Merapi

merapi (+/- 2900 m) is one of the most active volcano in the world. it's dangerous, but also one of most beautiful place in yogyakarta. you can enjoy a lot of adventure activity here, like hiking, rock climbing, bird watching, camping, etc. there's also a lot of cultural attraction too. merapi is a place where myth and supernatural stuff still strongly belief by the javanese specially who live around merapi. even the eruption is considered as a gift, not disaster. it has strong connection with keraton Sultan, king of Jogjakarta.
you want something adventorous? you can get it there, it's a beautiful mountain.
you want something cultural? you'll get it. there's Ulen Sentalu, a beautiful Jawa museum in Kaliurang, in southern Merapi, villages with strong Javanese culture, good Javanese food (find Jadah Tempe Bacem if u're there), and of course, interesting story myth.

Along with Mt Bromo, this is one of the best active volcanoes to get up close to in Indonesia without too much effort, (compared to Gunung Rinjani in Lombok!). The night we were there it was erupting great fireballs of molten rock and lava down it's slopes, which was awe inspiring. Make sure you take a jacket as it gets pretty cold up there, and if you're into photography, bring a tripod for your camera. People who like adventure and hiking will definitely love to climb it. The sunrise is so beautiful there. To be able to see the sunrise you need to start at midnight as it needs 4-5 hours to climb. Be prepared! Bring a jacket, shoes and torch. You will need food and water, but you can buy before climbing the Merapi.
How to get there?
1. From Jogja: Take bus towards Magelang. Stop at Mungkid (Mungkid is between Jogja and Magelang) and take a mini van (yellow ones) to Selo. Please ask local guides to guide you climbing the Merapi after you arrive at Selo. You need to pay around Rp. 250.000,- per guide.
2. Ask your hotel to arrange the trip.
3. Take the tour to Merapi when as there are many.

Directions: Jogja-Mungkid-Selo-Merapi. The safest route is from Selo. Selo means gap in Javanese language. Selo is a village located between Mount Merapi and Mount Merbabu.Source
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Jayawijaya

Jayawijaya Mountains were located in the Puncak Jaya Regency, Papua Province, Indonesia . If you supposed that in the tropical area will not find mountains that were covered snow, you could correct this view after visiting to Jayawijaya Peak, the highest peak in Sudirman Mountains (Sudirman Range) in the Papua Province. The Jayawijaya peak or that was shorter was mentioned Puncak Jaya, had the height reached 4.884 meters above sea level, so as to enable this area was covered by eternal snow.

However, this eternal snow will estimated shrink, in fact dried up. In several researches was concluded that ice sediment in these mountains from the year to the year experienced the serious contraction. In the site http://aapgscundip.wordpress.com was mentioned, global warming in these Sudirman Mountains resulted in the contraction of snow. So, it was in the future not impossible for these mountains to lose snow like that happened to the Kilimanjaro Mountain in Tanzania. So, before the estimate really became real, there were not mistakenly you tried to conquer the highest peak in Indonesia.

However, this eternal snow will it was estimated shrink, in fact dried up. In several researches was concluded that ice sediment in these mountains from the year to the year experienced the serious contraction. In the site http://aapgscundip.wordpress.com was mentioned, global warming in these Sudirman Mountains resulted in the contraction of snow. So, it was in the future not impossible for these mountains to lose snow like that happened to the Kilimanjaro Mountain in Tanzania. Nah, before the estimate really became real, there were not mistakenly you tried to conquer the highest peak in Indonesia.

The truth of the Carstensz report was expressed after almost three hundred years afterwards, when in 1899 a Dutch expedition made the map of the Papua Island and found the peak of the mountain that was covered snow as being reported by Carstensz. To honour Carstensz, then the peak of this mountain was afterwards given by the name in accordance with his name. Whereas the term Jayawijaya Peak was giving of President Soekarno after succeeding in grasping the sovereignty of West Papua from the Netherlands. This name contained the meaning “Win of Peak”, as the expression thank heavens on the unification of West Papua with the Republic of Indonesia Unitary State (http://groups.yahoo.com).

The first climber who was recorded had conquered Jaya Peak was the team of the expedition that was led by Heinrich Harrer during 1962. Heinrich Harrer was a skilled climber and the veteran writer. His book that was famous, Seven Years in Tibet, was the roaming true story and his friendship in Himalaya Mountains, Tibet. Before Harrer, actually has many of the other climbers who tried to carry out the climb, but to never there are those that was successful. After Heinrich Harrer, followed the expedition from Indonesia succeeded in reaching the peak. The expedition that was led by Letnal Colonel Azwar Hamid from Directorate Topografi of this Army was successful reached Jaya Peak during 1964.

Jayawijaya Mountain was known as one of the seven highest peaks of the world (seven summit). Therefore, climbed the peak be as high as 4.884 meters was the goal of the true climbers, moreover the climb to Jaya Peak was the subjugation against the mountain that was covered snow. Various barriers that were served in the climb, as the condition for steep nature, the very cold temperature, the strong wind and rain, as well as the insignificance of oxygen in the area of the height were the challenge that must be conquered by the climbers.

