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Like looking straight into hell
Here the forces of nature can be felt.
... to be continued... :)
More information about this active volcano:
www.volcanodiscovery.com/sumatra/marapi.html
The photo was taken in December 1983 with my analog Nikon FE camera and 35mm slide film, and now scanned with Nikon Coolscan film scanner.
© This photo is the property of Helga Bruchmann. Please do not use my photos for sharing, printing or for any other purpose without my written permission. Thank you!
Lava rubble like a lunar landscape awaited us at the volcanos top.
Unlike the well-known Mt Merapi on Java, this Mt. Marapi does not have the typical cone shape. The tip is flattened and has several crater holes from which sulfur-containing vapors emerged. Unfortunately we were surrounded by clouds and didn't have the desired view of the surroundings.
.. to be continued... ;)
More about the volcano:
www.volcanodiscovery.com/sumatra/marapi.html
The photo was taken in 1983 with my analog Nikon FE camera and 35mm slide film, and now scanned with Nikon Coolscan film scanner.
© This photo is the property of Helga Bruchmann. Please do not use my photos for sharing, printing or for any other purpose without my written permission. Thank you!
Looking straight into the chimney of the smelly, smoky crater.
With great respect we returned all the way down to Bukittinggi.
.. to be continued.. :)
More information about this active volcano:
www.volcanodiscovery.com/sumatra/marapi.html
The photo was taken in 1983 with my analog Nikon FE camera and 35mm slide film, and now scanned with Nikon Coolscan film scanner.
© This photo is the property of Helga Bruchmann. Please do not use my photos for sharing, printing or for any other purpose without my written permission. Thank you!
This lake is actually an enormous crater lake set within a dramatic Indonesia volcanic landscape. This is the second largest lake in Sumatera (after Lake Toba).
Taken from the top of Marapi Mountain (2900m), West Sumatera, early in the morning. This is one of my hardest climbing this month. Showered with thunder rain and winds since 1 to 6 AM, my group almost cancelled the summit finale. Suddenly the peak cleared quickly at 6.30 and here is the majestic view.
Winds picked up strongly beyond 40 mph, clearing the fogs. I can barely stood still for holding the tripod. As much as I wanted to take this panorama with LF, finally decided to let my 8X10 unpacked. Sad, but that's the most rational decision - hopefully on my next trip to this beautiful peak.
Thank you so much for visiting this picture and leaving your comments. Have a great week-end to all of you !. Cheers, Herry.
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Led by the Australian geologist we climbed the volcano. With his jeep we drove as far as possible on the slope of the mountain where we then walked through the jungle. There was no hiking trail, but the local guide knew exactly where to go.
In these latitudes the tree line is far higher than in our temperate zones, finally we started the last part of the way, which has been
only loose lava rubble which slipped under our feet. We finally reached the edge of the crater in altitude of 2.892 meters (9,485 ft). The geologist wanted some rock samples.
... to be continued...;)
www.volcanodiscovery.com/sumatra/marapi.html
I took this photo in December 1983 with my analog Nikon FE camera and 35mm slide film, and later scanned with a Nikon Coolscan film scanner.
© This photo is the property of Helga Bruchmann. Please do not use my photos for sharing, printing or for any other purpose without my written permission. Thank you!
View from our accommodation overlooking the city of Bukittinggi (920 meters above sea level). Straight ahead we are looking to the mountain peak, covered by clouds.
Gunung Marapi (also known as Merapi) is a complex volcano in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Its name means Mountain of Fire, and it is the most active volcano in Sumatra. Its elevation is 2,891.3 metres (9,485.9 ft)..
Our plan was to climb the volcano together with the Australian geologist (unfortunately I forgot his name), whom we met at Mak’s, his two locals guides, and a couple from Denmark.
.. to be continued... :)
Who likes to learn more about the volcano:www.volcanodiscovery.com/sumatra/marapi.html
The photo was taken in December 1983 with my analogue Nikon FE camera and 35mm slide film, and now scanned with Nikon Coolscan film scanner.
© This photo is the property of Helga Bruchmann. Please do not use my photos for sharing, printing or for any other purpose without my written permission. Thank you!
In the travellers guidebook we read about a small hidden restaurant in Bukittinggi that belongs to an old Chinese man called Mak. He used to work as a cook for the Dutch colonials.
Here we met other travellers. Mak gave us interesting information on how and where to go and what there was to discover. In times before the Internet and detailed travel guides, we had to rely on our own curiosity, and it was really fun. Last but not least, we went to Mak's kitchen because he prepared tasty and clean food for us, which wasn't always easy to find in this area. His kitchen was an insider tip because he was officially banned from doing business in Sumatra as a Chinese. The Chinese were persecuted during the Sukarno regime in Indonesia.
The photo shows Mak helping his granddaughter with homework for school. This room was the family living room, kitchen and mini-restaurant alike.
Here we met an Australian geologist who, wanted to climb the nearby active volcano Mount Marapi and collect rock samples.
Guess what we were planning to do next … ;)
…. to be continued… ;)
The photo was taken in December 1983 with my analog Nikon FE camera and 35mm slide film, and now scanned with Nikon Coolscan film scanner.
© This photo is the property of Helga Bruchmann. Please do not use my photos for sharing, printing or for any other purpose without my written permission. Thank you!
The Ijen volcano complex is a group of composite volcanoes located on the border between Banyuwangi Regency and Bondowoso Regency of East Java, Indonesia.
