Facts Elevation: 1,823 m (5,981 ft) Prominence: 988 m Peak category: Spesial Region: Northern Vietnam Coordinates: 21.8375, 103.6958 Rating: Bagging It! Unknown at present but there is a track onto the summit ridge from the west. Practicalities Getting there: Unknown at present. Permits: Unknown at present. Water sources: Unknown at present. Local Average Monthly Rainfall (in Hanoi) […]
Facts Elevation: 2,830 m (9,285 ft) Prominence: 993 m Peak category: Spesial Region: Northern Vietnam Coordinates: 22.6108, 103.6858 Rating: World Ribus ID: 68736 Bagging It! Unknown at present. Practicalities Getting there: Unknown at present. Permits: Unknown at present. Water sources: Unknown at present. Local Average Monthly Rainfall (in Hanoi) Location Click on the blue arrow (top
Facts Elevation: 2,161 m (7,090 ft) Prominence: 775 m Peak category: Spesial Region: Peninsular Malaysia Malaysian state: on the border of Kelantan and Perak Range: Banjaran Titiwangsa / Main Range Coordinates: 5.1400, 101.4833 Rating: Other names: Hulu Sepat Bagging It! Like neighbouring Gunung Chamah, Gunung Ulu Sepat is rather remote and requires a well-planned itinerary and a larger
This 844m high island lies in the Sunda Strait just 12km north of the Krakatau islands and is usually accessed by boat from Canti near Kalianda, Lampung. It’s a really peaceful environment and quite popular with visitors from the Sumatran mainland. Despite its calm atmosphere today, the island was devastated by the Krakatau eruption and it is hard to find a tree on the island which predates the catastrophic events of 1883. It’s a great long weekend break from Jakarta.
Facts Elevation: 1,193 m (3,914 ft) Prominence: 790 m Peak category: Spesial Region: Peninsular Malaysia Malaysian state: Negeri Sembilan Range: Banjaran Titiwangsa / Main Range Coordinates: 2.8408, 102.0692 Rating: Other names: Also spelt ‘Telapak Burok’. Bagging It! The curiously-named Gunung Telapak Buruk, meaning Rotten Palms or Bad Palms Mountain (either hand palms or the soles of one’s
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This mountain is one of the most active and dangerous volcanoes in Indonesia. A large eruption in 1919 killed approximately 5,000 people and a more recent eruption in 2007-8 resulted in the crater’s pleasant blue lake being replaced with a vast lava dome. In February 2014, a huge eruption occurred two days after local people reported animals fleeing from the surrounding forests. By 2015 or so, the lake had returned, but who knows how long it will be before the next lava dome emerges to displace it once more?
Bromo is probably the most popular volcano attraction in Indonesia. Situated in the middle of the “Sea of Sand” (lautan pasir), the ancient crater of the Tengger caldera, Bromo itself is only 2,329 metres high. The perfect ridged cone of Gunung Batok next to Bromo stands taller at 2,470m and the surrounding crater rim is higher in many places, with the highest peak being Gunung Pananjakan.
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Facts Elevation: 1,685 m (5,528 ft) Prominence: 785 m Peak category: Spesial Region: Northern Thailand Coordinates: 18.8322, 98.8880 Rating: Other names: ดอยปุย Bagging It! Doi Pui (ดอยปุย) is the highest peak within Doi Suthep–Pui National Park, just west of Chiang Mai, Thailand. It forms a twin‑peak granite massif with the slightly lower Doi Suthep (1,601 m) and is
Facts Elevation: 1,140 m (3,740 ft) Prominence: 993 m Peak category: Spesial Region: Central Philippines Island: Leyte Coordinates: 10.5350, 124.8300 Rating: World Ribus ID: 69567 Bagging It! Mount Sacripante is a mountain located in the province of Leyte, Eastern Visayas. Practicalities Getting there: Unknown at present. Permits: Unknown at present. Water sources: Unknown at present. Local Average
Facts Elevation: 540 m (1,772 ft) Prominence: 540 m Peak category: Spesial Region: Mindanao Island: Samal Coordinates: 7.0660, 125.7681 Rating: Bagging It! Mount Puting Bato is a mountain located on Samal Island in the Davao Region. Public access is only possible at weekends. The hill is known for its white limestone walls, which is the origin of
