MOUNT RINJANI, LOMBOK
A Trail Less Taken
Located between the mountains of Rinjani and Sankareang, the Torean trail offers panoramic variety. First, the climber goes though thick forest, dense brush, down a valley, through undulating rivers, waterfalls and a few hot water holes, flowing down onto a cave. This trail is a harder but far interesting route towards Mount Rinjani than the better known Senaru and Sembalun.
November 19, 2013
The sound of dogs barking carried through the darkness that cold, misty morning in Torean. Our footsteps on the rocky dirt road in this hamlet at the foot of Mount Rinjani drew us closer to the dogs, and they began to bark even more loudly. "The dogs help us guard the cornfields, cocoa plantation and cows," said Amak Herni, 56, a local senior porter.
Wemyself, photographer Tony Hartawan and two experienced climbers from Lombok, Safriyudi and Ruslan
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