It is inside a larger caldera Ijen, which is about 20 kilometres wide. The Gunung Merapi stratovolcano is the highest point of that complex. The name "Gunung Merapi" means "mountain of fire" in the Indonesian language (api being "fire"); Mount Merapi in central Java and Marapi in Sumatra have the same etymology.
West of Gunung Merapi is the Ijen volcano, which has a one-kilometre-wide turquoise-coloured acidic crater lake. The lake is the site of a labour-intensive sulfur mining operation, in which sulfur-laden baskets are carried by hand from the crater floor. The work is paid well considering the cost of living in the area, but is very onerous. Workers earn around Rp 50,000–75,000 ($5.50–$8.30) per day and once out of the crater, still need to carry their loads of sulfur chunks about three kilometers to the nearby Paltuding Valley to get paid.
Many other post-caldera cones and craters are located within the caldera or along its rim. The largest concentration of post-caldera cones run east-west across the southern side of the caldera. The active crater at Kawah Ijen has a diameter of 722 metres (2,369 ft) and a surface area of 0.41 square kilometres (0.16 sq mi). It is 200 metres (660 ft) deep and has a volume of 36 cubic hectometres (29,000 acre⋅ft).
The lake is recognised as the largest highly acidic crater lake in the world. It is also a source for the river Banyupahit, resulting in highly acidic and metal-enriched river water which has a significant detrimental effect on the downstream river ecosystem.
El Monte Merapi o Marapi (en indonesio/javanés: Gunung Merapi, traducido como Montaña de fuego) es un volcán con forma de cono ubicado en Java Central en Indonesia a unos 400 km al sudeste de la capital, Yakarta.
Con sus 2.911 metros de altitud, es el volcán más activo de Indonesia.
Ha hecho erupción 69 veces desde 1548. Su nombre significa "Montaña de fuego". Se sitúa cerca a la ciudad de Yogyakarta, y miles de personas viven en sus faldas, con algunas aldeas ubicadas a 1700 m.
Ha sido incluido en la lista de volcanes de la década. En 1994, mató a 27 personas.
El pasado 26 de octubre volvió a rugir, matando a más de 100 personas y obligando a la evacuación de más de 15.000.
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Mount Merapi, Gunung Merapi (literally Fire Mountain in Indonesian/Javanese), is an active stratovolcano located on the border between Central Java and Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is the most active volcano in Indonesia and has erupted regularly since 1548.
It is located approximately 28 kilometres north of Yogyakarta city, and thousands of people live on the flanks of the volcano, with villages as high as 1,700 metres above sea level.
The name Merapi could be loosely translated as 'Mountain of Fire'. The etymology of the name came from Meru-Api; from the Javanese combined words; Meru means "mountain" refer to mythical mountain of Gods in Hinduism, and api means "fire". Smoke can be seen emerging from the mountaintop at least 300 days a year, and several eruptions have caused fatalities.
Hot gas from a large explosion killed 27 people on November 22 in 1994, mostly in the town of Muntilan, west of the volcano. Another large eruption occurred in 2006, shortly before the Yogyakarta earthquake. In light of the hazards that Merapi poses to populated areas, it has been designated as one of the Decade Volcanoes.
On 26 October roared again, killing over 100 people and forcing the evacuation of over 15,000.
Original: Konica Autoreflex T3 (SLR - 1973)
Scanned Ektachrome slide - DxO Nik filters
Bukittinggi is the third largest city in West Sumatra, Indonesia.
It is in the Minangkabau Highlands, 90 km by road from the West Sumatran capital city of Padang and located near the volcanoes Mount Singgalang (inactive) and Mount Marapi (still active).
At 930 m above sea level, the city has a cool climate with temperatures between 16.1° to 24.9°C.
From Wikipedia...
Traditional sulfur mining at Ijen. This image shows the dangerous and rugged conditions the miners face, including toxic smoke and high drops, as well as their lack of protective equipment. The pipes over which they are standing serve to guide sulfur vapors and condense them, thereby facilitating production.
The Ijen volcano complex is a group of composite volcanoes located on the border between Banyuwangi Regency and Bondowoso Regency of East Java, Indonesia.
It is inside a larger caldera Ijen, which is about 20 kilometres wide. The Gunung Merapi stratovolcano is the highest point of that complex. The name "Gunung Merapi" means "mountain of fire" in the Indonesian language (api being "fire"); Mount Merapi in central Java and Marapi in Sumatra have the same etymology.
West of Gunung Merapi is the Ijen volcano, which has a one-kilometre-wide turquoise-coloured acidic crater lake. The lake is the site of a labour-intensive sulfur mining operation, in which sulfur-laden baskets are carried by hand from the crater floor. The work is paid well considering the cost of living in the area, but is very onerous. Workers earn around Rp 50,000–75,000 ($5.50–$8.30) per day and once out of the crater, still need to carry their loads of sulfur chunks about three kilometers to the nearby Paltuding Valley to get paid.
Mount Marapi and the surrounding rice fields is some of the nicest contry in Sumatra. Only an hours drive from the beautiful city of Bukit Tinggi.
www.brucelevick.com/the-spectacular-mount-marapi/
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Indian ocean on the left , Singgalang volcano in the center and also Maninjau lake hides beyond the right shoulder of it :)
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The Ijen volcano complex is a group of stratovolcanoes, in East Java, Indonesia. It is inside a larger caldera Ijen, which is about 20 kilometers wide. The Gunung Merapi stratovolcano is the highest point of that complex. The name of this volcano resembles that of a different volcano, Mount Merapi in central Java, also known as Gunung Merapi; there is also a third volcano named Marapi in Sumatra. The name "Merapi" means "fire" in the Indonesian language.
