Piz Tschierva, Mountain peak in Grisons, Switzerland

Piz Tschierva is a pyramidal summit in the Bernina Range of Grisons, Switzerland, reaching 3,545 metres. It stands in the Val Roseg on the municipality of Samedan, between the Vadret da Misaun on its north flank and the Vadrettin da Tschierva, a former side arm of the Tschierva Glacier, on the southeast. The Tschierva Glacier lies at its southern foot.

The first recorded ascent of Piz Tschierva took place in 1850, when Johann Coaz led a party to the top via the East Ridge. The route they established became the standard way up the mountain for the generations of climbers who came after them.

The name Tschierva comes from Romansh and means deer or hind, reflecting how mountain communities in this part of Switzerland named their landscape after the animals they encountered on its slopes. This naming tradition is still visible today on maps and trail signs throughout the Roseg valley.

Climbers typically start from either the Boval Hut on the Morteratsch side or the Tschierva Hut in the Roseg valley, both of which offer overnight accommodation. Starting early in the morning gives the best chance of stable snow conditions and clear skies before afternoon clouds build.

The 1850 first ascent by Johann Wilhelm Coaz and his assistants went over the East Ridge from the Fuorcla Tschierva, a 3,334 m saddle reached from the Tschierva Hut. The south ridge followed in 1903 with Louis Reynier and Christian Klucker, and the northwest ridge in 1880 with Walter Leaf and Hans Grass.