Melchior Anderegg

Melchior Anderegg (1828 to 1914), from Zaun near Meiringen, was a Swiss mountain guide and the first ascensionist of many prominent mountains in the western Alps during the golden and silver ages of alpinism. His clients were mostly British, the most famous of whom was Leslie Stephen, and he climbed extensively with members of the Walker family, including Horace and Lucy Walker, and with Florence Crauford Grove. His first ascents include the Rimpfischhorn in 1859, the Alphubel and the Blüemlisalphorn in 1860, Monte Disgrazia in 1862, the Dent d'Hérens in 1863, the Zinalrothorn in 1864 and the Grandes Jorasses in 1868. He was also a professional wood carver with a shop in Zermatt.