carstensz expedition
Our expedition to climb Carstensz Pyramid (4.884M) as one of the world's seven summit in Papua, Indonesia. We choose to use helicopters for our current expeditions because we see this as the best chance to provide a successful expedition while meeting the logistical challenges of traveling in Papua.
CARSTENSZ PYRAMID EXPEDITION - HELICOPTER TO BASE CAMP
Duration: 10 DAYS / 09 NIGHTS
START/FINISH: BALI
Grade: VERY CHALLENGING
DAY 01: ARRIVAL BALI OR 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 TO 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: HELICOPTER TO BASE CAMP
Fly by helicopter to Carstensz
Pyramid Base Camp (BC). We hope to fly to base camp first thing in the
morning depending on good weather.
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 FOR WEATHER
Another day at Base Camp as we will spend for bad day weather.
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.
DAY 07: EXTRA DAY FOR WEATHER
Another day at Base Camp as we will spend for bad day weather.
DAY 08: FLIGHT BACK TO TIMIKA AIRPORT
Today, we will fly back to Timika airport. Again, we hope to fly early in the morning,
and will catch our return flight to Bali / Jakarta.
DAY 09: DOMESTIC FLIGHT TO BALI OR JAKARTA
Domestic flight to Bali / Jakarta International airport. We’ll
return to the beautiful island, where you can do rest of the day.
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 two hours reach the yellow valley base camp. Then we will spend one day acclimatization and preparing before our summit push on the next day.