West of Gunung Merapi is the Ijen volcano, which has a one-kilometer-wide turquoise-colored acid crater lake. Many other post-caldera cones and craters are located within the caldera or along its rim. The largest concentration of post-caldera cones forms an east/west-trending zone across the southern side of the caldera. The active crater at Kawah Ijen has an equivalent radius of 361 metres (1,184 ft), a surface of 0.41 square kilometres (0.16 sq mi). It is 200 metres (660 ft) deep and has a volume of 36 cubic hectometres (29,000 acre·ft).
In 2008, explorer George Kourounis took a small rubber boat out onto the acid lake to measure its acidity. The pH of the water in the crater was measured to be 0.5 due to sulfuric acid.
Images were taken from a height of 2799 m above sea level, while climbing the mountain crater of Ijen, East Java Indonesia.
The Ijen volcano complex is a group of stratovolcanoes, in East Java, Indonesia. It is inside a larger caldera Ijen, which is about 20 kilometers wide. The Gunung Merapi stratovolcano is the highest point of that complex. The name of this volcano resembles that of a different volcano, Mount Merapi in central Java, also known as Gunung Merapi; there is also a third volcano named Marapi in Sumatra. The name "Merapi" means "fire" in the Indonesian language.
West of Gunung Merapi is the Ijen volcano, which has a one-kilometer-wide turquoise-colored acid crater lake. Many other post-caldera cones and craters are located within the caldera or along its rim. The largest concentration of post-caldera cones forms an east/west-trending zone across the southern side of the caldera. The active crater at Kawah Ijen has an equivalent radius of 361 metres (1,184 ft), a surface of 0.41 square kilometres (0.16 sq mi). It is 200 metres (660 ft) deep and has a volume of 36 cubic hectometres (29,000 acre·ft).
In 2008, explorer George Kourounis took a small rubber boat out onto the acid lake to measure its acidity. The pH of the water in the crater was measured to be 0.5 due to sulfuric acid.[2]
The beauty of Ijen mountain is not on the crater area only, but also when the sun rises from behind the mountain and the surrounding natural scenery ..... it's amazing!
Images were taken from a height of 2799 m above sea level, while climbing the mountain crater of Ijen, East Java Indonesia.
This is the largest volcanic crater in the world.
An afternoon storm approaches the city of Bukit Tinggi as it engulfs the view of Mount Marapi in the distance. The sun makes a last ditch effort to break through the center of the storm directly in front of a magnificent mosque overlooking the valley. A quick afternoon bike ride in the crisp Mount Singgalang air has some nice views and the reward of a drama filled sky.
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The Ijen volcano complex is a group of stratovolcanoes, in East Java, Indonesia. It is inside a larger caldera Ijen, which is about 20 kilometers wide. The Gunung Merapi stratovolcano is the highest point of that complex. The name of this volcano resembles that of a different volcano, Mount Merapi in central Java, also known as Gunung Merapi; there is also a third volcano named Marapi in Sumatra. The name "Merapi" means "fire" in the Indonesian language.
West of Gunung Merapi is the Ijen volcano, which has a one-kilometer-wide turquoise-colored acid crater lake. The lake is the site of a labor-intensive sulfur mining operation, in which sulfur-laden baskets are carried by hand from the crater floor. Many other post-caldera cones and craters are located within the caldera or along its rim. The largest concentration of post-caldera cones forms an east/west-trending zone across the southern side of the caldera. The active crater at Kawah Ijen has an equivalent radius of 361 metres (1,184 ft), a surface of 0.41 square kilometres (0.16 sq mi). It is 200 metres (660 ft) deep and has a volume of 36 cubic hectometres (29,000 acre·ft).
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Copyright © 2015 Azihan Yusoff Photography. All rights reserved. Do not copy without my permission. This image is available for purchase. Kindly feel free to contact me at azihanyusoff@gmail.com.
The Ijen volcano complex is a group of composite volcanoes located on the border between Banyuwangi Regency and Bondowoso Regency of East Java, Indonesia.
It is inside a larger caldera Ijen, which is about 20 kilometres wide. The Gunung Merapi stratovolcano is the highest point of that complex. The name "Gunung Merapi" means "mountain of fire" in the Indonesian language (api being "fire"); Mount Merapi in central Java and Marapi in Sumatra have the same etymology.
West of Gunung Merapi is the Ijen volcano, which has a one-kilometre-wide turquoise-coloured acidic crater lake. The lake is the site of a labour-intensive sulfur mining operation, in which sulfur-laden baskets are carried by hand from the crater floor. The work is paid well considering the cost of living in the area, but is very onerous. Workers earn around Rp 50,000–75,000 ($5.50–$8.30) per day and once out of the crater, still need to carry their loads of sulfur chunks about three kilometers to the nearby Paltuding Valley to get paid.
Many other post-caldera cones and craters are located within the caldera or along its rim. The largest concentration of post-caldera cones run east-west across the southern side of the caldera. The active crater at Kawah Ijen has a diameter of 722 metres (2,369 ft) and a surface area of 0.41 square kilometres (0.16 sq mi). It is 200 metres (660 ft) deep and has a volume of 36 cubic hectometres (29,000 acre⋅ft).
