Lohner (mountain)

Lohner

Gross Lohner as seen from the north (from left to right):
Nünihorn, Hinter Lohner, Mittler Lohner, Vorder Lohner, Mittaghorn
Elevation 3,049 m (10,003 ft)
Prominence 550 m (1,804 ft) [1]
Parent peak Wildstrubel
Location
Lohner
Location of Lohner in Switzerland
Location  Switzerland
Range Bernese Alps
Climbing
First ascent 1875, by Kandersteg guides Ogi and Hari[2]

The Lohner, also Gross Lohner (German: Great Lohner), is a limestone mountain range in the Swiss Bernese Oberland, which features several peaks, from east to west:

The Lohner range is located east of Adelboden in the Engstlige valley and southwest of Kandersteg in Kander valley.

The first tourist to climb the Lohner was one C. Dürheim from Berne in July 1876. In August of the same year, four members of the Alpine Club, during another ascent, found a bottle with the names of the two Kandersteg mountain guides Ogi and Hari, dated 1875.[2]

Approximately halfways up the rock face, the Lohner hut can be found, which can be reached by skilled hikers without proper climbing.

The mountain with its many screes is almost only accessible by one of its three ridges. From the Lohner hut, the Mittler Lohner can be reached via the face by skilled climbers.

References

  1. ^ Swisstopo maps (estimation)
  2. ^ a b Stettler, Karl. Das Frutigbuch, 1887, p. 466 (German)
This article incorporates information from this version of the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.

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