Lawu mountain climbing

Mount Lawu is located on the border of Central Java and East Java. The highest peak Mount Lawu (peak Argo Dumilah) ketingggian is at 3,265 m above sea level.

Lawu complex has an area of ​​400 km2 with Candradimuka crater that still steaming hot water and the smell of sulfur. There are two old crater near the summit of Mount Lawu the Crater Lake and Crater Lake Yellow Lembung Selayur.

Lots of places hallowed by the community so that not only young people, but many older people who climb mountains Lawu to berjiarah. Java community believe that the peak of Mount Lawu were once constituted the first time on the island of Java. Mount Lawu is very meaningful for the Java community, especially those who still believe in the Unseen World. There are many tourist attractions around the mountain Lawu as Sarangan, Niagara Grojogan Sewu, Tawangmanu, Sukuh, Sangiran, Kraton Solo.

Lawu can climb through Cemoro Cage (Central Java) or Cemoro Sewu (East Java), the distance is not so far away place. From Tawangmangu we can drive toward Cemoro Omprengan Sewu or Cemoro Cage.

When is too late we had to charter a car and when no car we had to walk about 9.5 km to Cemoro Cages or 10 Km towards Cemoro Sewu. The last car carpool usually around 17:00, but if you're busy sometimes they last 19.00 omprengan car.

Cemoro SEWU

Sewu Cemoro contained in TVRI transmitter that leads to Central Java and East Java. Cemoro Sewu located at an altitude of 1,600 meters above sea level, in the afternoon the air in this place is very cold.

Climbers usually rested in the post Cemoro Sewu to wait for the evening to arrive, because the best climbing at night (21:00 to 23:00) and we get to the peak of the morning to watch the sunrise. There is a mosque and a toilet which has six bathrooms and toilet.

Sewu Cemoro region is increasingly enhanced and broadened so as to resemble the atmosphere of the summit pass in Bogor - Cianjur. If along the roadside in the Puncak Pass Bogor - Cianjur filled with roasted corn merchant then in "Peak Pass" Cemoro Sewu is filled with traders rabbit satay and satay "herbal" are lined up along the roadside. Cemoro Region Sewu now very popular among young people in Ngawi, Solo, Sragen, Karanganyar and its surroundings, which is usually reached by using a motorcycle. This place became a location to hang out while dating or all traveled to Sarangan and Niagara Grojokan Sewu.

The road is widened by cutting the cliffs and split into two paths. In the middle of the road made pavement road divider which is equipped with lights pretty similar to the way malioboro in Yogya.Jalur Cemoro Sewu has a rocky path that has been neat. Early travels the path lined by pine trees, because forest cover fir which grows up then this area is named Cemoro Sewu (Thousand Fir). Contrast scene appear immediately after passing through the pine forest. On the left there is a vegetable garden right path until it reaches Pos 1. While on the sidelines of Vegetable Gardens residue from burning trees appear dry, waiting for the collapse.

Prior to Pos 1 Source Air Wesanan are top of the mountain we found places sacred springs by the community. Strip flat and slightly uphill to the First Post. Pos our first encounter with the other climbers are resting, here too there is a building for the rest there is also a snack bar, which is open Thursday-Sunday and seasonally crowded and bustling people climbing berjiarah.

Heading Toward 2 lanes passing through rocks with a sharp slope. We will pass a shrine that is Watu Jago, a large rock that resembles a rooster.

Heading 2 in the form of a rather broad plains, overgrown with large trees and lots of big rocks, so hikers can make this place with a comfortable tent being shielded from the wind blows. When crowded in Postal 2 is also often are the food trade. In this post there is a roofed building that is often used by traders to sell food.

From Pos 2 Pos 3 Line toward rocks increasingly steep and uphill. At this point there are fumes of sulfur so that the climbers are advised not to linger rest in Pos Pos 4 3. Heading uphill, crawling on rocks.

Heading 4 is only a narrow flat spot that is in overdraft rock, just enough to set up the tents, the place is a little sheltered from the wind blows.

After passing Heading 4 we've been a steep slope, very strong wind and cold. The streets are very narrow and steep, Ade body almost frozen, we tried to find a gap hill to shelter from the wind. We found a little gap and spacious enough for the four of rest. We collect the remains of a campfire other climbers. For a long time we tried to make a campfire, but not visiting the flame, while we were getting numb. Finally we burn socks and pants in one by one to warm the body.

Pos Pos 5 or Jolotundo wells near wells Jolotundo very sacred. This post is in the form of a large open flat can to

set up several tents. But in this place less sheltered from the wind blows.

Post 5 of us a little bit down, and then a bit of a hike and surrounds one of the tops, to go to Spring Drajad.

From the Spring Drajad can continue to highlight Argo Dumilah, or road again circling one of the peaks towards Hargo Dalem. From Hargo Dalem hikers can continue the journey through Cage Cemoro Line or Line Temple Seto.

Lawu mountain peak morning air was very clean we can see the reflection of the sun in the Indonesian Ocean,