The lake is recognised as the largest highly acidic crater lake in the world. It is also a source for the river Banyupahit, resulting in highly acidic and metal-enriched river water which has a significant detrimental effect on the downstream river ecosystem.
The Ijen volcano complex is a group of stratovolcanoes, in East Java, Indonesia. It is inside a larger caldera Ijen, which is about 20 kilometers wide. The Gunung Merapi stratovolcano is the highest point of that complex. The name of this volcano resembles that of a different volcano, Mount Merapi in central Java, also known as Gunung Merapi; there is also a third volcano named Marapi in Sumatra. The name "Merapi" means "fire" in the Indonesian language.
West of Gunung Merapi is the Ijen volcano, which has a one-kilometer-wide turquoise-colored acid crater lake. The lake is the site of a labor-intensive sulfur mining operation, in which sulfur-laden baskets are carried by hand from the crater floor. Many other post-caldera cones and craters are located within the caldera or along its rim. The largest concentration of post-caldera cones forms an east/west-trending zone across the southern side of the caldera. The active crater at Kawah Ijen has an equivalent radius of 361 metres (1,184 ft), a surface of 0.41 square kilometres (0.16 sq mi). It is 200 metres (660 ft) deep and has a volume of 36 cubic hectometres (29,000 acre·ft).
On March 9th, 2016 was a partial solar eclipse visible around Bukkittingi, Sumatra.
Initially I wanted to go to the Eclipse Festival in Sulawesi, but changed my mind and went to Sumatra instead.
I could have travelled further south when I arrived at Padang, to see a 100% eclipse, but somehow I decided to move further north because of more promising views of nature, so it was a little giving and taking.
I uploaded the image in full resolution, for better views.
Enjoy :)
The Ijen volcano complex is a group of stratovolcanoes, in East Java, Indonesia. It is inside a larger caldera Ijen, which is about 20 kilometers wide. The Gunung Merapi stratovolcano is the highest point of that complex. The name of this volcano resembles that of a different volcano, Mount Merapi in central Java, also known as Gunung Merapi; there is also a third volcano named Marapi in Sumatra. The name "Merapi" means "fire" in the Indonesian language.
West of Gunung Merapi is the Ijen volcano, which has a one-kilometer-wide turquoise-colored acid crater lake. The lake is the site of a labor-intensive sulfur mining operation, in which sulfur-laden baskets are carried by hand from the crater floor. The work is low-paid and very onerous. Workers earn around $5.50-$8.30 (Rp 50,000 - Rp 75,000) per day and once out of the crater, still need to carry their loads of sulfur chunks about three kilometers to the nearby Pultuding valley to get paid.
Many other post-caldera cones and craters are located within the caldera or along its rim. The largest concentration of post-caldera cones forms an east/west-trending zone across the southern side of the caldera. The active crater at Kawah Ijen has an equivalent radius of 361 metres (1,184 ft), a surface of 0.41 square kilometres (0.16 sq mi). It is 200 metres (660 ft) deep and has a volume of 36 cubic hectometres (29,000 acre·ft).
In 2008, explorer George Kourounis took a small rubber boat out onto the acid lake to measure its acidity. The pH of the water in the crater was measured to be 0.5 due to sulfuric acid
The Ijen volcano complex is a group of stratovolcanoes, in East Java, Indonesia. It is inside a larger caldera Ijen, which is about 20 kilometers wide. The Gunung Merapi stratovolcano is the highest point of that complex. The name of this volcano resembles that of a different volcano, Mount Merapi in central Java, also known as Gunung Merapi; there is also a third volcano named Marapi in Sumatra. The name "Merapi" means "fire" in the Indonesian language.
West of Gunung Merapi is the Ijen volcano, which has a one-kilometer-wide turquoise-colored acid crater lake. The lake is the site of a labor-intensive sulfur mining operation, in which sulfur-laden baskets are carried by hand from the crater floor. The work is low-paid and very onerous. Workers earn around $5.50-$8.30 (Rp 50,000 - Rp 75,000) per day and once out of the crater, still need to carry their loads of sulfur chunks about three kilometers to the nearby Pultuding valley to get paid.
Many other post-caldera cones and craters are located within the caldera or along its rim. The largest concentration of post-caldera cones forms an east/west-trending zone across the southern side of the caldera. The active crater at Kawah Ijen has an equivalent radius of 361 metres (1,184 ft), a surface of 0.41 square kilometres (0.16 sq mi). It is 200 metres (660 ft) deep and has a volume of 36 cubic hectometres (29,000 acre·ft).
In 2008, explorer George Kourounis took a small rubber boat out onto the acid lake to measure its acidity. The pH of the water in the crater was measured to be 0.5 due to sulfuric acid
Tugu abel Gn.Marapi Sumatra Barat.
Para pendaki yang pernah mampir dipuncak Gn.Marapi 2891 sumbar tentu pernah bertemu dan beristirahat disekitaran tugu Abel, tapi tahukah anda sejarah tugu abel tersebut ? kapan dan untuk apa tugu itu didirikan? google image link : Tugu abel.
pasti banyak yang berkata tugu itu bla..bla...bla.... dan banyak lagi cerita tentang tugu itu yang tidak benar, baik cerita mulut ke mulut atau tulisan yang berkisah seperti filem india diinternet.
Ok langsung saja kesaksian dari orang yang tau persis bagai mana tugu itu didirikan serta kisah sebelum pendirian nya.
