I summit the second highest volcano in Indonesia, Mount Rinjani, 3,726 meters (12,224 ft) tall in my mid 30.
I know most people (including myself actually), would want more relaxing trip, enjoy the shooting stars from a nice hotel when u're 30. Hike with your stuff or your big backpack, build a camp and stay up in the mountain with no toilet and no shower for days sounds like high school or college students type of journey. Well you couldn't be more right. Of course there are some people who still enjoy that kind of experiences when they're older, cause it's their hobby, they love nature, they are sporty, so .. yeah, you go guys!!
I'm not that kind of person.
i'm some-what sporty, i do go swimming every now and then, running every now and then, go to the gym every now and then, basically the words every-now-and -then r always in the routine.
Don't be ashamed "every now and then" people, you r not alone. :D
But I do like trying something new,
and going the mountain is something new for me, i never done that when i was younger 'cause my mom won't let me (if you're an Indonesian gal, you know why), and of course i have no money if i wanted to do it without my parents knowing.
The beauty of trying new stuff when u're older, u have more money than when u're in uni. You can afford to buy better stuff, you can go with tour guide, u can plan better, basically much more relaxing than going with limited budget.
And one of the pleasures that you can afford is the assistance of porters on your trek, porters may carry everything from your personal belongings to the supplies like water and food, and of course they'll set up the tent for u. So u don't need to worry who will set up the tent, who will cook, who will go a lil bit further to get water, who will clean after you eat, etc etc. you can just enjoy the trekking, basically u just need to bring your a*s up to the mountain.
Sorry college students :D, but u'll get there one day.
Anyway, there were 6 of us going to Rinjani, i was the only gal (story of my life since uni). we use a lot of porters, i think there are like 8 of them.
Just incase some of us can not or would not continue, there will be one or 2 porters who will guide him / her to go back to base camp. So we planned to have 3 set of team, the weakest, the non ambitious and the summit. This is because, some of us (me) were not sure that we r strong enough to do the hiking or trekking all the way, and some of us already planned no to summit, so we make sure that everyone can go with their own pace.
Since i was a nubie, there's no such thing as over prepared. I read a lot of blogs about trekking (not hiking), What to expect, what to prepare and what not. And remember when i said that one of the beauty of doing new things when u're older is u got money to spend. haha, so yeah i shopped.
Triclimate jacket, waterproof pants, gortex shoes, gortex gloves, gortex hat, dry fit tee, backpack, warm socks, sleeping bag, you named it, i bought 'em lol.
But of course there are things that you can't buy with money. ur mental and physical fitness. U need to prepare for the climate, the whole day trekking, and the hard obstacles. unless you're planning to be carried all the way up by porters, better you prepare yourselves.
I prepared myself by climbing up 26 levels of office stairs once every 3 days and gradually up to every day within 2 months, swimming at least once a week, and yoga for my scoliosis.
Triclimate jacket, waterproof pants, gortex shoes, gortex gloves, gortex hat, dry fit tee, backpack, warm socks, sleeping bag, you named it, i bought 'em lol.
But of course there are things that you can't buy with money. ur mental and physical fitness. U need to prepare for the climate, the whole day trekking, and the hard obstacles. unless you're planning to be carried all the way up by porters, better you prepare yourselves.
I prepared myself by climbing up 26 levels of office stairs once every 3 days and gradually up to every day within 2 months, swimming at least once a week, and yoga for my scoliosis.
We went up with a very slow pace trip, so it's going to be a 4 days trip.
Day 1 started at 2 PM to 1st basecamp
Day 2 started at 7.30 AM to 2nd base camp
Day 3 summit at 12 AM (people who didn't want to go summit, go back to 1st base camp)
day 4 go down, and back to hotel
day 4 go down, and back to hotel
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| summit road, sand and small rock. walking up is hard |
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| one out of 7 hills of regret |
Here's the note summary, that probably not in men trekking list.
- Sunblock for my face.
- Sunblock for my body
- Cleaning set for my face and body, since i can't shower. (I bring wet tissues for my body and face wet tissues for my face)
- Mouth wash, just incase i can't even brush my teeth up there
- Sports bras
- Plastic for my trash
Since porters gonna bring my stuff up to the camp area. I separate my things in to 2 bags.
- Things that i need in camp
set of clothing, (t-shirt, sports bra, pants), sandals
set of wet tissues to bath myself lol
i put everything in a plastic bag, 1 set each. so it's easy to find and repack and wont get wet
- Things that i need when i walk up to the camp
snacks (chocolate bar and honey)
raincoat
water bottle
windbreaker
small wet tissues
plastic for my trash
set of clothing, (t-shirt, sports bra, pants), sandals
set of wet tissues to bath myself lol
i put everything in a plastic bag, 1 set each. so it's easy to find and repack and wont get wet
- Things that i need when i walk up to the camp
snacks (chocolate bar and honey)
raincoat
water bottle
windbreaker
small wet tissues
plastic for my trash
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