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Carstensz Pyramid’s Rainforests >On day 3 we left Suanggama to head into the bush where our trek officially began. After a few hours I definitely felt like I was in the jungle and was happy to finally be on my way towards Carstensz Pyramid. I…

Carstensz Pyramid’s Villages After visiting more than 50 countries, I believe West Papua is easily one of the most remote and unique places I have ever been to. Just getting to Carstensz Pyramid is a serious adventure by itself, and such a trip is nearly…

Climbing Carstensz PyramidSummit Day The summit climb began at 1 A.M. when we woke up and threw on our gear and did a one-hour hike to the base of Carstensz Pyramid. I was extremely happy to see the night full of stars with not a…

Carstensz Pyramid’s Highlands Day 4 of our expedition started by immediately going up a steep muddy hill that was followed by a relentless ridge. As we continued our hike towards Carstensz Pyramid it was clear we were out of the rain forest. We had entered…

Puncak Jaya or Carstensz Pyramid Climbing Season & Difficulty – My Trip Originally when the Seven Summits were first climbed, Mt. Kosciusko was chosen as the peak for this region since it was the highest in mainland Australia at 7,310 feet or 2,228 meters. As…

Continued from the North Col From Camp II, the top of Mt. Everest doesn’t appear far at all. It almost looks like you can hike straight towards it without a rope, but the route is actually deceptively exposed and steep. Since our Camp II was…

Mt Everest’s North Col & High Camps Continued from ABC Trek From Mt. Everest’s Tibet Base Camp to Advanced Base Camp, the journey so far was nothing but hiking. Directly from ABC however, we could see the North Col looming in front of us. This…