Enchantment Peak Jayawijaya / Carstensz Pyramid
Indonesia should be proud with the uniqueness and richness of nature and tradition masayarakatnya. One is Carstenz Pyramid or the so-called victorious with the peak, also in Papua. If you are a true adventurer would not have missed this glorious adventure at the top,
Carstensz Peak is the highest peak in Australia and Oceania. Why not in Asia? Because the highest peak in Asia was held by the Himalayas in India and China border, Carstensz Pyramid Peak has the altitude 4884 m above sea level (16 023 ft). Location is at coordinates 04 ° S and E 137 ° 04 733 09 572. Carstensz Pyramid, or Puncak Jaya is called by some people, and Puncak Jaya Kesuma or known only by some of the other Kesuma, located in west central highland called the Sudirman Jayawijaya and mountains. And the only tropical glacier in Indonesia, which most likely will soon disappear due to global warming.
Cartensz name took from the inventor is a Dutch sailor, John Carstensz who witnessed the peek of the mountain is covered by ice at the equator. Carstensz in 1623 reported the existence of a mountain of snow on the equator but no one believes in his statement is. John Carstensz was the first European to see the top Cartesz with his own eyes.
HISTORY IN THE FIRST FIND Carstensz Pyramid
1623 Navigator of the Netherlands J Cartensz was the first to bring news to the European continent on the top of the ice in a tropical country in the western equatorial line eografis Papua New Guinea. The results of the report met with laughter by the public.
1913 A naturalist (experts in botany and zoology) British AFR Wollaston made it to the nose Glaciers on the South side of the Carstensz after a grueling journey through the forest on the southern coast of Papua. He needs 92 days to reach the last 50km.
1936 Team of the Netherlands led by Dr. A h Colijn with the help of aerial observation and logistics made it to the neighboring mountain Ngga Pulu (4.860 m). He failed to conquer the Pyramid Carstenz through the East side and North wall but produces a very useful map. The map was published in conjunction with aerial photographs in a variety of sides. A geologist at Dozy JV team was the first person who discovered copper deposit in the 'copper mountain' Grasberg
1961 P Temple led the team of six people from New Zealand to Wamena to Carstensz Massif via airplane. But the logistical arrangements by droping through the plane was never sent, so they are unable to reach the top.
Carstenz Pyramid (Puncak Jaya) 1962 Carstensz Pyramid was first climbed by a team of Austria H Herrer (his book Seven Years in Tibet) to guide P Temple. Two other team members are an employee of the district of the Netherlands An and R Kippax Huzenga of Australia. Logistics supply carried by airplane. They approached the Carstensz area of North-Illaga toward a path that has been opened by the missionaries with a light aircraft since WWII. In this much later become one of the standard path of the North Side.
1971 Reinhold Messner of Italy made an attempt to the summit for the second time with a client from Italy S Bigarella. They climb the sharp east side of the mountain and back to Illaga in conditions without food for five days.
1972 An expedition from England D Isherwood, L Murray and J Baines Cartensz climb the north side of the Pyramid by using a direct path to the summit imur. This is the first route that uses the direct path through the walls. Isherwood perform solo for the first time climbing in the mountains of neighboring North Side Sunday Peak (Peak Sunday) from the lake Larson.
Cartensz a solo climb in 1973 with a new route for the first time by a young man of America B Carson. His team 3kali climb this mountain with one of them is the first Indonesian E Wurjantoro
1978 P Boardman and Hilarry Collins from the UK was the first to climb the Carstensz South. They fell through the north side (route 1962) makes the achievements over the mountains. They also were the first to attempt the north-west. Hilary is also listed as the first woman to climb Carstenz.
source: Book World Mountaineering (The World's Great Mountains By the
World's Great Mountaineers 2005)
ACCESS TO Carstensz Pyramid
Climb a heavy field conditions, the licensing process is complex, as well as security guarantees when the ascent, the climber should utilize the services of agents bepengalaman trip. Various travel agencies that have an international reputation have provided a second route through the village Ilaga classical pathway, or pathways are more comfortable with a helicopter ride to base camp hill lake
The travel agent will usually also deal with licensing issues, transportation from Jakarta to Papua, renting a helicopter to base camp, climbing guides, insurance, and training and conditioning team before Climb.Of course, the cost per person is quite large at around $ 10,000
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Puncak Jaya | |
| Range | Sudirman Range |
| Coordinates | 4°4′44″S 137°9′30″ECoordinates: 4°4′44″S 137°9′30″E |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1936 by Colijn, Dozy, and Wissels 1962 by Harrer, Temple, Kippax and Huizenga |
| Easiest route | rock/snow/ice climb |
