Gunung Bagging Introduction
Welcome to the Gunung Bagging website, a non-profit initiative founded in 2009 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Here you will find information on how to hike hundreds of mountains across Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Timor-Leste (East Timor) including trip reports, photographs, trail maps, practicalities and information on required logistics such as permits, guides and equipment. Everyone is encouraged to add their own trip reports as comments on mountain pages. Gunung Bagging is the birthplace of the Ribu concept (pronounced ree-boo - listen to audio file), defined as a mountain with a topographic prominence of 1000 metres or more, of which there are 7149 on Earth.
This year, Gunung Bagging is expanding its mountain coverage to all of Southeast Asia - not just Indonesia and Malaysia. That means new reports and regional guides for peaks in Lao, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei, Cambodia and the Philippines. This expansion doubles the geographical area we cover.
As of early July 2025, the project includes 723 individual mountains - 548 Ribus and 175 Spesials - and that number is growing weekly. Behind the scenes, hundreds of hours are being poured into research, writing, mapping, and technical upgrades, all with very limited resources. We're also transitioning to a new GPS-enabled map system that will let users see their real-time location on mountain routes, a powerful safety feature for independent hikers. This work is a major undertaking and a passion project, but we can't do it alone. We urgently need your support.
If you find Gunung Bagging valuable, please consider contributing to help us keep it growing. One-off donations make a big difference, and for those who want to go further, we now offer Premium tiers and a unique partnership opportunity for organizations and serious backers. Your support will help us complete this transformation by September 2025 and bring better, safer and broader mountain coverage to the whole region. Please donate today via PayPal to co-founder Dan Quinn and be part of building something exceptional for Southeast Asia’s hiking and mountain communities.
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What is a Ribu?
A prominent summit with at least 1,000 metre elevation drop all around
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What is Bagging?
‘Collecting’ a mountain by reaching the highest point.
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Mailing List
Join the Gunung Bagging mailing list to learn about updates and trips
Gunung Bagging Premium
In 2025, we are developing the Gunung Bagging Premium service to better serve the needs of our users and help us develop the website to cover all of Southeast Asia. Here is an overview of the new annual options from 2025:
Premium - As a Premium member you gain access to our guides database, GPS tracks library, PDF downloads, two free e-books by co-founder Dan Quinn, access to a private forum for Gunung Bagging Premium subscribers (coming Summer 2025), receive special offers such as exclusive hiking gear discounts and join monthly online Gunung Bagging discussions about hiking in Southeast Asia and trip plans.
Premium Extra - As a Premium Extra member you gain access to all of the above plus basic trip planning assistance from Dan Quinn (via WhatsApp and email), personal invites from Dan to join Gunung Bagging hikes, a special Gunung Bagging digital certificate if you manage to hike at least 10 new Ribus within a year, and an invite to the Gunung Bagging Annual Meetup.
Premium Elite - As a Premium Elite member you gain access to all of the above plus detailed trip planning assistance from Dan Quinn (via WhatsApp, email and up to 5 videocalls per year).
Read more about Gunung Bagging Premium and join up here.
Explore by Category
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Sangat Tinggi
(Very High) Over 3000 m elevation
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Sedang Tinggi
(Fairly High) 2000 to 3000 m elevation
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Kurang Tinggi
(Less High) Below 2000 m elevation
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Spesial
(Non-Ribu) A special reason to bag it