Mt. Sorik Merapi

I recently had the good fortune of getting a lot of vocation this year. Start from enrolled Forester community I begun my journey by exploring jungle and other vocation Such as; jungle trek, exploring a wonderful cave, river boating, rafting and camping. Then continued by Java island trip and I still have a lot of journey afterwards.  Is this my Hoki lucky year?? Hm hm hm.. I don’t really think so. Coz I still have a lot of unreached resolution. But nevertheless, I must be thanks to Allah swt for all that I have.

Hell yeah, I have to say my journey this time is fucking amazing. Actually I’ve been go Hiking for a couples of times nearby my hometown. But for this time I don’t say it’s hiking, coz the mountain is small and it’s easy to reach the top. So, let’s say this is the 1^st time for me to go hiking in my life, coz it’s the REAL Mountain. I waited so long to make my dreams to go there comes true and in due course, I got it.  Yeah.. Decky, He is the man. I gotta say thanks for this chance dude. Maybe it’s stereotype for you guys, but for me it’s so special hehe. I am truly impressed. I don’t know why or where the winds come from, this friend choose me to be his partner to go with other friends too. He said “don’t tell anyone, its secret trip”. But I figure it out and I was just feeling lucky to be. In the early October, we started our trip to Sorik Merapi Mountain.

Volcano crater, in the top of Sorik Merapi Mountain by the green color

Mt. Sorik Merapi is a mountain which includes to Batang Gadis National heritage area. Officially, it’s placed in Sibanggor Julu village, Sub Puncak Sorik Merapi, Mandailing Natal, and Sumatera Utara. It’s an active mountain by 2.145 meters height. In the top of the mountain, there is a volcano lake. This mountain noted erupted in seven times. They are in 1830, 1879, 1892, 1893, 1917, 1970 and 1986. In the last eruption, this mountain exploded a lot of dust and volcano streamed down up to Sub Pasaman in West Sumatra. It includes into Normal & active category, which is why the activity keeps watching. The spot monitoring of Mt. Sorik Merapi located in Sibanggor Tonga Sub Puncak Sorik Merapi.

thanks Toyota Rush for taking us 🙂

special menu, chef by Mr. Rahmat

Mr. Eko, Rahmat, Saleh, decky and I get away from Sidimpuan at 3 pm by Toyota Rush (thanks Toyota). During the trips, Mr. Eko made some brilliant joke which quite good entertained us. Nevertheless, many of us enjoyed the trip by sleeping but me. Like I told you in my old posting, I don’t wanna spend my time just for sleeping E’en in my trip. Because I want to enjoy all of the landscape, watching people around and enjoying the hole sensation on the road. Wow.. What a nice trip. Before we went heading to Sorik, we made sure that we will not be starvation. Immediately, Mr. Rahmat female sense was come out. She (ops, I mean He) went shopping some stuff and material we need, because we wanted to make a special dinner before hiking, So that we have a lot of energy.
We arrived at 6.30 pm. I think I had a lot of impressing from the beginning up to the end of my trip in Sorik. There’s the unique one of this village, the entire house has a thatched roof and made of black husk. It sounds so traditional and beautiful. It’s totally impressed me a lot. Another thing which takes my attention is the public mosque. It’s really unique too and wow. How comes an elegant & precious mosque existed in this small village?? (I wondering in my mind) and actually the architect is come from India and has a Moorish architecture. My wonderfulness is not over yet, till I saw the general traditional house in there. Wow.. It’s extremely fucking made me feel amazed to be in this village. All around you offering calmness and a peaceful by its own admirable that it has.

the traditional house the roof made by the black husk

The sun is hiding behind of the great huge mountain; it’s noticed us that it’s Maghreb. Some of us prepared to go praying and some other was preparing the tent and several cooking stuff. I make sure to full filled my obligation to Allah 1^st, then get closed with other friends to fix everything. In 30 minutes, our Cool tent, the campfire and the kitchen spot is ready, ready to Rock! We had a lot of fun among us, making some jokes while doing everything. Alhamdulillah I was not being a victim in teasing. Saleh take a part to be hehehe. We all were just like we have had a long friendship; in fact this is the 1^st trip that we did together. After the barbeque and the dinner are over we planed to go sleep because we need to go hiking in the mid night so that we can enjoy the sunrise. But all the planning is ruined. Coz we spent 2 hours to argue and a little bit quarrels with the guide. He offered the price so expensive, that’s why we asked him to make it low. In due course, we have to put out Rp. 300.000 to go.

me, with my complete costume; headlamp, scarf and absolutely with my lovely tent

My alarm was yelling, I woke ‘em up. We got a breakfast then ready to go. The 1^st path is determined you’re successful to climb up, because it’s so extreme and has a long high way to go. But the trick is we must slow down, so we don’t spend a lot of energy and it’s not so exhausted. Everybody had a headlamp, coz we went in the mid night. A half hours trip, we arrived in mining district. Haha again, the plan is messy. The sunrise came up before arrived in the top of the mountain. We were too late. However, we still enjoyed it and the view. I felt so calm and peaceful when I heard and saw all the nature sounds; the bird, the winds, the sunrise and the landscape, what a picturesque. It was the 1^st impression meddles in the jungle. Then we meddle in to Batang Gadis National Heritage. This is the gate, the gate between the civil land and the National Heritage. As the tradition, we need to do Adz an before entering the area. Then, Mr. Eko took a part.

mid night trip, Saleh keep with his style

kinda tired 😦

sunrise came up before we are in the top

one path and so dangerous!

the rest of his energy and keep saying hallo 🙂

We kept going with a complete supply. As long as the trip, we had a lot of fun. Making jokes, laughing, telling experiences and absolutely with a hard brief. Then we passed trough a big jungle with a hug trees aside us, and we meddle in the area which has a huge tropical plant. Then here I felt so cold and only this plant that you can find in this area, no others. Afterwards, we arrived to another different spot; this area is planted by clump special plateau plants which growing in a Craggie land and has about 50-80 cm height

i dare my self to stand on it

i am equals with the cloud

don’t you think it’s nice ? 🙂

Then, after passing that area, it would be an open large area that possible for you to see the top of Sorik Merapi. Our spirit was on fire, with the rest of my energy, I kept walking and sometimes fawn. And finally at 12 on the dot we reached the top. Alhamdulillah…. All of my tired is paid after I step my feet in the top. There you can find the volcano lake with its green exotic color. And we called it by the highest lake in North Sumatra. I could see everything from the top without any barrier. Felt so remarkable and I am speechless to describe how beautiful it is. Unforgettable experience and I couldn’t take my eyes off when I saw all of the beautiful view that I could see from the top. Maybe this is the answer of people weird’s question. Why I always love to go hiking. I am sorry I can’t describe how remarkable it is.

I spent more time to listen my favorite song “beautiful world” Jim brick man while starring to the view. What a nice scenery and beautiful moment. It reminded me to my trip in Bromo Mountain. After made this moment in to memory by taking some pictures and video, we got launch, praying then after all satisfied, we back down.