Jayawijaya peak was one of the peaks of the snow-covered mountain available in crossing of the equator, apart from mountains in Africa and Latin America. If being seen from air, Jayawijaya Peak visible likes the black carpet that was covered by the white shade. If the sun was clear, then this snow carpet will reflect the sunlight that dazzled. The content of ice in these mountains it was estimated reached 5 percent of the reserve of world ice that was outside the Antarctica Continent. However resulting from global warming, this number from the year to the year increasingly shrank. If being seen from the type of his glacier, according to website http://aapgscundip.wordpress.com the snow-covered region in Jayawijaya entered the Alpine Glaciation type. Now the glacier (the current snow) in this territory entered the Valley Glacier type, that is the glacier current that flowed from the high place towards the lower area. Therefore, in this area was enabled to be gotten the glacier current.

Only did not enjoy the attraction of snow-covered nature in the tropical area, in these mountains tourists could also witness directly geological proof concerning the history of the formation of Jayawijaya mountains. Geological researches found proof empiric that these mountains originally were the seabeds that in. A geologist was named Fransiskus Benediktus Widodo Margotomo (in http://www.e-samarinda.com) mentioned that the formation of the Papua Island with his peak in Jayawijaya happened around 60 million years ago. This island was formed from the sediment stone that was lifted resulting from pounded the slab of Indo-Pacific and Indo-Australia in the seabed, so as to result in the seabed being lifted changed into a big island. These proof could be seen from the fossil of sea animals that was left in the Jayawijaya mountainous stone. Therefore, apart from becoming heaven for the climbers, this region also was heaven for the geological research.

If you were interested in exploring Jayawijaya Mountains, of course the main matter that must be prepared was physical readiness, supplies, and the logistics. The routine exercise in the area with the quite cold temperature was some ray that was quite effective to avoid the threat hipotermia (hypothermia), that is the body heat loss because was in the area that temperature very cold. Besides this, the aspect of permission must be also prepared far the day before the implementation of the climb. Because, apart from because of the track that was heavy, the Papua region was often ravaged the disturbance, the war between the ethnics I, as well as the disturbance of the other security. The permission difficulty to climb “Top of Indonesia” this often showed the expression: ”more difficult to arrange his permission than climbing the mountain”.

Considering the difficult climb tracking area, the process of complicated permission, as well as the security guarantee when the process of the climb, better the climbers made use of the experienced service of the trip agency. Various trip agencies that had the international reputation provided two choices of the climb route, that is the classic route went through the Ilaga Village, or the second route that was more comfortable by getting a lift in the helicopter headed base camp the Bukit Danau (the Valley Lake).

This service of the trip agency usually handles also the problem of permission, the transport from Jakarta headed Papua, rental of the helicopter headed base camp, the climb guide, the insurance, as well as the exercise and condition of the team before the climb. Of course, the cost per the person for one team of the climb by using the service of the trip agency needed the quite big cost, that is approximately 10,000 USD per the person (or around one hundred million rupiah more).
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Mahameru

Mahameru

Mahameru is the name of the Volcano Semeru's Peak. The volcano located south of volcano Bromo. The Peak is the highest peak in east java. When I visited the volcano on dry season there were many dust along the way Tumpang to Ranupani. I forget to bring my cover bag, so that my bag was very dirty by the dust. Upon arrival at Ranupani, Mr Glimo welcome me and my group. Get to the peak in early morning for better weather and sunrise is my tactical choice in reaching the peak. On peak all the volcanoes of East Java was visible clearly.

According to Javanese belief that ancient book written in the 15th century, the island of Java at some time floating in the ocean, the waves being played here and there. The Gods decided to tack the island of Java by moving the Mount Meru in India to the island of Java.
Lord Vishnu transformed into a giant tortoise on his back holding the mountain, while Brahma was transformed into a long snake that wraps his body on the mountain and the mountain tortoise so it can be transported safely.
Gods of the mountain laid on top of the first part of the island they encountered, namely in the western part of Java Island. But the weight of the mountain that resulted in the eastern end of the island rose into the air. Then they move to the east of the island while still tilted, so they decided to cut some of the mountain and place it in the northwest.
This fragment formed Pawitra Mountain, which is now known as Mount Pananggungan, and the main part of Mount Meru, the dwelling place of Lord Shiva, now known as Mount Sumeru. At Sang Hyang Shiva came to the island of Java millet saw many trees, so the island is called Java.
Geographical environment of the island of Java and Bali are matched with Hindu religious symbols. In Hinduism there is the belief of Mount Meru, Mount Meru is considered as the home of the gods and as a means of liaison between the earth (human) and Heaven. If people want to hear the god they have to meditation at the peak of Mount Meru. Many Javanese and Balinese society today still regard the mountain as the dwelling place of gods or spirits. Furthermore mountainous areas are still used by the Java man as a place to hear the occult meditation.

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