Veni, Vidi, Vici: I Came, I Saw, I Conquered the Ijen Volcano

Posted in: Go Green, Photoblog, Sports & Adventure by admin on April 1, 2017

Activity  : Trekking, Hiking & Mountains
Location : East Java
Trip        : October 2016

“Flight to Surabaya, the second big city in Indonesia. Continue with 5 hours drive to Bondowoso for overnight and 1.5 hours wild drive to the foot of Volcano. And the adventure begins with 2 hours climb walks to an altitude of 2400 meter above sea level. Despite the hardship you might think, it really nothing when you realise finally you conquered the Ijen Volcano. It was very cold on the particular morning (5 degree Celsius) and huge clouds of sulphur smoke would blow into you for about 20-30 seconds at a time. But after all, being in the Ijen which has the biggest crater lake in the world is an experience that is second to none. You won’t even really put it into words properly, but the feeling is something along the lines of pure insignificance. The area is so wide, the lake is so deep, it’s actually almost incomprehensible to understand how nature did all of this, and how long it must have taken. Left your heart in breathtaking Ijen Volcano, and let your hat comes well and truly off to the local miners. Visit this place for no other reason than to gain some kind of genuine empathy with the incredibly tough men, young and old, who make a living here. Respect. – Photographed by: Deddy Priyanto, Dian Jelita & Timothy Allen”

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