[simage=880,200,n,left,]Much of the adventure and challenge in hiking the infamous Gunung Tambora is getting to the mountain. It’s on the north coast of the island of Sumbawa, with Lombok to the West and Komodo to the East. Sumbawa is not your average tourist destination, and so we were pleased that our friends in the Java … [Read more…]
[simage=1793,200,n,left,]Taking advantage of the long weekend for Indonesian Independence Day (17th August), I went to climb West Java’s highest mountain – Gunung Ciremai – which is near to Cirebon on the north coast. Gill was away looking for Eucalyptus deglupta trees in Seram and Sulawesi (don’t ask), so I was hiking with Dan and Liz, … [Read more…]
I was in Bali for a workshop (a tough assignment, but I was up to the task) and since it finished at 1 pm on a Saturday I thought I would avoid slobbing on the beach and go and climb Bali’s sacred Gunung Agung. I escaped from the dreadfully dull Nusa Dua and hired a … [Read more…]
[simage=1039,200,n,left,]This weekend we went to Bandung to climb Gunung Cikuray with Merrin, Pete and Dan who we met on the Java Lava trip to Gunung Lawu. Bandung is the largest city in West Java and is about 3.5 hours drive to the east of Bogor. It is surrounded by mountains and has a reputation for … [Read more…]