On Top of a Deadly Volcano: Mount Merapi

by Mark Wiens on May 16, 2009

I will let the pictures do the majority of the talking.

An hour bus ride from Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia is the volcano, Mt. Merapi. It is one of the world’s most active volcanoes and fatally erupted as recent as 2006.

The climb began at midnight for a grueling up hill, 4 hours of climbing and scrambling. The sunrise views were simply breathtaking.

merapi1 On Top of a Deadly Volcano: Mount Merapi merapi2 On Top of a Deadly Volcano: Mount Merapi merapi3 On Top of a Deadly Volcano: Mount Merapi merapi4 On Top of a Deadly Volcano: Mount Merapi merapi5 On Top of a Deadly Volcano: Mount Merapi merapi8 On Top of a Deadly Volcano: Mount Merapi merapi9 On Top of a Deadly Volcano: Mount Merapi merapi10 On Top of a Deadly Volcano: Mount Merapi merapi11 On Top of a Deadly Volcano: Mount Merapi Truly stunning beauty and amazing views. Hiking tour groups can easily be arranged from the cultural Javanese city of Yogyakarta where there are an abundance of agencies. Finding a group of people to go with can often lower the cost. 150,000 Rupiahs (USD $14.45) is around the price you should haggle for.

For more information on Merapi Volcano check out the website compilation put together by Institut De Physique Du Globe De Paris.

More pictures to come in the gallery soon.

-Mark Wiens

Tags: hike, Indonesia, java, jogyakarta, merapi, mountain, trek, volcano

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11 Responses to “On Top of a Deadly Volcano: Mount Merapi”

steve December 18, 2009 at 5:16 am #

the 10 deadliest volcanoes in history

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MGlY3p3VYY

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- Mark Wiens December 20, 2009 at 12:10 am #
  
  Thanks for sharing man!
  
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Dina August 11, 2010 at 5:10 pm #

Gorgeous! I lived in the same island for 20 years, and hasn’t been there except for seeing it from far once. Now I wish I’ve been there! Do you have to do a climbing expedition to view it this way?

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tempo dulu October 30, 2010 at 8:05 pm #

A great volcano and also one of the most active in Java, so be careful!
tempo dulu recently posted..Secrets of survival in Jakarta 1 – how to survive a flash flood

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