My Most Unforgettable Trip

Just a month ago (15-22Aug'06) i went to Lombok to hike Rinjani Mt. w/ SWR frens (helen,meidy,mea,dessy) we r all from the same society that is SWANARAPALA, rinjani's highest peak is about 3,726 metres above the sea level it appears to b the 3rd highest mt. in indonesia. We named ourself "Challenger Gals" hahaha. Quite funny actually since there r only gals n no one of us has ever been there before hehe. We r so lucky from the first day we arrived in bali, Base Camp - Sembalun Lawang

we got meidy's cousin to send us to bali harbour Padang Bai (far from airport), then we use ferry to cross to Lombok. suddenly there's a guide from some travel agency greet us in english, he thot we r sporean, he brought along some italian tourists, then we got sent to rinjani base camp (Sembalun Lawang) for Rp 260,000 (5 people) n it's very far (so it's fair enough). Just when we r about to step up, once again we r very lucky, we met several people that is from Unram, Sala3, Bali. there r 3 gals n 7 tough guys, they offer if we want to come w/ them. then finally we r on our way together. They r : Anjas, Totok, Bengkok, Adhi, Isti, Nunik, Wati, Agus, Bowo, Kliwon. It's very fun n i really think they'r nice fren. And for myself, i also consider myself very lucky to have them around (helen, meidy, dessy, mea). We started to go up around less than 3 PM. It took about 3 hours to reach Pos 2. And we stay there for a night. Here we met bunch of (quite silly) guys from Jakarta they r: Rheza, Capt., Hendri, Agus, Restu, Abah, Stefanus. They were using porters...so envy...hahaha. (FYI, u can use a porter if u want to for Rp 60,000/day - highly recommended for beginners). Then the next morning, we all continue our trip to Pelawangan. Before reach Pelawangan, we have to pass the somewhat called "Primary Summit"? Very beautiful place. There we had reached just above the clouds, but cannot stop there. after few pics, then we headed to Pelawangan camp, also very beautiful place (all part of rinjani r very beautiful though). At around 2 AM we continue our trip to reach the highest summit. it's a tough trek n quite steep on the upper. 1st point : i wear a not very comfortable shoes a bit too big (that's also why my toe nail n another off from place where it's belong..hix... =( ..it hurts a lot), 2nd point : i cannot step steadily on the sandy trek. so i really really spent so much time just to walk there. Phew...while the other walking very fast. n i got myself down n think "at least i still can walk even very lil step" . And finally we all had reached Rinjani's highest peak at 3.726 m. Hard to believe we were all there. After a few nice pics, then we head back to our camp, to prepare and continue to the next and our real desirable destination : Segara Anak Lake. Really can't wait to reach there.

Lake Segara Anak - Rinjani I can see rinjani's lake view everyday on my desktop comp. n finally i was really there =P (after a looong - approximately 3 hrs walking). The lake is somehow unbelievably beautiful. So many bule around. Most people thot we r japanese hahaha Konnichiwa .... =P Lake Segara Anak - Rinjani

Very beautiful place. Wish can go there again some other time. Sadly, our trip companion had to go and leave the five of us (Team Challenger Gals) and the team Manteppp Totok, Bengkok, Adhi. We spent 2 night in this area. Very peaceful actually if not too many people. Oh, n we also enjoyed the hot spring. Ooooh... After a 2 peaceful night stay (excluding the noisy bad people), the next morning we headed to Senaru. We started walk around 10 something. We have to go up to reach Pelawangan Senaru. And there really really beautiful (so many 'beautiful' words haha - but all for real). We can see the lake view in different angle. And as usual, take pics .... =) Senaru trek very similar to Putri Mt. trek. And we reached the Senaru Village around 6 PM, then get a place to stay (some motel). The next noon we head to Lombok Mataram University. Mas Totok, Bengkok and Adhi took us to Wapala FH then meet other frens there. They r all really really nice people and they r all very welcome. And it's also very comfortable place in their base camp. We also got a chance to meet other frens from Mapala FKIP, there they cooked "ikan khas Sumbawa" for us and served other tasty snacks. Wooah very delicious. Dessy ate a lot. We r all very happy. On the evening some of those nice people took us to Senggigi Beach and have a tasty grilled corn in Batu Layar (Also w/ Anjas, Evi, n other guys from Wapala Unram). And we spent the night resting in Evi's house. Finally we were all going back departed from Mataram Airport at around 2PM. Very hard to leave the place. I know we all going to miss this all. It's a very wonderful trip, a lot of nice people. hopefully can always keep in contact. I'm so happy was able to experienced such things =) ... This is the most beautiful mt. i've ever climb. "Some moments r meant not to be forgotten for the rest of life" n this is one of those great moments. Cheers ... =)

Sunrise View From Trek to Summit Lake Segara Anak View from Summit Sunset - Pelawangan Sembalun