Mount Kerinci Trip Update
G. Kerinci geographically located at the position 1 ° 41.5 ‘and the LS 101 ° 16’ BT, with a high peak 3.800m dpl. While administratively located in the two provinces and two districts, namely: Jambi, Kerinci District, and Province of West Sumatra, Kabupaten Solok. G. Kerinci Normal on the status of removing the smoke is almost always from the crater, with white and thin altitude ± 300 m from the summit. Since September,9 2007 the status of G. Kerinci be promoted (Level II) because the observed jet black smoke out of the crater with a height of ± 800 m. However, after the height of the smoke observed showed a decline. However the status of G. Kerinci is still maintained at the level 2, because the height of smoke still vary. source from http://portal.vsi.esdm.go.id/ translate by Google Translate
Increased’s Activities G. Semeru’s to Level 2 (orange flag) Being standby
Translate from http://portal.vsi.esdm.go.id/ The evaluation of the level of G. Semeru as follows: I. Introduction Mount Semeru is a type-A active Gunungapi monitored continuously. Location G. Semeru administratively located in the District Lumajang and Malang, East Java, and the geographical position on the 8 ° 06 ’30”south latitude and 112 ° 55′ East Longitude. Peak tertingginya Mahameru named (+ 3676 m dpl), located in the old crater wall G. Semeru. Mahameru peak is the highest location on the island of Java. II. Kegempaan * G. Kegempaan activities Semeru dated February 6 s / d 4 March 2009 characterized by explosion earthquake 873 events with a range of 34 incidents per day, 3 earthquake events guguran, 18 times the incident Earthquake Tremor Vulkanik. * Date 5 March 2009 recorded 19 incidents Gempa eruption times, 1 time events tremor with amplituda 3 mm long and 70-second quake, 1-time occurrence Earthquake In Vulkanik…
Responsible Eco Tourism in Indonesia
Environment Friendly: Indonesia, for all its massive volcano mountain peaks and impressive geography, is actually an incredibly fragile environment. our lives have revolved around the Mountain & free flowing river. We feel an increased responsibility to protect and preserve these wild places. Not only do we leave every campsite cleaner than when we’ve arrived, we’ve taken steps to protect Indonesian Mountain & rivers and the people who live along them. We pioneered the use of kerosene and LPG gas on all of our adventure trips in the Himalaya/River and virtually wrote the manual on effective waste disposal on treks/raft so as not to degrade the environment. All of our vehicles meet the emission standards in the cities, towns and other areas that they ply in. Pollution takes away the beauty and threatens the fragile ecosystem of the country. We will leave therefore nothing behind us except footprints and take with…