Perhaps in an attempt to lure more tourists, many people in Lombok like to tell you: “You can see Bali in Lombok but you can’t see Lombok in Bali.” Kitsch as it may sound, at least there’s some truth in that. Dominating the landscape of Bali’s smaller eastern neighbor, is Mt Rinjani, where on a clear day, Bali and Lombok’s other neighbor islands, can be seen from its summit.

At 3,726m, the peak of Mt. Rinjani to