Piz Scerscen

Piz Scerscen
File:Val Roseg.jpg Piz Bernina (left), Piz Scerscen (centre) and Piz Roseg (right), seen from Val Roseg
Highest point
Elevation
Prominence
Parent peak	Piz Bernina
Coordinates
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°, 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.

External links

• Piz Scerscen on SummitPost
• PiZ Scerscen on Hikr