Johann Jakob Weilenmann (24 January 1819 in St. Gallen – 8 June 1896 in 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 * L ...

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 se ...

* 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 Ja ...

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

, 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 (, ) are a mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps, in the Tyrol (state), State of Tyrol in western Austria and the South Tyrol, Province of South T ...

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Ötztal Alps The Ötztal Alps (, ) are a mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps, in the Tyrol (state), State of Tyrol in western Austria and the South Tyrol, Province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. Geography The Ötztal Alps are arrayed at the head of ...

* 1863 - Helsenhorn in the

Lepontine Alps The Lepontine Alps (, , ) are a mountain range in the north-western part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland (Valais, Ticino, Canton of Uri, Uri and Graubünden) and Italy (Piedmont and Lombardy). The Simplon Tunnel, Simplon rail tunnel ...

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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 ...

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with Joseph Anton Specht and the guides Franz Pöll and Jakob Pfitschner * 1865 - Crast' Agüzza in the

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 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 ...

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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 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