Gross Lohner
| Gross Lohner | |
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| Vorder Lohner | |
 Gross Lohner as seen from the north (from left to right): Nünihorn, Hinter Lohner, Mittler Lohner, Vorder Lohner, Mittaghorn |
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| Elevation | 3,049 m (10,003 ft) |
| Prominence | 564 m (1,850 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Wildstrubel |
| Location | |
 Gross Lohner
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| Location | Bern, Switzerland |
| Range | Bernese Alps |
| Coordinates | 46°27′45″N 7°36′0″E / 46.46250°N 7.60000°ECoordinates: 46°27′45″N 7°36′0″E / 46.46250°N 7.60000°E |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1875, by Kandersteg guides Ogi and Hari[2] |
The Gross Lohner (also spelled Gross Loner, German: Great Lohner), is a limestone mountain of the Bernese Alps, located between Adelboden and Kandersteg in the Bernese Oberland. The main summit has an elvation of 3,048.7 metres (10,002 ft) above sea level and is distinguished by the name Vorder Lohner ("Fore Lohner"). The mountain features several other peaks, from east to west:
- Chlyne Lohner (Small Lohner), 2,584 metres (8,478 ft)
- Nünihorn, 2,717 metres (8,914 ft)
- Hinder Lohner (Rear Lohner), 2,929 metres (9,610 ft)
- Mittler Lohner (Central Lohner), 3,002 metres (9,849 ft)
- Mittaghorn, 2,678 metres (8,786 ft)
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 Bern 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
- ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col lies on the Schedelsgrätli at 2,485 metres.
- ^ 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.
