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Piz Bernina

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The first ascent was made via the east ridge in 1850 by the 28-year-old topographer Johann Wilhelm Coaz (1822–1918, from S-Chanf) and his assistants, the brothers Jon and Lorenz Ragut Tscharner. On 13 September 1850, shortly after 6 a.m., they left the Bernina Inn (at 2,050 m (6,730 ft))
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region and lies close to the resorts of St. Moritz and Pontresina. The mountain can be seen from different viewpoints with the use of ski-lifts from
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reached the summit of Piz Bernina from the Boval hut in 6 hours; he then descended the north ridge in only 15 minutes, establishing a record.
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The summit itself is located on a perpendicular chain (orientated north–south) starting at La Spedla on the border and finishing at
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language of the Grisons; any mountain with that name can be readily identified as being located in southeastern Switzerland.
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valley. It is also the most easterly mountain higher than 4,000 m (13,000 ft) in the
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with guides Johann Jaun and Kaspar Maurer. They successfully reached the top of the ridge,
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Piz Bernina is entirely surrounded by glaciers, of which the largest is the
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on the east. The waters flowing on both side of the mountain end up in the
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with their measuring instruments. They traversed the Labyrinth (on the
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on the Italian side, and reached the summit at 11 a.m., descending to
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1:500 000, Bundesamt für Wasser und Geologie, CH-3003 Bern-Ittigen,
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and Piz Bernina. They reached the summit at around 6 p.m.
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and F. Andermatten. They started at midnight from the
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most topographically isolated mountain of Switzerland
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Archived from 742:Piz Bernina is the highest summit of the 1153: 1151: 1149: 911: 883: 777: 496: 375: 358:guided by Jon and Lorenz Ragut Tscharner 1114: 505:Piz Bernina is one of the few isolated 501:Piz Bernina and the Morteratsch Glacier 2718: 1025:woodland above the Morteratsch Glacier 762:connects St. Moritz with the southern 680:In 1866, the south ridge running from 2275: 2097: 1299: 1146: 1062:topographic maps. 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Elevation
Prominence
Ranked 5th in the Alps
Parent peak
Mont Blanc
Isolation
Listing
Canton high point
Ultra
Coordinates
46°22′56″N 9°54′29″E / 46.38222°N 9.90806°E / 46.38222; 9.90806
Romansh
Piz Bernina is located in Alps
Piz Bernina is located in Switzerland
Piz Bernina is located in Italy
Grisons
Switzerland
Italy
Parent range
Bernina
Topo map
Swisstopo
First ascent
Johann Coaz
Easiest route

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