Melchior Anderegg
Mountaineer
1828 – 1914
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Who was Melchior Anderegg?
Melchior Anderegg, from Zaun, 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, the writer, critic and mountaineer; Anderegg also climbed extensively with members of the Walker family, including Horace Walker and Lucy Walker, and with Florence Crauford Grove. His cousin Jakob Anderegg was also a well-known guide.
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- Born
- Mar 28, 1828
Meiringen - Nationality
- Switzerland
- Profession
- Died
- Dec 8, 1914
Meiringen
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on July 23, 2013
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