Kerinci, the exotic volcanoes

Gunung Kerinci is the highest volcano in Indonesia, with a height of 3800m dpl and still is active. Located at latitude 10 ° 45.50 'LS 160 and 1010 °' BT. Located in the two districts, namely Malay and Sulak downpours. Dikaki this mountain, you can also find that there is a tea plantation in the village of gravel tuo.

Didesa gravel tuo there are many lodging-the lodging arranged by the local people. Population didesa gravel tuo majority of this tribe is that Java is already living there, since the Dutch colonial era.

Gunung Kerinci protection under Nasioanal Park Kerinci Semblat. In the mountain forest area we can still see sumatera tiger. One thing that must be in the recall, if you climb this mountain, do not spend the night in tents or establish regional selter I didaerah height or below 1500m dpl.

Because this area is a habitat and tiger sumatera where they hunt. And try to bring food that does not smell rancid or raw meat.

Landscape of Kerinci most spectacular peak, we can see the lake and lake Kerinci situjuh which is situjuh over the top of the hill, and visible in the southern part of Lubuk Gadang and Estuary Labuh.

While in the west Indies visible ocean. very beautiful. Gunung Kerinci can be achieved through the city or the city of Jambi, Padang, or also from Muara Bungo. Muara Bungo is located in the Cross-roads between Sumatra and Jambi provinces of West Sumatra.

Climbing route
- Pondok R10 (1611 m dpl) - Rimba Gate (1800 m dpl).
R10 is a guard shack TNKS hall to oversee each of the visitors who will climb Mount Kerinci. Medannya a plantation / farm population, the condition of the road (asphalt) to the forest. Distance 2 km or 1 hour drive.

- Door Rimba - seat post length (1909 m dpl).
Pintu Rimba is a gate early in the climbing forest boundaries between fields and forests heterogeneous as the entrance, here there is also the location of shelter and water for approximately 200 meters to the left if we are facing mountain Kerinci.

Distance to the length of 2 km or 30 minutes travel, trekking trajectory relative to its land.

- Length of Pos - Pos Lumut Batu (2000 m dpl).
The length of the post there are two shelter are still eligible to be spelled out. To Lumut Stone still climbing sloping terrain and the distance tempuhnya about 2 km with 30 minutes of the time.

- Pos Lumut Stone - Shelter 1 (2225 m dpl).
Pos Lumut Stone is a resting place but there is no shelternya but here there is the location of water (sludge water). Indeed, its location in the river but the river is the only konterporer watery dimusim rain.

Distance to the Shelter 1 far 2 km of the trip with the time 1 hour. Road trails with a relatively steep slope of about 60.

- Shelter 1 - Shelter 2 (2510 m dpl).
Shelter 1 is the resting place, consisting of one hut that is still good terawat, distance to the post that is 2 to 3 km of the 1.5 hours time. A trajectory in this way until the trails steep slope of 45.

- Shelter 2 - Shelter 3 (3073 m dpl).
Shelter 2 is a resting place, with one shelter, but not too strong. Perhaps because this is the age old cottages and the condition of temperature field dratis make this shelter still survive even in the most sloping down.

Distance to the shelter 3 is 2 km with a time of the 2 hours.

- Shelter 3 - Shelter 4 (3351 m dpl).
Shelter 3 is the only place of rest tingga framework besinya only. This location is a field that is open and can look towards the village gravel tuo.

This place is also a good place to make up a tent. because the datarnya lumayan luas. Here also we can see the source of water. Travel to peak only a 3 hour drive from this shelter.

Go 4 shelter distance 1.5 km to the time of the 1 hour. Road trails is the flow of water that used to be climbing routes.

- Shelter 4 - Limit vegetation / Sand / Stone Cadas - Peak (3800 m dpl).
There are at this notice board containing the restrictions create a new route and track information on the sand cadas and please be careful.

A wide field. Tent can be established here as long as your tent to meet the requirements established here, because here the wind blow faster and tolerable temperature of the cold.

Licensing
Permission to climb this mountain, including the standard and not too involved. Permits can be managed in the national parks Pos.

Places of Interest
There are several places of interest that may be visited are:
The gravel bed tuo
Lake grouse
Lake Kerinci
Situjuh mountain lake in Situjuh
In addition, the location of Kerinci Seblat National Park there is also a community called the Malay people. This community still very difficult to be found. Tim French anthropologists still investigating. According to local residents, people have this Kerinci body postures at children aged 3 years and long.

That they are unique from the foot of their inverted, not like we are behind the heel, but the Kerinci akan tumitnya have this in front of the finger-finger and facing kebelakang.

Their movement is very fast, sangking speed photograper investigators from the French that they can not even have been taking face-to-face. Results French anthropologist investigation team can be seen in their office in the town of River. There are photo-photo they used their feet to the foot size of a small child. '

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