Abel, atau lengkapnya Abel Tasman.
Wafat di Gunung Marapi tepatnya di Pucak Merpati pada tanggal 5 Juli 1992 Lebih kurang pukul 09.15 Wib Ketika sebelum wafat, mentari pagi sangat cerah dan pemandangan lepas terbuka, Saat itu para pendaki mulai ramai menuju puncak merpati.
Begitu juga dengan Abel dan kawan-kawan dari sinilah awal petaka Marapi berduka. (ini kesaksian sahabat, dan dia adalah tetangga dekat rumah yang saat itu juga mendaki Gunung Marapi, yakni Rum, Pak Us, dan Erry incek).
-Ketika lagi asyik mengabadikan foto tiba2 Marapi meletus. Dimulai dengan batuk nya yang keras, Awan panas bercampur debu serta material berhamburan dengan cepatnya, Orang-orang yang sedang berada di Puncak merpati Kalampasiangan (Panik) berlari menuruni puncak Merpati.
Sahabat saya Erri Incek yang persis sekali melihat batu seukuran bola kaki menerpa samping kepala Abel , Sementara Erry incek lengan tangan kanannya kena batu panas seukuran buah salak/rambutan, Dalam keadaan panik sedemikian rupa, Pak Jon (pendaki tuo senior) sempat mengabadikan Letusan Marapi sebanyak 2 x dalam bentuk foto.
Keadaan setelah itu benar2 kacau hujan abu belerang menyelimuti mereka saat itu pendakian di Marapi cukup ramai maklum, saat libur sekolah. Adapun setelah Marapi meletus, kondisi kawasan dibawahnya mulai gelap jalan raya koto Baru macet total.
Kembali ke Abel, beliau langsung jatuh ditempat dan mengenai tewas / tidak saat itu belum bisa dipastikan. Saat itu beliau tidak bisa dievakuasi karena situasi kondisi sangat tidak memungkinkan.
Sementara itu ada 2 orang pendaki asal Amerika bersama 2 orang guide yang ketika letusan itu terjadi berada dekat kawah. Pendaki Amerika ini mengalami luka bakar serius serta patah tulang kaki.
Melihat letusan gunung Marapi yang lumayan hebat hingga tedengar sampai ke bawah dan gunung Singgalang, para pendaki di gunung Singgalang yang ada saat itu merespon kejadian tersebut dengan segera mulai turun, Sebagian mereka banting stir menuju Marapi, Mereka ini kebanyakkan anggota Sekber di sumbar tanpa komando mereka mulai membantu dalam hal evakuasi para korban.
Setelah para pendaki Marapi berhasil turun semua, Mereka dikumpulkan di Polsek Koto baru guna pertolongan medis serta wawancara. Disimpulkan hanya 1 korban yang tertinggal yakni Abel. Mengenai beliau sudah tewas atau belum saat itu belum bisa dipastikan.
Barulah Hari kedua Tim Sar beserta relawan berhasil mengevakuasi korban. Mereka berpacu dengan waktu untuk bisa meraih jasad Abel dari situ lah korban bisa dinyatakan tewas. Menurut visum dokter korban tewas ditempat pada hari kejadian, akibat hantaman benda keras di kepalanya.
Jadi ini cerita singkatnya, dan masih segar dalam memory saya sampai saat ini. Memang saya tdk ikut mendaki ketika itu, Rencananya akan mendaki ke Marapi itu tgl 12 Julinya.
Sebelum kejadian, malam minggunya saya sempat mengantar teman2 saya itu ke koto baru (pintu pendakian) menaiki motor. Setelah itu saya dan teman pulang ke Padang sedang berita meletusnya Marapi saya dapatkan hari Senin. Maklumlah saat itu internet belum ada hanya jaringan telpon wartel yang ada.
Lanjut tentang Abel........
Adapun pemasangan PRASASTINYA sudah direncanakan akhir tahun 1993, Alhamdulillah realisasinya jadi dilaksanakan pada hari Selasa Tanggal 5 Juli 1994. diperkirakan ada sekitar seratus lebih pendaki yang ikut andil dalam pemasangan Tugu Abel.
Saya memang masih ada menyimpan foto-foto saat pemasangan Tugu Abel itu. Sayangnya masih tertinggal di kota Padang, Kebanyakan pendaki yang ikut andil dalam pemasangan Tugu itu semuanya berasal dari Padang,
Berikut kelompok2 PA yang ikut pemasangan Tugu Abel :
1- Jipala, sebagai yang punya hajat, karena Abel termasuk anggotanya.
2- KPA RAwa Rimba.
3- KPA Alpen
4- KPA Kalilawa
5- KPA Hijau.
6- KPA Kinabalu
7- Sispala Cougar SMA 4 PAdang.
8- Kelompok2 kecil lain.
Pasti kebanyakan orang khususnya pendaki era 2000-an mengira bahwa Abel tewas di posisi tugu sekarang....??
Baiklah, itu jawaban yang Salah, Adapun posisi Tugu ini ditancapkan adalah karena mengingat dan menimbang posisi Top Merpati yang sulit untuk digali, Bila di Gali akan bisa mengakibatkan tanah dan bebatuan longsor dan itu jelas sekali sangat membahayakan posisi pendaki disekitar Top Merpati.
