Tschierva Glacier

The Tschierva (Romansh idiom in turkey Vadret because Tschierva, German literally " Hirschkuhgletscher " ) is a valley glacier in the Bernina Range in Graubünden. It has a length of 4.5 km and an average width of 1 km and covers an area of ​​6.5 km ².

The glacier is divided into two parts at the top of the cliff edge of Piz Scerscen ( 3'971 m above sea level. M. ) and Piz Umur. The eastern part has its origin on the steep western flank of Piz Bernina, while the western part takes its starting point in the deep cirque between Piz and Piz Roseg Scerscen to around 3,300 m. The Tschierva flows to the northwest along the southwest flank of Piz Morteratsch in the Val Roseg. Currently, the glacier lies at an altitude of 2,160 m above sea level. M. Here arises the stream which leads than because Roseg Ova the water to the Inn.

During the Little Ice Age the growth of Tschierva 1860 reached its modern peak and until 1934, the Tschierva united in Roseg with the Roseggletscher. The former medial and lateral moraine left today of Tschierva seals off the valley and led to the damming of the Lej da Vadret ( glacial ).

At the northeastern edge of the glacier above the lateral moraine Chamanna stands Tschierva, a hut of the Swiss Alpine Club at 2,583 m above sea level. M. It is the starting point for numerous mountain climbing and mountaineering in the Bernina massif.