Amazing Adventure in Mountain Sumbing 3371

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Mountain sumbing is the second highest mountain in Central Java with the altitude reaches 3371 meters above sea level. Gn.Sundoro this mountain face known as the twin mountains. The road to the summit was steep and full of twists. A very interesting adventure and amazing. Sumbing can climb through two routes namely from Base Camp is located in the village Garung Garung, Kalikajar district, Wonosobo district. Cepit or from Base Camp, located in the village Pagergunung, sub-Feather, county Waterford.
Like the mountains in Java, any date 1 Suro (Javanese New Year) and December 21 Poso (in Java), has become a tradition of local communities to do jiarah to the top of Mt. Cleft. Where are the meals Ki Ageng Makukuh. According to the beliefs of local residents in order to survive and escape from danger, children are left haired Dreadlocks. Community slopes Mt. Sumbing very fond of traditional arts such as Kethoprak, Kuda Lumping or Jathilan, this art is often staged in every village.
Climbers should really respect the habits of the inhabitants of the mountain slopes Sumbing, many taboos to be aware of which does not damage the plants, do not disturb the garden of the population, not taking out the trash, be careful if you light a fire because the fire-prone, polite, not arrogant, friendly when met population, do not complain, and do not urinate in any place.
Climbers should not put stuff outside the tent because the mountain cleft is still somewhat vulnerable. to the attitude of friendly, courteous and alert the climbers are indispensable.
ROUTE Garung
Actually the path you take to reach the mountain is the same as the way to Mount Sundoro. From Navan take the bus of the Department of Semarang, Wonosobo passing, and vice versa. If you go down to Mount Sundoro Kledung in the village, then to achieve Sumbing you should get off at the front gate Garung village. The village is situated in the downhill direction of Wonosobo.
Walk about 500 meters or can also ride motorcycles headed to Base Camp. No longer, at least 15 minutes runing feet. In the village Garung / Need does not exist for overnight flights. However, you can spend the night at the house of the village, as well as obtain information about Sumbing.
Base Camp Garung full address: STICK PALA (Parent Unit Boy Boy Youth Nature Lovers). Need Village, Hamlet Garung, District Kalikajar, Wonosobo regency, Central Java.
The time needed to reach the summit about 8 hours with a distance of 7 km. Starting from the Base Camp you've met the uphill lane. After the first hill you will pass through the vegetable garden, but the course remains uphill.
Long path've rarely using that because it was too steep for climbing and relatively less secure. KM IV starting from Bosweisen (boundary fields and forests) Road conditions red clay and sandy soil, on either side of the grass paths and small trees. The trip will be more uphill through two hills and the hills Sedlupak Genus. Roads in the form of red sandy soil. If you are lucky, when we entered the forest, we could meet ama yg dutch devil said to his height and shape is very spooky.
New Path After passing through agricultural fields arrived at the border of forest in a Bosweisen (boundary fields and forests) which is the limit of KM III. The road condition in the form of red clay and sandy soil. Throughout this region there are several species of birds and partridges.
Then through the pine forest, with luck, if we are going to ride at night ditemenin ama person's age and same sex with white pakean. We'll ditemenin if separated from the group and will ditemenin to join the same group again. But unfortunately, when we chat, he will not answer and always silent.
After crossing the river in Kedung contained resort Pos Pos I. The next trip we will arrive at Post II (Gatakan) at an altitude of 2240 masl. In this post climbers can set up a tent, compared to other places, this place is quite sheltered from strong wind blows, besides that climbers can get their water from a river not too far away. This place is famous keangkerannya, climbers camped here often gets interference Sundel Bolong

In Pestan (pecan Devil / Satan Market) at an altitude of 2437 meters above sea level, there is ample open space, hikers can set up a tent to rest. It is said that climbers will smell the fragrant flowers, when the flower smell was following him, then there is a delicate creature is stalking her figure. Here the old paths and new paths meet.

This area is no tree in the form of pasture with a few small trees, so the high winds often hit the tent. Besides climbers must be vigilant because there are often storms are quite large and dangerous. The road condition in the form of red sandy soil.

Next we come to the Market Watu where many rocks strewn about. In front stands a stone wall. Pathway seems vulnerable here because was really open to the right and left gaps. Climbers must take the road left little steep decline around the stone wall. Do not take the straight road by the steep wall climbing is because the pathway is clogged.

By way of tracing the sides of steep rocks, then we will arrive at Watu Box (2.763mdpl) a large stone like a box that has a niche, can be used to shelter from the wind and rain. In this place there is little space to set up a small tent. Here the climbers are prohibited from waste water in any place, because this place is one of the sacred place.

Next we will pass the White Land, a form of limestone. Pathway is very heavy, steep and rocky, you should be careful because the rocks roll down easily fall and then reached the top. To take a direction toward the right side of the crater while to get to the top straight up. At the top of the mountain there is a mountain weasel living in holes in the wall rocks of the crater. Weasel is boldly approaching climbers to find remnants of food.