In the car; Rinjani clouded over; looks cold and damp
My hotel room
View from my veranda
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Inside my hotel room
Sendang Gile Waterfall
Tu Kelep Waterfall
John doing his warm up hike
A selfie with my guide
Name of our hotel
View close to sunset
Three cute but mean monkies!!
clouds breaking up on Rinjani
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Sunrise on Mt Rinjani......looking good for the climb!!
Abul ready to go!!
Position 1; going good!!!
Abul and Alam
Postion Extra....still doing good!!!
A covered platform for people to rest
Abul cooking lunch
Alam the porter; he had the hardest job!
Abul and Alam eating their lunhc; a very spicy rice
There it is....the rim......and the rock field!!
The crater rim at Mt Rinjani.....8664' high.....it was an emotional high for sure!!!
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Panoramic view of the crater rim
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Mt Rinjani summit.....another 3000' high
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Various other camps
My tent being setup!!
The summit at sunset!!
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Looking west towards Bali.....impressive cloud!
Abul cooking dinner
Tasting his chicken vegetable curry
Sunrise looking northeast
Sunrise on the summit
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Sunrise looking west towards Bali
Mount Agung in Bali
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John and Abul at the crater rim!!
KM marker 7.5 at the crater rim
The 2nd day....looking back up the final ridege and the rock field
The pictures make it look easier than what I remember!!
Views going down
Abul being Abul!!
My view looking up; that's the rim on the right
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That's the first ridge after Position 3; I was thinking that was the top; NOT
Clouds coming in
Monkeys at Position 3
Abul cooking lunch
Chicken, vegetables, egg omelet with a rice cracker over fried rice; yummers!!
Abul and Alam
John and Abul at the bottom; oh praise be!!!!
Abul on Mystic
Kathy and Abul
John and Abul in the pilot house
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