First i want to tell about my
experience that i think is unforgettable because this is my first
experience to climbing a mountain.
So that is my first time to
climbing a mountain and im still grade one in Senior High School. In the
middle of semester one my teachers told to my class "We will climbing a
Mountain Gede,so all of you prepare a physical,mental and
equipment".After my teacher told that me and my friends prepare for
climbing mountain.First we training our physic like a exercised,ran,and
warmed up our body,and my teacher call the instructor for climbing a
mountain.The second we briefing for checking the preparation.
In the next day we are ready for climbing a mountain,it's taking
45minutes from my school to the check point in Mountain Gede. From the
National Park Office in Cibodas (1,250m), follow the track
by the side of the botanical garden golf course to the gate post where
the park staff check you have a permit and a guide or porter. After 30
minutes along the track at 1,500m is Telaga Biru (blue lake) which lies
to the left of the path. Another 15 minutes and you will reach a large
swamp area which has a wooden and concrete walkway across it. After that
is a wooden hut and signposts just before Cibeureum waterfall (which
isn’t actually on the main path itself but makes a pleasant minor
detour). It is another 90 minutes from here to the fantastic hot stream
waterfall (2,100m), which you cross with the use of the rope and poles
to hold onto. The water is incredibly hot even though it has travelled
quite a long way already out of the crater. Just beyond the hot water is
a rather unattractive cement hut and another steaming stream. From the
hot springs, it is about 15 minutes to reach the camping area of Kadang
Batu, which is an option for camping only for those who are novice
hikers. It has a source of water, but really you should hike on another
30 to 45 minutes to Kandang Badak camping site, which is a relatively
flat forest area in the col between Pangrango (northwest) and Gede
(Southeast). This is the most popular camping area, since it offer the
option to climb both peaks and has a good source of water.We decided for
camp in Kadang Badak and then we woke up at 3am for looked a
sunrise.But the expetation to looked a sunrise disappear,we are late to
saw a sunrise and then we dissapointed but we still climbed until the
top. It's taked 1-2 hours to the top from Kandang Badak.After we arrived
on the top we are just looked a fog because the weather is rained.So we
decieded for back to school.In the middle of the track i got headache
and my friends gave me a hot tea for reduce my headache. After my friend
gave the tea,the instructure pick a back me until the National Park
Office because my stamina so low.Most hikers’ destination in Gede-Pangrango National Park is actually Gunung Gede, understandably so since the hike to Gede summit around the towering cliffs of its crater is a wonderful hiking experience, and offers extensive views of Pangrango, Salak, the Bandung area and on clear days you can see Gunung Karang in Banten Province, Jakarta, and the coastline of West Java. You can see Sumatra if you’re lucky. Pangrango itself is a dormant volcano with a forested summit, however for fit hikers a trek to both peaks can be done in a weekend with only one night’s camping. One Alfred Russel Wallace was certainly impressed, writing that ‘by far the most interesting incident in my visit to Java was a trip to the summit of the Pangrango and Gede Mountain’.
So here is it about my experience,so happy to climbed a mountain maybe next time i will climb another mountain.
Thank You for reading my experience.
