MOUNTAIN CLIMBING LANE OF SEMERU

It took about four days to climb Mount Sumeru and back. To climb the mountain semeru be taken through the city of Malang or Lumajang. From the terminal we poor city ride public transportation to the village Mixed. Connected back to the jeep or truck there is lots of vegetables in the back of an overlap in the terminal market.
By using vegetable truck or jeep trip started from Mixed to Ranu Pani, the last village at the foot semeru. The following is a checkpoint, there are also shops and cottages. For climbers who brought the tent is charged Rp 20,000, and if the camera -/tenda charged Rp 5,000, -/buah. In this post we can find a porter (local residents to help indicate the direction of climbing, lifting goods and cooking). Climbers can also stay at the guard post. Ranu Pani in the post, there are two lakes namely Lake Ranu Pani (1 ha) and Ranu Regulo lake (0.75 ha). Situated at an altitude of 2200 mdpl.


After arriving at the gate "welcome", note continues to the left up the hill, do not follow the broad road to the garden residents. In addition to the usual route through the climbers, there is also a common shortcut used by the local climbers, this path is very steep.

Italic starting point, along the hillside is dominated by reed plants. There is no road signs to navigate, but there are signs on every pole 100m. There are many fallen trees and branches above his head.

After walking about 5 km down the hillside overgrown lots Edelweis, and will arrive in Rejeng Watu. Here is a steep stone is very beautiful. Very beautiful scenery to the valley and hills, are overgrown with fir and pine forests. Sometimes the smoke can be seen from the top of semeru. Ranu Kumbolo to go still has a distance of about 4.5 Km.

Ranu Kumbolo

In Ranu Kumbolo be setting up camp. There is also a climbing hut (shelter). There is a lake with clean water and have beautiful scenery, especially in the morning to watch the sunrise on the sidelines of hill. Many fish, sometimes wild grouse. Ranu Kumbolo altitude 2400 m with an area of 14 ha.

Of Ranu Kumbolo should prepare as much water as possible. Ranu Kumbolo left and climb the steep hill, with very beautiful scenery in the back of the lake. In front of the hill there is a vast prairie called oro-oro Ombo. Oro-oro Ombo surrounded by hills and mountains with beautiful scenery, wide meadows with slopes of pine trees like in Europe. From the back of Mt. Kepolo looked peak Mt. Semeru wedus smoke belching garbage.


Farther into the Pine forests where the birds and deer are sometimes encountered. This area is called Cemoro Cage. Pos KALIMATI altitude 2700 m, here, can be set up tents for a rest. This post area on the edge of the meadow pine forest, so many available branches for a fire. There Mani Source springs, to the west (right) through the edge of the woods with distance KALIMATI 1 hour round trip. In KALIMATI and in many mountain Arcopodo rats.

To the Arcopodo turn left (East) runs about 500 meters, then turn right (south) down a bit KALIMATI pasture. Arcopodo is 1 hour from KALIMATI through pine forests very steep, with a simple soil erosion and dust. We can also camping in Arcopodo, but less stable soil conditions and frequent landslides. We recommend using goggles and a mask because a lot of fly ash. Arcopodo height 2.900m, is the last Arcopodo vegetation on Mount Semeru, the rest will be through the sand dunes.

Go to the top of Semeru Arcopodo takes 3-4 hours, past the dunes very steep and easily fall. As a travel guide, at this point there are several small triangular flag is red. All items must live in or on Arcopodo KALIMATI. Climbing to the top of the morning, at around 02:00 from Arcopodo.

Daytime wind cendurung north toward the summit carrying a toxic gas from the crater Jonggring Saloka.
The climb should be done in the dry season in June, July, August, and September. Should not be climbing in the rainy season due to frequent storms and landslides.

Peak Mahameru toxic gases

At the peak of Mount Semeru (top Mahameru) climbers are advised to not to Jonggring Saloko crater, also prohibited from ascending the south side, because of the poisonous gas and lava flows. Mahameru dipuncak temperature range 4-10 degrees Celsius, at the peak of the dry season minus 0 degrees Celsius, and found the ice crystals. The weather is often foggy, especially at lunch, afternoon and evening. The wind, the moon from December to January is often a storm.

Eruption wedus trash every 15-30 minutes at the peak of Sumeru mountain is still active. In November 1997 Gn.Semeru erupted in 2990 many times. At noon the wind toward the top, to avoid it came in the afternoon peak, because of toxic and explosive gases leads to the summit.

The eruption of white smoke, ash-gray to black with the explosion of 300-800 meters. Material that came out on every eruption of ash, sand, gravel, stone and even burn very dangerous if the climber is too close. In early 1994 the hot lava streaming down the southern slope Gn.Semeru and asked several casualties, hot river scenery, winding toward the sea has become a very interesting spectacle.

Climate In general.
the climate in the region including the Sumeru mountain climate type B (Schmidt and Ferguson) with 927 mm rainfall - 5498 mm per year with the number of rainy days 136 days / year and the rainy season falls in November through April. Temperatures ranged dipuncak Semeru 0-4 degrees Celsius.


Flora of the Region of Mount Sumeru a variety of species but dominated by pine, acacia, pine, and the type of Jamuju. While dominated by Kirinyuh plants, weeds, tembelekan, harendong and white Edelwiss, there are many Edelwiss on the slopes toward the Sumeru Peak. And also found some endemic orchid species living near the South Semeru.
Many of fauna which inhabit the mountain Sumeru, among others: Tiger Beetles, Budeng, Luwak, Kijang, Kancil, etc.. While in Ranu Kumbolo Belibis living there wild.

First Climber.

The first person to climb this mountain is Clignet (1838) was a Dutch geologist from the southwest through Widodaren, then Junhuhn (1945) was a Dutch botanist from the north through the mountains Ayek-ayek, mountains and mountain Inder Inder Kepolo. In 1911 Van Gogh and Heim through the northern slopes and after 1945 are generally carried out by climbing through the northern slopes and Ranu Kumbolo Ranupane today.

The Legend of Mount Semeru According to Javanese belief,

written in ancient books Tantu Festival from 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 in a way to move Mount Meru in India to the island of Java.


According to the Balinese Mount Mahameru believed to be the father of Mount Agung in Bali and respected by the people of Bali. Ceremonial offerings to the gods of Mount Mahameru done by the Balinese. But the ceremony is only done once every 8-12 years at the time people just accept the mysterious voice from the gods of Mount Mahameru. In addition to offering ceremony of the Balinese who often came to the cave to get the holy Tirta Widodaren.

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