Piz Cengalo

Piz Cengalo ([tʃ´ɛŋɡalɔ]) (3,369 m) is a mountain in the Bregaglia range of the Alps on the border between the Swiss canton of Graubünden and Italy. The first ascent of the mountain was by D. W. Freshfield and C. Comyns Tucker with guide F. Dévouassoud on 25 July 1866.[3] The name 'Cengalo' derives from Tschingel, meaning girdle.

Piz Cengalo
Piz Cengalo (left) and Piz Badile (right) from the north side
Highest point
Elevation	3,369 m (11,053 ft)
Prominence	620 m (2,030 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Monte Disgrazia
Isolation	5.8 km (3.6 mi)[2]
Listing	Mountains of Switzerland, Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates	46°17′41.1″N 9°36′07.4″E
Geography
Piz Cengalo Location in the Alps
Location	Lombardy, Italy Graubünden, Switzerland
Parent range	Bregaglia Range
Geology
Mountain type	Granite
Climbing
First ascent	25 July 1866 D. W. Freshfield and C. Comyns Tucker with guide F. Dévouassoud
Easiest route	West Ridge (PD)

On 28 December 2011 c. 1.5 million cubic metres of rock broke away from the summit area, causing a massive landslide on the Swiss side of the mountain that could be heard in Soglio and Bondo.[4][5] As subsequent massive rockfalls are expected in the same area, some hiking and climbing routes have been closed. On 23 August 2017 another landslide occurred on the mountain, estimated about three times bigger than the one in 2011.[6]