CARSTENSZ PYRAMID ( 4.884 mdpl )

CARSTENSZ  PYRAMID ( 4.884 mdpl )

If you want to climb the snow-capped mountains, take to the summit of Carstensz. To reach the top, you have to deal with the cold of the snow mountain-thing else that you've never encountered another mountain in Indonesia. Carstensz Pyramid (4844 m) is one of the top seven (Seven Summit) world famous. The existence in the mountains Sudirman, in Irian Jaya, along with Puncak Sumantri, Jaya and East Carstensz.

Actually, in the middle of Irian Jaya (Papua) there are many mountain range stretching from west to east. One is the mountain david, peak Carstensz, whose height reaches 4884 meters above sea level. Mountains by the natives called Ndugu-Ndugu which means the height of the snow-covered dwelling place of the spirit ancestors.

To climb Carstensz, you should pass on the north side, the normal route or direct manner (climbing wall). Make a regular place in the post / base camp is the valley of the lake that can be reached from Tembagapura, Ilaga and Beoga. The climb to the pass through the small town Ilaga, Paniai district, about 7 days new to the Valley Lakes with a height of 4200 meters above sea level. Traveling from Ilaga to valley Lakes need to struggle hard and very tiring. The road was uphill but not too muddy and swampy terrain requires an extra effort exertion.

The first day passed easily enough, not too heavy roads along the way can still be met with the residents. We can stay at a place called 'Kama'. The second and third field is not too different from the first day, hikers can stay on a plateau called Bla-Bla filled with mountain ferns. The third night stay at the riverbank Aminggameh. The next day stay at Mapala Puram after crossing the river approximately tujung.

CARSTENSZ  PYRAMID ( 4.884 mdpl )

Trip in the following days more and make us stagger and very draining. The terrain has changed with swamps, with an endless prairie, frequent rain fell and the wind blew cold. We can stay in Komalama Nikimeh, sharp rocky.

Day six rather encouraging. Kejahuan began to appear in the snow blanketed mountains Sudirman, in the sun in the morning with the golden rays. We started climbing the hills of considerable uphill and sometimes muddy. The climax occurs when we reach the lake Gibi, tanjakannya very steep and super muddy. About an hour we just get out of the area, and arrived at Lake Larson, near the foot of the peak Sumantri and Puncak Jaya. From here live 5 hours to reach the Valley Lake - Lake.

On the seventh day since the Ilaga, we will arrive in the Valley of Lakes, located flanked by mountains Sumantri and Jaya, after passing the highest terrain in New Zealand Pass. Lakes Valley there are many glacier lakes.

Climb the Mountain 

From left to climb rift valley lakes near New Zealand Pass, through the east side. Terrain is relatively steep (70 °), forcing us to walk assisted hand (scrambling) as a counterweight. Apart from heavy climbs, we still went to the foot or mountain glacier ice Sumantri. At night we can stay 100m before the glaciers. Snowstorms can occur at any time stockpiling tents.

In the morning, we can continue the journey in the fog and snow. Once at the foot of the glacier, fog becoming thicker and more heavy snow storm. On the fourth day, then go to the mountain Sumantri - Jaya. The tent can be set up in a niche below the cliffs. Followed by the fifth day climbing down the mountains Sumantri - Jaya towards Saddle, and an hour later Sumantri is reached. We then fell back to stay at the Saddle.

The next day can be continued to the summit Jaya. The course is relatively more sloping than the path to the summit of Sumantri. Puncak Jaya, which form the ice field and relatively flat, can be reached within 1 hour. From the top it looks lake Larson, climbing Carstensz Pyramid, East Carstensz summit, as well as the Freeport mine hill. Then we go down again to the saddle and immediately clean up to go down to the Meren Glacier via the normal route.

From the valley towards the Carstensz Pyramid Lake through the normal route, the path was not easy. Snowstorms rain, fog, and strong winds and hail exposure will always accompany our steps. The situation will be more difficult when we had to climb up the cliff along with the grade 5.8 ± 30m.

Almost all year peak can be climbed. However, the ideal time is during a full moon because the view is much better. When the rainy season, you will be hard to spot because the weather was not suitable for flying aircraft, especially small aircraft serving the route Biak-Nabire-Ilaga. To climb the highest mountain in Indonesia, you have to prepare everything well.

Carstensz name derived from the name of the inventor of the mountains. In 1623 Yan Carstensz (Europeans) look very high mountains which are covered with snow in the interior of Irian Jaya. Snow was very close to the equator. Initially, the Europeans did not believe the report.

Top Of Mountaint

The truth was revealed almost three hundred years later, in 1899 when a Dutch expedition to create a map in Irian Jaya and find the truth Yan Carstenz report. As a tribute, the name used as the name of the highest peak in Indonesia. Indonesia name peak to peak is Jayakesuma. Peaks in the vicinity such as Puncak Jaya, Puncak Sumantri, Sukarno Peak, Peak and Peak Carstenz Middle East.

Mountain climbers who first reached the summit of the expedition was under the command of Heinrich Harrer in 1962. In fact, many other climbers who tried to reach the summit, such as the New Zealand team that failed to reach the summit due to logistical delays via a sky bridge. The expedition made a year before Heinrich Harrer's expedition managed to find the way out of the air, through a loophole called New Zealand kemudaian Pass. Much earlier, many climbers have died in the attempt fail or reach the top.

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