Indonesia is home to 235 Ribus (including 3 on the border with Malaysian Sarawak) and 102 Spesials (including 2 on the border with Malaysian Sarawak). Highest Ribu: Puncak Jaya – Carstensz Pyramid (4,884 metres elevation and prominence) Papua Lowest Ribu: Gunung Jailolo (1,030 metres elevation) Maluku Utara Westernmost Ribu: Gunung Hulumasen (2,310 metres elevation) Aceh […]
Sangat Tinggi (Very High) Mountains. There are 58 peaks with over 3,000 metres elevation (and over 1,000 metres prominence) on the Southeast Asian mainland and on the islands of Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Bali, Lombok, New Guinea, Sulawesi and Seram. A Selection of Photos of Sangat Tinggi Ribus ” order_by=’rand()’ returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Map of Sangat Tinggi
This Ribu is the most active volcano in Indonesia. Its name literally means mountain of fire and it is one of the world’s 16 Decade Volcanoes. It can therefore be very dangerous indeed. There was a major eruption in 2006 but nothing on the scale of what happened in October and November 2010 when a series of devastating eruptions killed over 300 people across a radius of almost 20km from the crater.
Mount Sindoro is separated from its similarly conical but slightly higher neighbour, Gunung Sumbing, by the Kledung Pass. For its size, Sindoro is an easy hike and would make a great introduction to hiking in Indonesia. From the top there are great views to Sumbing, Merapi, Merbabu, Ungaran, Slamet, Dieng plateau’s high ridge Gunung Prau and the north coast of Java.
Muria is actually a mountain range with different peaks, of which Songolikur is the highest. Despite the spectacular views of the Central Java mountains and northern coastline from the summit, and the shortness of the hike itself, relatively few hikers come from afar specifically in order to climb it.
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Just an hour by car from the city of Semarang is Mount Ungaran. Many people visit the southern slopes of this mountain, not because of the mountain itself but because of the impressive ancient Gedong Songo temple monuments which are scattered across the hillside south of the peak.
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There are currently three publications related to Gunung Bagging and of significant interest to our website readers. All are written in the English language. Published in digital format (PDF/EPUB) in 2021, Gunung Nusantara is an introduction to 100 of Indonesia’s finest mountain and volcano treks, covering a huge area from Aceh to Maluku, and based
“Gunung Bragging!” – The Hall of Fame List 2024 Below is the fifteenth edition of the Gunung Bagging Hall of Fame (for end of 2024). A new edition of the list is published at the end of every year. Note that Ribus tally on this page refers to peaks covered by the Gunung Bagging site,
“Gunung Bragging!” – The Hall of Fame List 2023 Below is the fourteenth edition of the Gunung Bagging Hall of Fame (for end of 2023). A new edition of the list is published at the end of every year. Note that Ribus tally on this page refers to peaks covered by the Gunung Bagging site,
“Gunung Bragging!” – The Hall of Fame List 2022 Below is the thirteenth edition of the Gunung Bagging Hall of Fame (for end of 2022). A new edition of the list is published at the end of every year. Please read the notes below the list and contact us if you wish to be listed
