Piz Bernina
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| Piz Bernina | |
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 Piz Bernina (centre-left) with the Biancograt to the left, Piz Scerscen (centre-right) and Piz Roseg (right), seen from Piz Corvatsch |
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| Elevation | 4,049 metres (13,284 ft) |
| Location | Graubünden, Switzerland |
| Range | Bernina Alps |
| Prominence | 2,234m ranked 5th in the Alps |
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| First ascent | 13 September 1850 by J. Coaz, J. R. Tschamer and L. R. Tschamer |
| Easiest route | rock/ice climb |
Piz Bernina (4,049 m) is the highest mountain of the Eastern Alps. It is also the furthest easterly mountain higher than 4,000 m in the Alps, the highest point of the Graubünden canton of Switzerland, and the fifth most prominent peak in the Alps. Although the mountain straddles the Swiss-Italian border, the highest summit is entirely on Swiss territory.
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[edit] First Ascent
The mountain takes its name from the pass and was given in 1850 by Johann Coaz, who made the first ascent with J. R. Tscharner and L. R. Tscharner via the Labyrinth, Sass dal Pos and the east ridge.
[edit] Alpine huts
- Rifugio Carate Brianza (2,662 m) - capacity 32 beds, 3 places in winterraum
- Rifugio Marinelli Bombardieri (2,813 m) - capacity 220 beds, 15 places in winterraum
- Rifugio Marco e Rosa (3,609 m) - capacity 50 beds, 32 places in winterraum
- Chamanna da Tschierva (2,573 m) - capacity 100 beds
- Chamanna Boval (2,495 m) - capacity 120 beds
- Chamanna da Diavolezza (2,973 m) - capacity 234 beds
[edit] References
- Collomb, Robin, Bernina Alps, Goring: West Col Productions, 1988
[edit] External links
- Piz Bernina on SummitPost
- Italian route account - czech/english
- Martin Bundi: Piz Bernina in Romansh, German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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