Lalu dibuat kesepakatan bahwa tugu Abel di pasang di posisi yang sekarang ini, dengan sedikit di serongkan menghadap ke Top Merpati. Yang menandakan bahwa Abel "sedang melihat" ke Top Merpati yang berdiri gagah, sebelum ajal menjemput dan sekaligus tugu ini sebagai penanda jalur untuk naik/turun dari dan kecadas.
Kalau ,melihat face nya Abel (almh) mirip dengan Pak Ateng yang sangat aktif dikegiatan SAR Padang. Abel adalah alumni SMA 6 Padang Beliau dimakamkan didaerah gunung Pangilun Banyak para pendaki menghadiri pemakamannya.
Adapun dana dan biaya operasional yang didapatkan berasal dari uang menang lomba lintas alam yang diadakan oleh KPA Rawa Rimba yang bermarkas di Simpang Haru. dan ada juga uang yang berasal dari iuran para pendaki yang ikut simpatisan dalam hajatan acara tersebut.
Saat itu KPA Jipala sebagai Juara Ke Dua menyumbangkan seluruh uang hasil lomba tersebut untuk misi pemasangan Tugu tersebut. Untuk diketahui Jipala saat itu kekurangan orang untuk lomba lintas Alam, maka dimintalah anak Sispala Cougar SMA 4 Padang untuk berpartisipasi dalam lomba tersebut untuk turun atas nama Jipala. Tanpa ba-bi-bu, sispla Cougar menyetujuinya.
Demikian sekilas cerita memory tentang Abel (alm).
Sumber : Yth : Bapak Firdaus Tan Juang
www.facebook.com/firdaus.tanjung1
Demikian lah kisah Tentang Tugu Abel yang sekarang menjadi patokan panduan naik dan turun para pendaki dari dan menuju kawah marapi.
Yandri JG. jungleghost.org/sejarah-tugu-abel-gn-marapi/
The Ijen volcano complex is a group of stratovolcanoes, in East Java, Indonesia. It is inside a larger caldera Ijen, which is about 20 kilometers wide. The Gunung Merapi stratovolcano is the highest point of that complex. The name of this volcano resembles that of a different volcano, Mount Merapi in central Java, also known as Gunung Merapi; there is also a third volcano named Marapi in Sumatra. The name "Merapi" means "fire" in the Indonesian language.
West of Gunung Merapi is the Ijen volcano, which has a one-kilometer-wide turquoise-colored acid crater lake. The lake is the site of a labor-intensive sulfur mining operation, in which sulfur-laden baskets are carried by hand from the crater floor. Many other post-caldera cones and craters are located within the caldera or along its rim. The largest concentration of post-caldera cones forms an east/west-trending zone across the southern side of the caldera. The active crater at Kawah Ijen has an equivalent radius of 361 metres (1,184 ft), a surface of 0.41 square kilometres (0.16 sq mi). It is 200 metres (660 ft) deep and has a volume of 36 cubic hectometres (29,000 acre·ft).
The Ijen volcano complex is a group of stratovolcanoes, in East Java, Indonesia. It is inside a larger caldera Ijen, which is about 20 kilometers wide. The Gunung Merapi stratovolcano is the highest point of that complex. The name of this volcano resembles that of a different volcano, Mount Merapi in central Java, also known as Gunung Merapi; there is also a third volcano named Marapi in Sumatra. The name "Merapi" means "fire" in the Indonesian language.
West of Gunung Merapi is the Ijen volcano, which has a one-kilometer-wide turquoise-colored acid crater lake. The lake is the site of a labor-intensive sulfur mining operation, in which sulfur-laden baskets are carried by hand from the crater floor. The work is low-paid and very onerous. Workers earn around $5.50-$8.30 (Rp 50,000 - Rp 75,000) per day and once out of the crater, still need to carry their loads of sulfur chunks about three kilometers to the nearby Pultuding valley to get paid.[1]
Many other post-caldera cones and craters are located within the caldera or along its rim. The largest concentration of post-caldera cones forms an east/west-trending zone across the southern side of the caldera. The active crater at Kawah Ijen has an equivalent radius of 361 metres (1,184 ft), a surface of 0.41 square kilometres (0.16 sq mi). It is 200 metres (660 ft) deep and has a volume of 36 cubic hectometres (29,000 acre·ft).
In 2008, explorer George Kourounis took a small rubber boat out onto the acid lake to measure its acidity. The pH of the water in the crater was measured to be 0.5 due to sulfuric acid
The Ijen volcano complex is a group of stratovolcanoes in the Banyuwangi Regency of East Java, Indonesia.
It is inside a larger caldera Ijen, which is about 20 kilometres wide. The Gunung Merapi stratovolcano is the highest point of that complex. The name "Gunung Merapi" means "mountain of fire" in the Indonesian language (api being "fire"); Mount Merapi in central Java and Marapi in Sumatra have the same etymology.
West of Gunung Merapi is the Ijen volcano, which has a one-kilometre-wide turquoise-coloured acidic crater lake. The lake is the site of a labour-intensive sulfur mining operation, in which sulfur-laden baskets are carried by hand from the crater floor. The work is paid well considering the cost of living in the area, but is very onerous. Workers earn around Rp 50,000 - 75,000 ($5.50-$8.30) per day and once out of the crater, still need to carry their loads of sulfur chunks about three kilometers to the nearby Paltuding Valley to get paid.
Many other post-caldera cones and craters are located within the caldera or along its rim. The largest concentration of post-caldera cones run east-west across the southern side of the caldera. The active crater at Kawah Ijen has a diameter of 722 metres (2,369 ft) and a surface area of 0.41 square kilometres (0.16 sq mi). It is 200 metres (660 ft) deep and has a volume of 36 cubic hectometres (29,000 acre·ft).
