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First Ascent
- When
- 13 September 1850
- Where
- Piz Bernina
- Part of
- First ascent of Piz Bernina
Johann Wilhelm Coaz and his assistants Jon and Lorenz Ragut Tscharner made the first ascent of Piz Bernina via the east ridge on 13 September 1850.
The party departed the Bernina Inn shortly after 6 a.m. with measuring instruments. Coaz, a 28-year-old topographer from S-Chanf, led the expedition. The mountain was named after the Bernina Pass in 1850 by Coaz, who also made the first ascent.
Sources
- Piz Bernina Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-16
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