Melchior Anderegg (28 March 1828 – 8 December 1914), 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.
Melchior Anderegg (28 March 1828 – 8 December 1914) was a renowned Swiss mountain guide from Zaun, Meiringen. He is remembered for being the first to conquer many prominent peaks in the western Alps during the peak years of mountaineering.