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Your Carstensz Pyramid Expedition is start from Zebra Wall (3.500m), this Zebra names come from the unique motif like Zebra skin on that rock wall. This motif was naturally created thousands years ago.

From this point to the Carstensz Base Camp will take 3,5 hours slow walk in the middle of valley surrounding with rocky wall. The trail is quiet easy with mud and sharp rock a long the way. Before enter the Base Camp Area, you will pass 3 lakes, usually called lake 1, lake 2 and lake 3. This lake is come from rain and glazer. The trail here will be more difficult.

You should pass the "Pintu angin" or Wind Door in English; this is the gate to enter the valley of Base Camp Area. Wind is blow very strong here and your steps here need a little scrambling. After that passing flat area with many small lake, then arrive at the Base Camp "Lembah Danau-Danau" or Lakes Valley (4.200m).

From BC you can see Carstensz Summit, Jaya Summit (Ngapulu) and East Carstensz. Stop here for a full day, rest and prepare for your summit bid. The Summit attack is usually starting on 02:00 - 03:00. It is depend on climbing condition. The normal climbing duration for summit (slow one) take 12 hours, from BC and return to BC.

Carstensz Pyramid climbing is using fixed rope, artificial climbing skills is very important here. Please pay attention to the recommended climbing Equipment, make sure you bring everything in that list. These methods provide safety climbing and best summit chance.

First pitch for the first rope is 1.5 hours from the BC, walking up to the foot step of the summit. Climbing the first rope will need ascender to climb up 55? wall for about 60m high. You will do this climbing trough some rope until you get the big terrace, this flat terrace give rest advantage before start summit pitch. To get the summit pitch will be need 15 minutes walk on rock (basically the terrain is rock, sharp and wet).

Ascending to summit will be more difficult with up to 60? wall and 45-50m high, this will take you to summits ridge. Safe your power by moving slowly but sure or follow your optimum tempo. From the summit ridge you can see the landscape of mining below, the virgin rain forest jungle of Papua and Arafura Sea. However you can all of these only in the clear day and no cloud below the summit ridge.

You are walking on the Ridge to get the Carstensz Pyramid Summit, the path here is only 2-3m wide - walk carefully. From this point need about 1,5 hours to the summit. Before get the summit the climbing will be more difficult, you should pass 3 creck. There is two options to pass these creck, with higher difficulty level then the first climbing. First is rappelling down, walk pass the bottom of this creck and ascend in a vertical ascending (about 8m). The other way is crossing this by a line bridge using pulley and belay rope. This is very interesting and challenging part.