So, to climb the mountain, there are two treks, from the Besakih temple, and the other one is from Pasar Agung temple, both has its own unique view and character. Most people climb from the shortest and the hardest trek, the Pura Pasar Agung trek. This require a fit body to walk up around 3-4 hours for those who expert hiking and 6-7 hours for beginners (*this definitely is me :D)
Me and some friends decided to go on last June 2011, on this month the weather is dry, so we expect a clear blue sky on the way up and down. And as a Balinese, we pray at the temple ask for a safe and success climb, before took off at 11.30pm almost midnight. It was really a hard climb, we took a rest almost every hour just to drink or take a deep breath. There are three layers in this big mountain, the forest, grassy rock and very steep landscape and then all the way up are rocky. The hardest part is on the rocky part, this can be very fatal if you slip your feet. So do not make any mistake on your step, other obstacle is the cold, especially when you climb in the morning, the wind blows from below will make your mental fall down, but be strong, this mean the summit is only a few hundred meters up.
And the funny thing is that there’s a spot before the summit where you need to vertically climb called Soto step, remind me of Hillary step before the summit of Mount Everest. Only this one is 2 meters high. After you pass this mean you’re within 100 meters to the top. We finally reach the top around 7.15 am, too bad I missed the sunrise, but when you see the view from the summit all those fatigue, and cold are gone, the blue sky with the clouds covering the island is something I always dream of.
For you who wants to climb this mountain, there’re many local guide with affordable cost right on the Pasar Agung temple ground. Sorry I do not have contact of these people so I cannot share.
Me and some friends decided to go on last June 2011, on this month the weather is dry, so we expect a clear blue sky on the way up and down. And as a Balinese, we pray at the temple ask for a safe and success climb, before took off at 11.30pm almost midnight. It was really a hard climb, we took a rest almost every hour just to drink or take a deep breath. There are three layers in this big mountain, the forest, grassy rock and very steep landscape and then all the way up are rocky. The hardest part is on the rocky part, this can be very fatal if you slip your feet. So do not make any mistake on your step, other obstacle is the cold, especially when you climb in the morning, the wind blows from below will make your mental fall down, but be strong, this mean the summit is only a few hundred meters up.
And the funny thing is that there’s a spot before the summit where you need to vertically climb called Soto step, remind me of Hillary step before the summit of Mount Everest. Only this one is 2 meters high. After you pass this mean you’re within 100 meters to the top. We finally reach the top around 7.15 am, too bad I missed the sunrise, but when you see the view from the summit all those fatigue, and cold are gone, the blue sky with the clouds covering the island is something I always dream of.
For you who wants to climb this mountain, there’re many local guide with affordable cost right on the Pasar Agung temple ground. Sorry I do not have contact of these people so I cannot share.
