Puncak Jaya – 4884 meters – Seven Summits - Highest mountain of Indonesia
Puncak Jaya or Carstensz Pyramid (4,884 m) is the highest summit of Mount Carstensz in the Sudirman Range of the western central highlands of Papua province, Indonesia. It´s one of the Big “Seven Summits” – the highest mountains of each of the seven continents. Adrex.com recommends Gunung Bagging website as the world´s most complete guide to almost all of Indonesian mountains.
Puncak Jaya is the highest point of the huge Sudirman Range, the highest mountain in Indonesia, the highest peak on an island and one of the famous Seven Summits world peaks. It was named after the Dutch explorer, Jan Carstensz who, in 1623, observed glaciers on the higher slopes of the mountain. Satellite imagery suggests that these glaciers have been retreating rapidly over the last few decades.
A government permit is required for access and the nearest airport is in Timika. The main problem with access is that there are a very limited number of tour operators for this mountain and so prices can be incredibly high – several thousand dollars minimum! Let’s hope things improve before too long. A helicopter can be chartered from Nabire to the Puncak Jaya basecamp but this is a very expensive option. Alternatively, the two main access points with airstrips are Sugapa (to the north) and Ilaga (to the east), but negotiations with village leaders in both places can be very, very difficult, particularly for foreigners and there have been failed attempts to do so.
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From Sugapa, it takes 5 or 6 days of arduous hiking from the traditional Moni village of Pogapa to reach the base camp in Meren Valley. Then the trail leads on to the stunning Yellow Valley. It is claimed that more people have climbed Everest than Puncak Jaya! Rock climbing skills are necessary in order to traverse several deep notches near the summit of the mountain.
Source: Gungung Bagging website. Thanks to Daniel Quinn. Text: Thomas Video: the only availabble with helicopter camera on Youtube.com. Photo: Wikipedia
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