Article(s) using ‘trekking’ tag

Mount Tambora (Gunung Tambora) is located on the island of Sumbawa in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. This is a difficult mountain to reach let alone climb. Few non-Indonesian visitors ever make it to this remote corner of northern Sumbawa and far fewer still to the top of mighty Mount Tambora. In 1815 this was the [...]

At 3,726 metres, Rinjani is the second highest mountain in Indonesia outside of Papua. It is very climbable by visitors with a high level of physical fitness. Critical is to understand and respect this great mountain: sadly, visitors have died here through failing to follow sensible procedures and make all necessary preparations. Few actually make [...]