Gross Lohner
Gross Lohner from the north ( v.l.n.r. ): Nünihorn, rear Lohner, mediator Lohner, Front Lohner, Mittagshorn
The Lohner, also called Gross Lohner, listed in atlases swisstopo under the dialect name Loner, is a calcareous massif of the Bernese Oberland, which has several mountains, from northeast to southwest:
- Nünihorn, 2'717 m above sea level. M.
- Hinder Lohner, 2'929 m above sea level. M.
- Mediator Lohner, 3'002 m above sea level. M.
- Front Lohner ( West Summit ), 3'048, 7 m above sea level. M.
- Mittagshorn, 2'678 m above sea level. M.
The Lohner massif located east of Adelboden in Engstlingen and southwest of Kandersteg in the Kander Valley. Directly north, separated by the Bunderchrinde, adjacent to the massif of Chly Lohner and Bunderspitz.
The first tourist, who ascended the Lohner, was C. Dürheim from Bern in July 1876. In August of the same year four members of the Alpine Club found in a further ascent of a bottle with the name of the two Kandersteg mountain guide Ogi and Hari dated to 1875.
About halfway up the rock face is the Lohner hut, which is accessible for experienced mountain hikers without actual climbing.
The provided with many screes mountain is climbable almost only through its three ridges. From the Lohner hut and the Middle Lohner can be achieved in a challenging climb through the rock wall. For vertigo very nice tour of Lohnerhüttli via Mittagshorn and west ridge is recommended to the main summit.