Awesome hiking adventures at Mt Rinjani (Lombok , Indonesia)
A magnificent climb to remember. Mount Rinjani is the 2nd highest active volcano in Indonesia , and it rises to 3726 meter above sea level (masl) in the Indonesia archipelagos and with one of the most astonishing views. Adjacent to the volcano is a 6-by-8.5-kilometre caldera, which is filled partially by the crater lake known as Segara Anak. This lake is approx. 2,000masl and estimated to be about 200m deep. Administratively the mountain is in the Regency of North Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. Map of Lombok Island (Mt Rinjani is at the top center) From my research, it was highlighted that only 1 out of every 4 hikers manages to reach the summit at any one time as many inexperienced hikers would actually stop/quit at the crater basecamp itself due to fatigue conditions. You need not just fitness to pull you through but a strong mental strength to overcome the environment, tough landscape and not forgetting the harsh weather condition (ie. burning hot sun in the dry savannah area to un