Amid the hail and bad weather, the three members MANUNGGAL BHAWANA Indonesia Institute Of Technology successfully climb Carstensz Pyramid - mountains that are part of the seven highest peaks in the world. EKA her experience to MATRA. The central part of the highlands of Irian Jaya is the highly coveted mountain climbers and the foreign country. There, among others, are Carstensz Pyramid, at an altitude of 4.884 meters above sea level (asl). He is one of the seven highest peaks in the world - which targeted the climbers who push us to ditaklukkan.Itulah-Eka, Inthyc, and Bambang - eager to conquer the pegnungan. It's nothing. Carstensz has a unique and distinctive to the area that are in the path of the equator. Therefore, there is snow around the mountains.
With burning determination, 2 to 17 November 1995, we visited the Carstensz Pyramid, East Carstensz and Puncak Jaya / Ngapulu. The trip we start from the village cago, District Ilaga. We set off with 15 Porter, who we rent to meringannkan intentionally load. If there is no Porter, would be difficult to bring 180 pounds of gear our base camp we passed each other by way of the flying camp. And we arrived at base camp master Valley lakes after traveling for six hari.Singkat story PUBUANA base camp, on the first day, we go for four hours. As for the base camp the second day, we specify its location area KAMAGELOMEH. If calculated, the location is within a seven-hour drive from Pubuana. Field we passed to get there pretty heavy: uphill and muddy - fit for the next warm up base camp. My feet get cramps all. He-he-he.Base third day of camp, AMIGAMEH, which is located under the valley, near the river Amigameg, was passed. So is the base camp on day four KURUADIKIMEH. Then on the fifth day, we kept walking to base camp NASIDOMEH. For the third base camp, we take the average travel time of about seven to eight jam.Perlu known, we passed are Medan swamps, rivers, meadows, giant fern forests, upland plants (montane), and rocky cliffs tapered (stone forest) as high as 10 meters.
In the third area that we can see and enjoy the scenery as well mengasikkan boring. How not as far as the eye could see that look just hills. That is what we will go and we must also nikmati.Seluruh terrain we passed every day plus the weather was rainy and foggy, and the porter did not make us discouraged. We are determined to go forward, except when dusk arrived today. Day after day, we felt a cold start biting. Had there is a sense of pleasure and their satisfaction in the way of Agiyogu to Komalamadikimeh lay among the green mountains of snow to New Zeland pepohonan.Dari Nasidomeh Pass, we passed several lakes, the lakes Bigil, Discovery, and Lartson, with the distance two hours. New Zelad Pass, the entrance to the Valley lakes we passed such a large gap up and down the rocky terrain. Somewhere along the way I had found a human skull that has been dropped from the crack utuh.Ketika New Zeland Pass into the Valley of Lakes, we were greeted by tegarnya CARTENSZ PYRAMID under heavy rain. We just arrived in the Valley lakes as Base camp host at 12.30 Eastern Indonesia Time (CDT). When we journey from base camp Nasidomehke parent is less than 5 hours. Bone-chilling cold air made us immediately pitched tents and replace with dry clothes and warm. While the Porter ran for cover to the Swamp Cave. The first day in the Valley lakes we use to rest and beraklitimasi, in addition to planning the ascent to Carstensz Pyramid and other mountains harinya.Pda second day there tomorrow, 9 November 1995, at six in the morning, we started the climb. When the weather was quite sunny.In VALLEY YELLOW, where we start the climb with conventional lines, sharp rocky terrain, wet, cold, and berlapir es.Pendakian first hour was not so painful. But after itudan so, ouch pain hand and frozen. Moreover, woolen gloves that we begin to tear swiped pakaisudah rocks. Fortunately, the former security marks that we found earlier climbers can still be used: python, concerning dilubang translucent webbing, hanger and sebagainya.Memasuki at 09.00 CET, the weather changes quickly. From the misty long - run thick and dark. However, we do still climbing. "How, Ti, Beng, fog nich" I asked. "Keep him sometime," they replied. However, at 11.00 CET, the weather was not friendly. Fog had covered vision. Hail fell. Ah dear. Though we lakukkansudah climbing about 5 hours. The climax was not far away. We stopped for a moment when they wanted to do travelsing the slit width. Inevitably, the three agreements, our climbing dulu.Lantas delay our return to the Valley lakes. There, we met with Sapto and Ripto, senior climber, with his entourage. Before leaving for Carstensz, a member of Manunggal Bhawana has consulted with Ripto in Cibodas, West Java, so we already know that they want to Carstensz.Lantas, I tell all the new events we experienced above. "We both have tomorrow," said Ripto encouraging. "If the weather is bad too, how" I asked hesitantly. "Keep going!" Katanya.Esoknya, we left early, at 04:30 CET, under the shower of hail. Overshadowed fatigue remain, we move on. Must get my determination in the liver. I wear gloves yesterday I was not sewing, but instead I was torn, so I did not wear gloves anymore. Iiih ... cold is not playing. Stiff hands and eyes are visible perih.Sejauh just snow. Rocky Casrtensz is covered with snow on the second day of climbing. Once thought "what if I'm wrong which hold? '. Suspected of stone, not just a blob of ice him? well, my shadow is immediately removed from the head. Because, I know, too many rocks that are unstable and easily rapuh.Pemanjatan times more exciting than yesterday. With the