MERAPI MOUNTAIN FACT

Mount Merapi is already famous for its extraordinary natural beauty, and how ferocious it is to climb the mountain. Therefore, it is not surprising that Mount Merapi is one of the main attractions in Java, for adventurers or mountain climbers both from within their own country or abroad

This makes Mount Merapi one of the mountains that is almost always included in the list of adventurers and travelers. Obviously, if it's like this - Mount Merapi is getting more famous. The popularity of Mount Merapi is not only about its natural beauty, but also its dangerous eruption

• Rocky Paths and Dusty Naturally

Besides being famous for the cliffs or the steepness of Mount Merapi, Mount Merapi is also famous as climbing with rocky and dusty paths which are quite dangerous. However, for some adventurers, of course this is a challenge in itself

Therefore, mountain shoes are one of the mandatory gears that you must use when climbing this mountain. This is related to your safety and comfort when completing the climb with steep and steep rocky tracks.

The rocky and dusty Mount Merapi hiking trail is a hiking trail that cannot be considered easy and cannot be passed hastily. This is related to the rocks that become its own obstacle that you must pass

• The Key to Climbing the Mount Merapi: Patience

Of all the tips that you have read or know when climbing Mount Merapi, patience is one of the main ones. As mentioned before, the climbing track of Mount Merapi cannot be done in a hurry. Therefore, patience is the main thing

Climbing mountains is basically also a matter of patience. A patience that is always tested from all factors. Of course this is one of the things that makes climbing high mountains like Mount Merapi more and more interesting

• Garuda Peak or Toothpick Peak

Reaching the peak is indeed a satisfying thing. As if all your struggles paid off with this. But remember that Garuda Peak or Toothpick Peak is one of the dangerous spots on Mount Merapi

• It is one of the most active mountains in Indonesia

This is the main consideration of some climbers who are reluctant to climb Mount Merapi. This mountain is one of the most active mountains in Indonesia whose activities can go up at any time. This mountain last erupted in 2010 which also killed Mbah Maridjan, the caretaker.

This mountain has an eruption cycle of around 5 years. Before the eruption in 2010, this mountain also erupted in 1998, 2001-2003 and 2006

• Always have a caretaker

Mount Merapi has its own role for the Palace of Jogja. Because of the importance of this mountain, the palace always put a caretaker to guard Mount Merapi. The key clerk of Mount Merapi was a courtier appointed by the sultan. At present, the caretaker of Mount Merapi is Mas Asih. He is the son of Mbah Maridjan, a previous caretaker who was killed during the 2010 eruption

• Neighboring with Merbabu

Mount Merapi is a close neighbor of Mount Merbabu. When climbing Mount Merbabu (via Selo), we will be accompanied by views of Mount Merapi along the journey. Vice versa, when climbing Mount Merapi we will be accompanied by views of Mount Merbabu. Both of these mountains can be climbed either through the Selo route which is the most common path to climb the two mountains