jaya summit

If you think that in the tropics will not find snow-covered mountains, you can rectify the assumption that after a visit to the Peak Jayawijaya, the highest peak in the Sudirman Mountains (Sudirman Range) in Papua Province. Peak Jayawijaya or shorter called Puncak Jaya, has reached a height of 4884 + meters above sea level (asl), allowing this region was covered by eternal snow.

However, permanent snow is expected to shrink, even dry. In a number of studies concluded that the deposits of ice in these mountains from year to year has a serious shrinkage. Depreciation in the Sudirman Mountains snow is caused by global warming.Thus, it is possible later this mountain snow will be lost as happened on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Well, before the estimates were actually true, it could not hurt you to try to conquer the highest peak in Indonesia.

In addition known as Puncak Jaya, the highest peak is also known as Carstensz Pyramide, or Carstensz Peak. The name was taken from an adventurer from the Netherlands, namely in January Carstensz, who first saw a snowy mountain peak in the tropics, specifically in New Guinea. The observation was made by Jan Carstensz through a ship in 1623. Since not be proved by direct observation, the report was considered absurd. Because, for Europeans, found the snowy mountains in tropical soil is something that is almost impossible.

Truth Carstensz report revealed after nearly three hundred years later, when in 1899 a Dutch expedition to New Guinea make a map and find the snow covered mountain peaks as reported by the Carstensz. In honor of Carstensz, the mountaintop is then given the name as the name implies.While the designation Peak Jayawijaya is giving President Sukarno after successfully embrace the sovereignty of West Papua from the Dutch. This name meaning "top of the victory", as an expression of gratitude for the unification of West Papua with the Unitary Republic of Indonesia.

The first climbers to conquer ever recorded Puncak Jaya is the expedition team led by Heinrich Harrer in 1962. Heinrich Harrer is an accomplished climber and veteran authors. His famous book, Seven Years in Tibet, is a true story and his friendship odyssey in the Himalayas, Tibet. Before Harrer, actually has a lot of other climbers who try to make the climb, but there has never been successful. After Heinrich Harrer, following the expedition of Indonesia reached the top. The expedition led by Colonel Azwar Letnal Hamid from the Army Topographic Directorate is successfully reached Puncak Jaya in 1964.
B. Feature

Jayawijaya mountain is known as one of the world's seven highest peaks (seven summit). Therefore, peak climbing as high as 4884 meters above sea level represents the ideals of true climbers, especially the climb to the Puncak Jaya is the conquest of the snow-covered mountain.Various obstacles are presented in climbing, as natural conditions are steep, very cold temperatures, strong winds and rain, and the lack of oxygen at altitude is a challenge that must be conquered by the climbers.

Jayawijaya Peak is one of the snowy mountain peaks on the crossing of the equator, in addition to the mountains in Africa and Latin America. When viewed from the air, Jayawijaya Peak looks like a black carpet that was covered by a white hood. If the sun was bright, the snow will reflect light the dazzling sun. The content of this mountain of ice in an estimated 5 percent of the world's ice reserves which are beyond the continent of Antarctica. However, due to global warming, this amount from year to year shrinking. When viewed from the types of glaciers, snow-covered area in Jayawijaya get into the type of Alpine glaciation. While the glacier (snow lumeran flow) in this region into the Glacier Valley types, namely the flow of glaciers that flow from high ground to the lower area. Therefore, in this area have made possible the flow of river ice.

Not only enjoy the natural charm of a snow in the tropics, in these mountains tourists can also witness the direct geological evidence about the history of the formation of Jayawijaya Mountains. Geological studies find empirical evidence that the mountain was originally a deep seafloor. A geologist named Francis Benedict Margotomo Widodo said that the establishment of New Guinea with a peak in Jayawijaya occurred about 60 million years ago. The island is formed from sedimentary rocks that rise due to plate collision of Indo-Pacific and Indo-Australian on the seabed, resulting in elevated sea floor was transformed into a large island. Evidence can be seen from the fossil marine animals left in the rocks Jayawijaya Mountains. Therefore, in addition to being a paradise for hikers, this region is also a paradise for geological research.

If you are interested in exploring the Jayawijaya Mountains, of course the main thing that needs to be prepared is the physical readiness, supplies, and logistics. Exercise regularly in an area with a fairly cold temperature is one of habituation effective enough to avoid the threat of hypothermia (hypothermia), namely the loss of body heat because the temperature was in the area is very cold.In addition, the licensing aspect should also be prepared well in advance of the implementation of the climb. Because, in addition to the terrain is tough, Papua region often hit by riots, tribal warfare, as well as other security problems. The difficulty of licensing to climb "the roof of Indonesia" This often led to expressions of satire: "more difficult than taking care of his permission to climb the mountain".
C. Location

Jayawijaya Mountains located in Puncak Jaya regency, Papua Province, Indonesia.
D. Access

Given the heavy climbing terrain, complicated licensing process, as well as security guarantees when the process of ascent, the climbers should use the services of an experienced travel agent. Various travel agent who has an international reputation has provided two route options, the classic route through the Village Ilaga, or the second line is more comfortable with a helicopter ride to the base camp, Hill Lake (Lake Valley).

Travel agency services will usually also handle licensing issues, transportation from Jakarta to Papua, leasing helicopter to base camp, climbing guide, insurance, and training and conditioning of the team before the ascent.Of course, the cost per person for a team climbing by using the services of travel agents require significant costs, which is about $ 10,000 per person (or approximately one hundred million dollars more)