The lake is recognised as the largest highly acidic crater lake in the world. It is also a source for the river Banyupahit, resulting in highly acidic and metal-enriched river water which has a significant detrimental effect on the downstream river ecosystem. In 2008, explorer George Kourounis took a small rubber boat out onto the acid lake to measure its acidity. The pH of the water in the crater was measured to be 0.5 due to sulfuric acid.
Since National Geographic mentioned the electric-blue flame of Ijen, tourist numbers increased. The phenomenon has occurred for a long time, but beforehand there was no midnight hiking. A two-hour hike is required to reach the rim of the crater, followed by a 45-minute hike down to the bank of the crater. The blue fire is ignited sulphuric gas, which emerges from cracks at temperatures up to 600 degrees Celsius (1,112 degrees Fahrenheit).
The flames can be up to 5 metres (16 feet) high; some of the gas condenses to liquid and is still ignited. It is the largest blue flame area in the world and local people refer to it as 'Blue Fire'.[citation needed]
An active vent at the edge of the lake is a source of elemental sulfur, and supports a mining operation. Escaping volcanic gases are channelled through a network of ceramic pipes, resulting in condensation of molten sulfur. The sulphur, which is deep red in colour when molten, pours slowly from the ends of these pipes and pools on the ground, turning bright yellow as it cools. The miners break the cooled material into large pieces and carry it away in baskets. Miners carry loads ranging from 75 kilograms (165 lb) to 90 kilograms (200 lb), up 300 metres (980 ft) to the crater rim, with a gradient of 45 to 60 degrees and then 3 kilometres (1.86 miles) down the mountain for weighing. Most miners make this journey twice a day. A nearby sugar refinery pays the miners by the weight of sulfur transported; as of September 2010, the typical daily earnings were equivalent to approximately $13 US. The miners often receive insufficient protection while working around the volcano [9] and complain of numerous respiratory afflictions. There are 200 miners, who extract 14 tons per day - about 20 percent of the continuous daily deposit.
Source: Wikipedia
The Ijen volcano complex is a group of stratovolcanoes, in East Java, Indonesia. It is inside a larger caldera Ijen, which is about 20 kilometers wide. The Gunung Merapi stratovolcano is the highest point of that complex. The name of this volcano resembles that of a different volcano, Mount Merapi in central Java, also known as Gunung Merapi; there is also a third volcano named Marapi in Sumatra. The name "Merapi" means "fire" in the Indonesian language.
West of Gunung Merapi is the Ijen volcano, which has a one-kilometer-wide turquoise-colored acid crater lake. The lake is the site of a labor-intensive sulfur mining operation, in which sulfur-laden baskets are carried by hand from the crater floor. Many other post-caldera cones and craters are located within the caldera or along its rim. The largest concentration of post-caldera cones forms an east/west-trending zone across the southern side of the caldera. The active crater at Kawah Ijen has an equivalent radius of 361 metres (1,184 ft), a surface of 0.41 square kilometres (0.16 sq mi). It is 200 metres (660 ft) deep and has a volume of 36 cubic hectometres (29,000 acre·ft).
The Ijen volcano complex is a group of stratovolcanoes, in East Java, Indonesia. It is inside a larger caldera Ijen, which is about 20 kilometers wide. The Gunung Merapi stratovolcano is the highest point of that complex. The name of this volcano resembles that of a different volcano, Mount Merapi in central Java, also known as Gunung Merapi; there is also a third volcano named Marapi in Sumatra. The name "Merapi" means "fire" in the Indonesian language.
West of Gunung Merapi is the Ijen volcano, which has a one-kilometer-wide turquoise-colored acid crater lake. The lake is the site of a labor-intensive sulfur mining operation, in which sulfur-laden baskets are carried by hand from the crater floor. Many other post-caldera cones and craters are located within the caldera or along its rim. The largest concentration of post-caldera cones forms an east/west-trending zone across the southern side of the caldera. The active crater at Kawah Ijen has an equivalent radius of 361 metres (1,184 ft), a surface of 0.41 square kilometres (0.16 sq mi). It is 200 metres (660 ft) deep and has a volume of 36 cubic hectometres (29,000 acre·ft).
The Ijen volcano complex is a group of stratovolcanoes, in East Java, Indonesia. It is inside a larger caldera Ijen, which is about 20 kilometers wide. The Gunung Merapi stratovolcano is the highest point of that complex. The name of this volcano resembles that of a different volcano, Mount Merapi in central Java, also known as Gunung Merapi; there is also a third volcano named Marapi in Sumatra. The name "Merapi" means "fire" in the Indonesian language.
West of Gunung Merapi is the Ijen volcano, which has a one-kilometer-wide turquoise-colored acid crater lake. The lake is the site of a labor-intensive sulfur mining operation, in which sulfur-laden baskets are carried by hand from the crater floor. The work is low-paid and very onerous. Workers earn around $5.50-$8.30 (Rp 50,000 - Rp 75,000) per day and once out of the crater, still need to carry their loads of sulfur chunks about three kilometers to the nearby Pultuding valley to get paid.
Many other post-caldera cones and craters are located within the caldera or along its rim. The largest concentration of post-caldera cones forms an east/west-trending zone across the southern side of the caldera. The active crater at Kawah Ijen has an equivalent radius of 361 metres (1,184 ft), a surface of 0.41 square kilometres (0.16 sq mi). It is 200 metres (660 ft) deep and has a volume of 36 cubic hectometres (29,000 acre·ft).
