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Month: June 2023

Climbing active volcanoes, part II Mt. Sindoro

Climbing active volcanoes, part II Mt. Sindoro

After a long and intense day of hiking on mt. Sumbing and only five hours of sleep, it was time for the second round. Based on the upload of this story, it might seem the first hike happened one week ago. In reality we hiked the second mountain the very next day. We get up at 4.30am and make ourselves ready to climb its twin brother, called mount Sindoro. Sindoro is a little over 3100 meter high, making it a…

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Climbing active volcanoes, part I Mt. Sumbing

Climbing active volcanoes, part I Mt. Sumbing

Four weeks I have been house hunting in Bali, without any success, I needed a little break. I might even “wait” (or passively looking for houses) until the tourist season is over. Hoping the prices of properties will drop and that there will be more options on the market to choose from. On this break Ayu and I decide to go to Java to climb two, active, volcanoes. From my trip to Yogyakarta last year, I know a local guy…

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