I am pleased to announce that I will be organizing two regional expeditions in 2014 that will be open to a limited number of participants: Jade Mountain (Yushan), the highest mountain in Taiwan in April 2-6, 2014 as well as Mt. Rinjani, one of the Indonesia's highest volcanoes, in May 2-5, 2014.
The Jade Mountain hike will be my 6th hiking trip and 16th separate hike in Taiwan after successful ascents of Holy Ridge, Snow Mountain, Cilai Ridge, and many others. On the other hand, Mt. Rinjani will be my 3rd hiking trip and 7th separate hike in Indonesia.
JADE MOUNTAIN ITINERARY
April 2-6, 2014
Day 1 - Arrival in Taipei
Day 2 -Travel to trailhead
Day 3 - Ascent to 3400 MASL lodge
Day 4 - Summit assault then descend; head back to Taipei
Day 5 - Return to Mania (or sidetrip to Taroko or Taipei)
MT. RINJANI ITINERARY
May 2-7, 2014
Day 1 - Travel to Lombok via Bali or Kuala Lumpur
Day 2 - Mataram to Sembalun Lawang village
Day 3 - Trek to the crater rim of Mt. Rinjani
Day 4 - Summit assault then descent to lake
Day 5 - Back to village then proceed to Mataram
Day 6 - Return to Manila (or sidetrip to Bali)
I will send the details to those who are seriously interested to join the climb. The budget for each climb has not been finalized yet but it will definitely be lower than the Mt. Kinabalu trips I organized before.
The hike is open to anyone interested in climbing mountains abroad with sufficient experience in multi-day hikes in the Philippines or abroad. To those who are seriously interested, please contact me at gideon@pinoymountaineer.com.