzza) (3,869 m) is a mountain in the Bernina Range in Italy and Switzerland. The peak is bounded to the north by the Morteratsch Glacier and to the south by the Upper Scerscen Glacier. To its immediate ...

in the Bernina Range with Specht, Pöll and Pfitschner * 1865 -

Mont Blanc de Cheilon Mont Blanc de Cheilon (also spelled ''Mont Blanc de Seilon'') is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located in the Swiss canton of Valais. The mountain lies between the valleys of Bagnes and Arolla. Culminating at 3,870 metres above sea level, it i ...

in the

Pennine Alps The Pennine Alps (german: Walliser Alpen, french: Alpes valaisannes, it, Alpi Pennine, la, Alpes Poeninae), also known as the Valais Alps, are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland (Valais) and Italy ...

with Justin Felley

Bibliography

* 1859 - ''Eine Ersteigung des Piz Linard im Unter-Engadin'' * 1859 - ''Berg- und Gletscher-Fahrten in den Hochalpen der Schweiz'', with Heinrich Zellen-Horner, Melchior Ulrich and Gottlieb Samuel Studer * 1859 - ''Die Ersteigung des Monte Rosa und Monte Generoso'', with Melchior Ulrich * 1866 - ''Im Adula-Gebirge'' * 1866 - ''Das Gepaatschjoch: aus dem Kauner-Thale über die Gepaatsch- und Vernagt-Ferner nach dem Rofenthale'' * 1868 - ''Die bäder von Bormio : Landschaftsbilder, bergfahrten und naturwissenschaftliche skizzen'', with Gottfried Ludwig Theobald * 1868 - ''Die Bäder von Bormio und die sie umgebende Gebirgswelt'', with Gottfried Theobald, Christian Gregor Brugger and Conrad Meyer-Ahrens * 1872 - ''Aus der Firnenwelt, gesammelte Schriften'' * ? - ''Bergabenteuer in Rätikon, Verwall und Silvretta : auf den Höhenwegen vom Rheintal bis zum Engadin mit dem einsamen Bergwanderer des 19. Jahrhunderts'',

Literature

* Eduard Scherrer: ''J.J. Weilenmann.'' In: ''Jahrbuch des Schweizer Alpenklub'', (32) 1896–1897, 183–202. {{DEFAULTSORT:Weilenmann, Johann Jakob 1819 births 1896 deaths Swiss mountain climbers People from St. Gallen (city) Swiss writers