Piz Scerscen

Piz Scerscen
Piz Scerscen
	Piz Bernina (left), Piz Scerscen (centre) and Piz Roseg (right), seen from Val Roseg
Highest point
Elevation	3,971 m (13,028 ft)
Prominence	89 m (292 ft)
Parent peak	Piz Bernina
Coordinates	46°22′41.7″N 9°54′2.1″E / 46.378250°N 9.900583°E
Geography
	Piz Scerscen Location in the Alps
Location	Lombardy, Italy ; Graubünden, Switzerland
Parent range	Bernina Range
Climbing
First ascent	13 September 1877 by Paul Güssfeldt, Hans Grass and Caspar Capat

Piz Scerscen (3,971 m) is a mountain in the Bernina Range in Switzerland and Italy, joining the neighbouring Piz Bernina by its north-east ridge via a 3,895 m pass. Its name means 'the circular mountain' ('Scerscen' is pronounced cherchen).

The mountain has a prominent secondary summit called the Schneehaube (3,875 m).

The first ascent of Piz Scerscen was by Paul Güssfeldt, Hans Grass and Caspar Capat on 13 September 1877 via the north-west spur, descending the same way. This is the well-known Eisnase route, involving a 100-metre ice pitch of between 60–70°,^[2] although its precise length and steepness are debated.[1] . This was the route followed by Walter Risch on the first solo ascent of the mountain in 1924. The first ascent of the north-west face was by Christian Klucker and L. Norman-Neruda on 9 July 1890.

References

^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Fuorcla Scerscen-Bernina (3,882 m).
^ Collomb, Robin, Bernina Alps, Goring: West Col Productions, 1988, p. 77–8

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[1] Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Fuorcla Scerscen-Bernina (3,882 m).

[2] Collomb, Robin, Bernina Alps, Goring: West Col Productions, 1988, p. 77–8

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