Comments on: Singgalang http://www.gunungbagging.com/singgalang/ Climbing the Mountains of Indonesia Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:12:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Millicent http://www.gunungbagging.com/singgalang/comment-page-1/#comment-7389 Millicent Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:35:42 +0000 http://www.gunungbagging.com/?p=555#comment-7389 Wait, I cannot fathom it being so satrigthofrward. avatar

Wait, I cannot fathom it being so satrigthofrward.

]]> By: Dan http://www.gunungbagging.com/singgalang/comment-page-1/#comment-5633 Dan Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:07:50 +0000 http://www.gunungbagging.com/?p=555#comment-5633 One of the hikers I climbed Sago with last weekend knows a lot about this mountain as he lives in Padang Panjang. From there, it is a 4 hour hike to Tandikat peak which is an active crater. You can cross from Tandikat to Singgalang peak but it takes a day to do so! Rizal showed me some photos of pitcher plants (Nepenthes) growing on the mountain - something I hadn't seen on the regular Pandai Sikat route. avatar

One of the hikers I climbed Sago with last weekend knows a lot about this mountain as he lives in Padang Panjang. From there, it is a 4 hour hike to Tandikat peak which is an active crater. You can cross from Tandikat to Singgalang peak but it takes a day to do so! Rizal showed me some photos of pitcher plants (Nepenthes) growing on the mountain – something I hadn’t seen on the regular Pandai Sikat route.

]]> By: Andy http://www.gunungbagging.com/singgalang/comment-page-1/#comment-3820 Andy Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:07:07 +0000 http://www.gunungbagging.com/?p=555#comment-3820 It's the beautiful lake and forest area near the summit that saves this hike from being one only for summit baggers. The start of the hike requires about 30 sweaty minutes walking up through tall and thick grass, which on 5 or 6 occasions requires you to get down and crawl along the muddy trail. With one or two leaches thrown in, is not an auspicious start to a hike. However, the forest does improve after this and the trail is quite litter free. Following the electricity cables does somewhat ruin the ambiance, but is nice to have a mountain to yourself. The lake area near the summit is really very nice and reminded us of Scotland, with stunted trees and a good quota of boggy ground. Some great camping areas. The summit is, quite frankly, a disgrace. First, there is the decision to build a tower on the summit. Second the fact the whoever built it just left all their trash and waste - and the maintenance crews are regularly adding to the trash problem. It also disappoints that other hikers are now also just dumping their trash all over the summit too. It's best not to linger and go back to the lake to clear you mind, and prepare yourself mentally for the re-run of the tall grass and leaches at the bottom! avatar

It’s the beautiful lake and forest area near the summit that saves this hike from being one only for summit baggers. The start of the hike requires about 30 sweaty minutes walking up through tall and thick grass, which on 5 or 6 occasions requires you to get down and crawl along the muddy trail. With one or two leaches thrown in, is not an auspicious start to a hike. However, the forest does improve after this and the trail is quite litter free. Following the electricity cables does somewhat ruin the ambiance, but is nice to have a mountain to yourself.

The lake area near the summit is really very nice and reminded us of Scotland, with stunted trees and a good quota of boggy ground. Some great camping areas.

The summit is, quite frankly, a disgrace. First, there is the decision to build a tower on the summit. Second the fact the whoever built it just left all their trash and waste – and the maintenance crews are regularly adding to the trash problem. It also disappoints that other hikers are now also just dumping their trash all over the summit too. It’s best not to linger and go back to the lake to clear you mind, and prepare yourself mentally for the re-run of the tall grass and leaches at the bottom!

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