range of client Ripto rope, we can glide like in the movie Cliffhanger (when the woman in question was helped by the rescue team). Indeed, the hand is rather stiff of having to push himself to the body can go, especially initially slightly menanjak.Semula field, I cringe too. How could I not? Nun down there, mengangga abyss with a depth of about 400 meters. Gratitude Alhamdullillah, finally, we reached the issue is not over disiti.Masih diseberang.Tapi there is a gap that must be passed. And no less exciting. Anyway, there should be a procedure for the safety of you who want to go there. Once inside the ridge Cartensz, we actually have to be extra careful. One-one could celaka.Soalnya, left mengangga rocky bluff, while there is a right diseblah bersalnju bluff. Now, choose where?. All day we hiked and climbed in her fog and pouring rain incessantly from morning. Exactly at 12:30 CET on 10 November, we arrived dipuncak Cartensz Pyramid. How happy. Because there is no longer a higher altitude than we departure disitu.Kami take pictures for a while, though overshadowed by other concerns. Because the thick fog and sleet relentless. The state made us like it or not, must hurry down. But before we could write our data in the log book located there under the "In Memoriam" Hartono Basuki Wibowo, the unfortunate in 1981.We do what Ripto recommended it to my friends when they met at Cibodas some time ago. "When you get on the peak, there lu will see the log book that I ratuh there. Well, deh lu put there name, organization, and the date, "he said when itu.Dalam way home, I am more experienced" cardiac sport "because the body shivering with cold. I have a lot of moves, stepping slowly, changing foothold by foothold. I buried Boogie dibatu snow covered tightly with caution so as not to slip. Finally, we arrived at the main base camp at 16.00 at the top of Carstensz WIT.Kami Pyramin fitting on Memorial Day! the next day our activities continue to climb to the top Cartensz East, 4.860 meters above sea level. Unlike the Carstensz Pyramid, some rocky, East Cartensz more snow and bergletser. Similarly, Puncak Jaya / Ngapulu.Pukul 06:00 CET, we started walking from base camp towards East Carstensz glacier. The weather sunny morning and make the trip more ceria.Dalam friendly way precisely at the border between the glacier and the snow, we found a sort of cone-shaped mark of red plastic (as a roadblock signs). The view is so beautiful there. It is difficult to describe in words. Especially when I look towards the Valley Yellow - Outstanding, a view which I have never seen sebelumnya.Carstensz Pyramid, Middle Peak, Valley Yellow and PT. Freeport into a single frame my eyes "Wow, cool!" Amount of ice bridge that we went through to make the step to be extra careful on the snow surface so as not terperosok.Pukul 10:30 CET, we arrived at the top of Carstensz East, after take pictures, we rested moment, and stared for a moment. After that, we went downstairs, and arrived at the main base camp at 13,000 WIT.Karena day return to Ilaga is tight, the next morning, the fifth day dikemah parent, we continue climbing expedition to Puncak Jaya / Ngapulu (4.862 meters above sea level). This is the third peak in the plan kegiaan Nusantara II Expedition Manunggal Bhawana Indonesia Institute of Technology (ITI). Ridge Puncak Jaya with her Meren Glacier can be seen directly from the base camp, looks close. Yet the 90 minutes to the glacier meren - Central Peak through a huge gap - feels so long. Therefore, we crossed the road menanjak.Gletser Meren for 30 minutes. And to arrive at the lip of snow Puncak Jaya, we had to take off our crampons first because, after passing meren glaciers, fields that must be taken is generally rocky and steep, and we had a little uphill. So our trip from base camp to the lip of snow Puncak Jaya takes a total of three jam.Cuaca foggy. To reach the ridge Puncak Jaya from the lips of the ice, we do ice climbing as high as 7-10 feet, with a slope of 60 degrees. By firmly pressing crampons, ice ax we look forward grip and digging deep-dalam.Setelah through walls of ice, we walked together by moving up to the Puncak Jaya / Ngapulu. Weather grew foggy, so our visibility is limited, with temperatures heat. Strange it? I had wanted to open a jacket because gerahnya. But my intention undo it. "Ah, I feel like this time wrote," thought saya.Kabut thick, sun, glare and ultra violet reflectance of white snow, all of it causing alien atmosphere that I have not tasted. "As the neon is lit," I remarked origin yawn ". "Yoi," said Bambang not less entengnya.Lantas, snow began to decrease violence, perhaps because of the hot sun earlier. Thus, each step, we go down the snow until the knee. Weight becomes. Such a situation we experienced continued until it arrives at our puncak.Sesampai dipuncak at 12.00 CET, the weather was still foggy, accompanied by heavy rain. The peak is quite broad and snowy which is right in front of me was the North gorge Puncak Jaya, If the weather is nice, it can be seen from the lake Lartson. And on the left, to the west, looks "saddle" between Puncak Jaya and Peak Sudirman.Cuaca bad, heavy rain, fog and biting cold forced us quickly leave. Travelling down not much different from when departing. We arrived at the base camp at 15.00 CET. Sipping a glass of the sweet warm very useful to neutralize badan.Bak saying goes, no war is not over, it is what it is. Then at 09.00 CET the sixth day, we left the base camp toward Ilaga, through the original, the New Zeland gap Pass. I menegok for the umpteenth time to the back of Mount Carstensz still tough smugly. HAPPY ROAD Carstensz. YOU LATER WE Visit again.
