carstensz expedition
Anticipation of bad weather before fly to Basecamp during summit day climbing IS OUR CONCERN
CARSTENSZ PYRAMID EXPEDITION - BY CHOPPER TO BASE CAMP
Duration: 10 DAYS / 09 NIGHTS
START/FINISH: BALI
Grade: VERY CHALLENGING
DAY 01: ARRIVAL BALI / JAKARTA
Upon your international arrival in Bali or Jakarta International airport. You’ll meet our staff at the tropical paradise country “Indonesia”. To start your Carstensz Pyramid expedition there is welcoming meeting day. As it is a long journey international flight to Indonesia, and we’ll spend this day as checking climbing gear and having welcome team meetings. Tonight we’ll have “Welcome Dinner” and prepare for the early morning domestic flights to Papua.
DAY 02: DEPARTURE TIMIKA (PAPUA)
Our domestic flights from Bali / Jakarta to Timika, Papua generally leave very early in the morning and we’ll arrive in Timika early in the day. We will spend the rest of the day preparing for morning helicopter flight to yellow valley base camp nearly to Lakes valley (Lembah Danau – Danau).
DAY 03: TIMIKA - BASE CAMP
By chartered Chopper, we will fly directly to Yellow Valley, Carstensz Base Camp (4300 m). Upon arrival at Base Camp, we can take a rest and prepare for the Summit Day on the next day. Flying time of Helicopter from Timika to Yellow Valley return is about 1 hour. If we depart at dawn in a very clear weather, we can make 3 departures to Yellow Valley. In the afternoon the weather will be too hazy and it will cut off the range of visibility of the pilot. Each departure only able to carry maximum 3 passengers.
DAY 04: BASE CAMP ACCLIMATIZATION
Acclimatize at Base Camp. We will spend the day acclimatizing to the high altitude and preparing for our summit push.
DAY 05: EXTRA DAY CONCERN TO WEATHER
Another day at Base Camp as we will spend for bad day weather. Anticipation of bad weather before Chopper fly to Basecamp during climbing.
DAY 06: CARSTENSZ PYRAMID SUMMIT
Today we’ll get an early start to try to beat the afternoon rain. It is typically 6-8 hour push to the Carstensz summit and we hope to enjoy the sunrise on the summit ridge. Wake up at 1.30 am. Take breakfast and prepare for climbing equipment. At about 2am start to reach the summit. After summit, return to base camp and stay overnight.
DAY 07: EXTRA DAY CONCERN TO WEATHER
Another day at Base Camp as we will spend for bad day weather. Anticipation of bad weather before Chopper fly to Basecamp during climbing.
DAY 08: FLIGHT RETURN TO TIMIKA
Today, we will fly back to Timika airport by helicopter. Out from Yellow Valley Base Camp, your accommodation will be provided at hotel in Timika. Recovery time and free program.
DAY 09: DOMESTIC FLIGHT TO BALI
Today you will have domestic flight to Bali International airport. We’ll return to the beautiful island, where you can do rest of the day. After breakfast, we will be transferred to Mosez Kilangen Airport, Timika, and then we will fly back to Denpasar by Garuda Indonesia. Stay overnight at hotel in Bali.
DAY 10: INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT HOME
Today is your international flight back to home. END OF EXPEDITION
APPROACH TO BASECAMp
Its a great experience of this expedition while you seating on cabin choper approach to Carstensz Pyramid base camp. As we usually fly to base camp by first flight on the clearly morning as we hope by one reach the yellow valley base camp. Then we will spend one day acclimatization and preparing before our summit push on the next day.