In 2008, explorer George Kourounis took a small rubber boat out onto the acid lake to measure its acidity. The pH of the water in the crater was measured to be 0.5 due to sulfuric acid
The Ijen volcano complex is a group of stratovolcanoes, in East Java, Indonesia. It is inside a larger caldera Ijen, which is about 20 kilometers wide. The Gunung Merapi stratovolcano is the highest point of that complex. The name of this volcano resembles that of a different volcano, Mount Merapi in central Java, also known as Gunung Merapi; there is also a third volcano named Marapi in Sumatra. The name "Merapi" means "fire" in the Indonesian language.
West of Gunung Merapi is the Ijen volcano, which has a one-kilometer-wide turquoise-colored acid crater lake. The lake is the site of a labor-intensive sulfur mining operation, in which sulfur-laden baskets are carried by hand from the crater floor. The work is low-paid and very onerous. Workers earn around $5.50-$8.30 (Rp 50,000 - Rp 75,000) per day and once out of the crater, still need to carry their loads of sulfur chunks about three kilometers to the nearby Pultuding valley to get paid.
Many other post-caldera cones and craters are located within the caldera or along its rim. The largest concentration of post-caldera cones forms an east/west-trending zone across the southern side of the caldera. The active crater at Kawah Ijen has an equivalent radius of 361 metres (1,184 ft), a surface of 0.41 square kilometres (0.16 sq mi). It is 200 metres (660 ft) deep and has a volume of 36 cubic hectometres (29,000 acre·ft).
In 2008, explorer George Kourounis took a small rubber boat out onto the acid lake to measure its acidity. The pH of the water in the crater was measured to be 0.5 due to sulfuric acid
The Ijen volcano complex is a group of stratovolcanoes, in East Java, Indonesia. It is inside a larger caldera Ijen, which is about 20 kilometers wide. The Gunung Merapi stratovolcano is the highest point of that complex. The name of this volcano resembles that of a different volcano, Mount Merapi in central Java, also known as Gunung Merapi; there is also a third volcano named Marapi in Sumatra. The name "Merapi" means "fire" in the Indonesian language.
The Ijen volcano complex is a group of stratovolcanoes, in East Java, Indonesia. It is inside a larger caldera Ijen, which is about 20 kilometers wide. The Gunung Merapi stratovolcano is the highest point of that complex. The name of this volcano resembles that of a different volcano, Mount Merapi in central Java, also known as Gunung Merapi; there is also a third volcano named Marapi in Sumatra. The name "Merapi" means "fire" in the Indonesian language.
West of Gunung Merapi is the Ijen volcano, which has a one-kilometer-wide turquoise-colored acid crater lake. The lake is the site of a labor-intensive sulfur mining operation, in which sulfur-laden baskets are carried by hand from the crater floor. The work is low-paid and very onerous. Workers earn around $5.50-$8.30 (Rp 50,000 - Rp 75,000) per day and once out of the crater, still need to carry their loads of sulfur chunks about three kilometers to the nearby Pultuding valley to get paid
The Ijen volcano complex is a group of stratovolcanoes, in East Java, Indonesia. It is inside a larger caldera Ijen, which is about 20 kilometers wide. The Gunung Merapi stratovolcano is the highest point of that complex. The name of this volcano resembles that of a different volcano, Mount Merapi in central Java, also known as Gunung Merapi; there is also a third volcano named Marapi in Sumatra. The name "Merapi" means "fire" in the Indonesian language.
West of Gunung Merapi is the Ijen volcano, which has a one-kilometer-wide turquoise-colored acid crater lake. The lake is the site of a labor-intensive sulfur mining operation, in which sulfur-laden baskets are carried by hand from the crater floor. The work is low-paid and very onerous. Workers earn around $5.50-$8.30 (Rp 50,000 - Rp 75,000) per day and once out of the crater, still need to carry their loads of sulfur chunks about three kilometers to the nearby Pultuding valley to get paid.
Many other post-caldera cones and craters are located within the caldera or along its rim. The largest concentration of post-caldera cones forms an east/west-trending zone across the southern side of the caldera. The active crater at Kawah Ijen has an equivalent radius of 361 metres (1,184 ft), a surface of 0.41 square kilometres (0.16 sq mi). It is 200 metres (660 ft) deep and has a volume of 36 cubic hectometres (29,000 acre·ft).
In 2008, explorer George Kourounis took a small rubber boat out onto the acid lake to measure its acidity. The pH of the water in the crater was measured to be 0.5 due to sulfuric acid.
Titled "sense of beauty and it's virtues, from the motherland since the beginning of time (koto baru lake and marapi mountain" by Erizal As (Indonesia) on oil, teak wood and canvas display at Gajah Gallery, Tanjong Pagar Distripark.
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Bukittinggi, girls posing in front of Gunung Marapi
Marapi (also known as Merapi or Berapi) is a complex volcano in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Its name means Mountain of Fire, and it is the most active volcano in Sumatra. Its elevation is 2,891 metres.
According to legend, the mountain is the site first settled by the Minangkabau people after their ship landed on the mountain when it was the size of an egg and surrounded by water. There are large numbers of upright burial stones in the region which are oriented in the direction of the mountain, indicating its cultural significance.
(source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Marapi)