Lodner

Lodner seen from northwest

The Lodner ( Italian: Cima Fiammante ), also called Lodnerspitze, is a 3219 ( according to other sources: 3228 ) meter high mountain in the Texel Group ( Gruppo di Tessa ) in the southern Ötztal Alps, located in the Italian Autonomous Province of Bolzano -Alto Adige. The mountain has in the summit area a characteristic platy shape through which a Firnauflage is favored. The Lodner sends distinctive ridges to the north and southeast. The first ascent was made in 1872 by the North ( no snow cover ) over the sharp decline today by the Global Warming and usually aperen in summer Lodnerferner.

Location

The Lodner is located approximately six kilometers in a straight line northeast of the village Partschins ( Parcines, 681 m) at the entrance of Zieltals Venosta and just over 15 km south of Obergurgl a district of the Austrian town of Sölden in the Ötztal. The mountain is surrounded by heavily dwindling glaciers. To the northwest lies the Lodnerferner, in the northeast of Adel Furthermore, and to the east an insignificant nameless ice rink. Adjacent Mountains are in the course of the pronounced Nordgrats the high whiteness ( Cima Bianca Grande) with 3278 meters and in the south the Lazinser Rötelspitze ( Cima Rosa ) with 3037 meters above sea level. To the west, to go Zieltal, the Lodner has a great geographic dominance, he is the dominant mountain, its steep, rocky western flank rises about 300 feet above the alluvial fan created by erosion.

Geology

The Lodner belongs geologically to Schneeberger train, consisting of a gray, mineral-rich mica schist shale zone that extends from the western edge of the Texel Group to Sterzing. The special feature of the Lodners is his light-colored marble existing ( by pressure and heat converted limestone) peaks structure. Alternately to the marble layers is also, especially on the ridges, the typical solid gneiss encountered, as well as the brittle garnet mica schist in the lower elevations.

Base and ascent

The Prague Alpinist Victor Pike and his mountain guide, Johann Pinggera broke on 23 July 1872 from the Lower target Alpe and went through the Zieltal, a tributary of the Adige Valley, in a northeasterly direction up to the Lodnerferner and then in a southeasterly direction to Lodnergipfel. Today's normal route follows the Erstbesteigern over the 40 ° inclined glacier as high tour (only with proper equipment and experience ). About the Northwest side and the north ridge in partial mild to moderate in difficulty Klettererei UIAA I - II of the summit is reached. Today's base for an inspection of the mountain is the Lodnerhütte ( Rifugio Cima Fiammante ), located at 2,259 meters above sea level. From the hut, the walking time to the summit according to the literature about 3 ½ hours, with the celebration of midsummer aperen usually Lodnerferners is often critical. Other tours to the summit lead over the Northwest, South and East Ridge in partial very difficult climbing in UIAA grades II - IV

View of High White (left) and Lodner (m.) while descending the Gingljoch

Sources and maps

• Walter Klier: Alpine Club leaders Ötztal Alps, Mountain Publishing Rudolf Rother, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-7633-1123-8.
• Casa Editrice Tabacco, Tavagnacco: Carta Topografica 1:25,000, sheet 04, Schnalstal / Val Senales, Naturno / Naturns