Mount Semeru Closed to Climbers
Mount Semeru Closed to Climbers Monday, 05 January, 2009 | 14:57 WIB TEMPO Interactive, Lumajang: Starting from today (5/1), the Semeru Bromo Tengger National Park is closed, due to poisonous gases. Jusman, head of the national park for the Lumajang area, said that the permission will not be granted for climbers. “If there are any climbing activities, they’ll be considered illegal,” he said. He mentioned three reasons for not allowing climbing activities: the weather, the climbing route condition, and poisonous gases. “It is been raining a lot at Mount Semeru and this could lead to landslides. It’ll be dangerous for climbers,” said Jusman. DAVID PRIYASIDHARTA http://www.tempointeractive.com/hg/nasional/2009/01/05/brk,20090105-153798,u k.html 31 Dec 2008 ANNOUNCEMENT climbing GN.SEMERU P E N G U U M M A N No. PG.1000/21/BT-1/2008 Interesting letter our Tax: PG. 637/21/BT-1/2008 on 6 August 2008 Announcement of climbing activity G. Semeru. Given the condition of paths and signs, signs along…
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…
The Volcano That Shook the World: Krakatoa 1883
The Volcano That Shook the World: Krakatoa 1883 Sunday, August 26, 1883 It was an especially lovely afternoon in Anjer, a small seaside town on the island of Java. Children played on sparkling white beaches. Palm trees whispered in the breeze. Families rested or strolled along the streets. It was not the kind of day anyone would expect disaster to strike. Then, at about 1:00 p.m., the sudden, sharp crack of an explosion shattered the quiet. All eyes turned west, toward Krakatoa (kra-kuh-TOW-uh), a volcanic island about six miles long and two miles wide. Krakatoa jutted up 2,625 feet out of the sea. It lay in the Sundra Strait, a stretch of water separating the islands of Java and Sumatra, in the Indian Ocean, in Southeast Asia. Today, both islands are part of Indonesia. In 1883, the islands were Dutch colonies, controlled by the government of the European country the…
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