Climbing Mount Ijen

 Mount Ijen is one of the highest volcanoes in Java.  This volcano has beautiful view of other surrounding  mountains, such as mount Raung, Meranti and mount Merapi

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Mount Ijen has an elevation about 2700 . l trekked up mount Ijen with a couple friends from Australia recently  We started our trekking from Bali, took a ferry to Gilimanuk harbor to Java . We usually start this trip at 12.30 am local time, a very early morning by jeep drive to the parking area where the climb up mount Ijen begins.

When l arrived at about  the middle point l started losing my power.  I took a 15 minute rest and after drinking hot tea and plain bread I had my energy back.  I continued climbing, and finally l made it to the top.

To see tee the "blue fire" of the crater, climbers need to start at dawn to reach the crater before 5 am.  After 5am the blue fire will be gone because of the sun day light.  

At the top we got to see the sun rise.  There were a couple of miners at work, mining sulfur.  

What a breathtaking view of the sunrise and surrounding moutains.

Highly Acidid Lake

I suggest you climb Mount Ijen between June and August because the position of the sun is still a bit on the southest, making for a good sun rise viewing.

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