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Summit
2911
登上高峰
2 May 09
Mt Merapi from Jogja
Mt Merapi from the
plane
Since the day I first
saw Mt Merapi outside my room at the hostel on a clear day, I was stunned by
the height and the sharp tip of the active volcano with emitting smoke. It just looks so
spectacular and at the same time so
inviting, but I can never imagine how people could climb up to the summit of
the volcano until I did it myself. |
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We set off from Jogja
at 10pm and arrived at this rest house in Selo, the town situated at the
bottom of the volcano, about 12.30am. |
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There were 8 people
in the team, coming from different countries. I was probably the oldest
among all. |
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Night view of Selo
town at the 1 rest point. |
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After 4.5 hours of
hard work, I finally reached the summit. The rest of the team have dropped
out along the way, shivering in the midst of strong cool wind while
waiting for the dawn to come so that they can make their way down or to
wait for us to go down together. |
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Admiring the awesome
morning view - another group that arrived before me. |
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The sunrise view on
that morning wasn't satisfactory but it didn't bother the climbers because
the view up here was stunning. |
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Not me, some else. |
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The newest summit,
2911meters above sea level, last erupted in 2006. |
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Looks like a huge
pile of drenched charcoal with emitting smoke. |
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Mt. Berbabu on the
opposite side. Selo town is in between the 2 mountains. Mt. Berba is a
dead volcano, that is why it looks green. It is higher than Mt Merapi but
relatively easier to climb, according to the guide. It takes 6 hours to
reach the summit. |
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The wind was so
strong that my lips turned numb and I started to shiver after a while. |
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Behind me is the gap
that separates the 2 summits. |
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In the background,
Mt. Subing, Mt. Sindoro and Dieng Plateau on the extreme right. |
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Evidence of summit |
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Not forgetting the
other team members still waiting a long the way, myself and the guide
began our return journey not long after that. |
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An old crater not far
away from the summit. |
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The guide, a 35 years
old calm man who on average visit Merapi once a week. |
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Not clear path along
the way, I could not imagine how I made it. |
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A plateau, the only
stretch that I could walk straight. |
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Looking back |
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Looks like traces of
lava flow |
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Greenery and trees in
the foreground |
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View of Deing Plateau
from different height. |
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We reached the rest
house at about 9.15am |
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View from Selo, the
rest house where we had our breakfast before return to Jogja |
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A farewell shot of
Mt. Merapi |
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Had I known of how
the climb was, I wouldn't have the courage to do so. I really thank God
for the physical strength and the little will power I had to complete the
climb. This is the 1st tracking I ever had in my life and I actually
covered a 9 km distance (on way).
Photos about Mt
Merapi eruption in 2006:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/gall/0,,1776094,00.html |
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