Mount Semeru (Indonesian: Gunung Semeru), is a volcano located in East Java, Indonesia. It is the highest mountain on the island of Java, with around 3,676 m above sea level. The stratovolcano is also known as Mahameru, meaning 'The Great Mountain. Mount Sumeru is an active volcano with recent eruption in year 2012. Since 1818, at least 55 eruptions have been recorded (10 of which resulted in fatalities) consisting of both lava flows and pyroclastic flows. At times, small eruptions happen every 10 minutes or so. Semeru is regularly climbed by tourists, usually starting from the village of Ranu Pane to the north, but though non-technical it can be dangerous.
Mt Semeru had seen heavy rain and strong winds for the past week, increasing the danger for anyone climbing the peak. So for the whole month of April, the Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park will temporarily stop issuing permits for tourists to climb Mount Semeru. We would like to inform everyone that Yayasan Kechara Indonesia Mt Semeru Charity Hike would now have to extend to 16-19 May 2012 instead of the original date 25-28 April 2012.
So just before our hike, we thought it will be a great idea to share with everyone on Mt Semeru hiking route and even some of the hiking pathway view!
Note that on the route map, the blue line shows our starting point (Ranu Pane) through the tropical rain forest to Ranu Kumbolo- Kalimati and end point(Puncak Mahameru) of Mt Semeru. Let's pray for everyone safe journey!
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