Climbing Trail
Mount Ciremai Through Palutungan Line Part 1
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---------------------------------------- - First time I decided to go up the mountain again, I was upset, I was upset, between Mount Papandayan or Mount Lembu. Already had a list of open trips Mount Lembu, but canceled because of lack of participants. Back and forth, I finally did not choose both. After strengthening my heart, I chose to ride Mount Ciremai, the highest mountain in West Java.
Before boarding, I have been browsing a lot about Ciremai. Ask a friend who has been up. Initially it was rather spooky because of the many mystical stories of this mountain. But I keep thinking, all the places especially mountains must have residents, how we just stay when we come there.
There are several stories that become the benchmark before the climb, the story of some climbers who were misled in Ciremai, then there are also stories from Acen when climbing via Linggarjati line, and then there are also stories from Acen time to climb via Linggarjati route, and lastly there is the story of Satya climbing time via jalue Apuy.
Because it has never been plus do not have some equipment (tents & cookware), I took an open trip. The minus of joining the open trip was quite expensive, but the pluses did not need to bother thinking about transportation and did not heavy carry group goods. So, innate lighter and more relaxed.
Yesterday we left for the initial post of climbing through Kampung Rambutan Terminal, East Jakarta. From this terminal we took a bus headed Kuningan. The ticket price is Rp. 80 thousand. The trip takes about 6 hours, depending on how long the driver stays on the road.
To reach the top of Ciremai, we chose the Palutungan Line. This path is quite easy to climb, the climb is not so steep. This line is in Dusun Palutungan, Cisantana Village, Cigugur District, Kuningan Regency, West Java.
Palutungan Post can be reached by angkot from the bus stop point. The cost is an average of Rp 20 thousand per person, but it can be more expensive if the number of passengers is small, make sure the nanya and nawar first before boarding, yes.
We arrived at Palutungan Village around 4 am, there was still time to rest and eat. In addition to us there are several more groups that are also ready to climb that morning, the number of participants per group varies, there is a small group of 2 people, there is also a large one up to 15 people.
This Palutungan post is at an altitude of 1100 masl. The vertical distance from the post to the top is 1978 meters, with a distance of 9.8 km and an estimated travel time of 10.5 hours. Climbers usually start to climb after the sun rises until before sunset (about 10 hours drive), then open the tent to rest.
The favorite camp location of climbers in Ciremai is in Walet Cave because at this location the tent is quite protected from cold winds plus there are cave water droplets that can be used for drinking and cooking. But, according to the guard, now it is not recommended to stay in Wallet Cave for hygiene reasons. Indeed, yesterday stopped by there, a lot of relics of the climbers who were not brought down. Mournfully.
We started riding at 7.30am, at the beginning we passed through houses, schools, rice fields, cowsheds, and lots of gardens. The road is small, but well paved. About half an hour walk, climbers will meet a shelter made of wood without walls. This shelter marks the end of the village and the start of the Mount Ciremai National Park area.
The manger line was fairly sloping until the second post, Post Cigowong. The path is still uphill, but still safe and comfortable. Because the forest model is quite closed, climbers are not so often exposed to direct sunlight. Along the way we were accompanied by bees who knew the pretentious, nempelnya in advance, in the eel, ngiung-ngiung in the ear. But I did not dare to drive out, afraid of being knocked out.
Oh yeah, this is pretty important information. The Palutungan line has minimal water sources, from the initial post to the top there are only 3 water sources. The first and second water sources are close to each other, the third water source in the swallow cave. To be safe, each climber must bring a minimum of 2 x 1500 ml of water in a bag of + 1 more bottles to be stored outside and drunk throughout the ride.
Post Cigowong is the first and last place climbers meet stalls for leha-leha. Here I take fried snacks with 10 seeds, mizone, and tea. In the stall there are also many other foods such as biscuits, popmies, various packaged soft drinks, etc. The price of the food is more expensive than the minimarket of course.
In this Cigowong Post many climbers who rest, some mattress and cooking. We just leha-leha straighten feet, nyemil, trus continue the way again. From Post Cigowong, the journey begins to challenge, born and inner. If previously the path was quite sloping, now start uphill and make the thigh pain.
The distance between posts is getting shorter, from Post Cigowong to Pos Pesanggrahan (where we plan to open a tent) about 4 km, with an elevation of 1000 meters. The path continues to climb, there are occasional bonuses, but consistently up. Here I began to turn into camel, a little drink, until it ran out of a bottle by myself.
The post that I remember throughout the trip was 2, First Post Arban. It is said that Arban post is famous for being haunted, until there is a warning board Banned from Indiscriminate Talk here. I stunt gemeter also because in this post suddenly smartphone can not be used for photos. I unplugged the battery, still the photo did not appear. Later, the time arrived in Jakarta, a week later approximately, the photo was just looking at the phone.
The second post that is also effective is the Asoy Rise Post. This post is easyuunn, heading and leaving it requires extraordinary inner constancy. The path is steep, I who was still counting multiples of 30 steps to rest finally give up and stop every 15 steps. Before the name of the post was cleared, it seems that the inventor has agreed that the climb here is asooyyy…
Finally, after 8 hours of nanjak, Pos Pesanggrahannya met the brothers.. Duh gusti my feeling rich new dapet transferan, seneng really can rest leyeh-leyeh, eat-eat, trus tambahan. This is one of the menus that we enjoy at camp, omelet, asem vegetable, white rice, added chili sauce so it tastes mantaps!
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