MOUNTAIN guideS
our mountain guides
Our primary mountain guides get more than 10 years of experience in Carstensz Expedition, and have reached more than 25 summits escorting international groups. Let’s say, it hardly ever be a reason for unavailable guide on the day of the expedition due to various conditions, as they can replace each other.
They are also rock climbing instructors whose equipped by advanced mountain rescue skills. In addition, we have a second team of junior mountain guides who sometimes get involve as assistants at Base Camp.
As our support team, we have two technical & logistic support crews who settled in Bali & Timika for many years. They support all guest needs related to the Carstensz expedition.
CARSTENSZ GUIDEs TEAM
RAYMOND RENGKUNG
He was born in Manado and has been active in outdoor activities since he was a student at Indonesian Christian University of Tomohon Minahasa. Since 2007, Raymond Rengkung contribute to 37 successful summits of Carstensz expedition as professional mountain guide. Holds a mountain guide license and as a Board member of the North Sulawesi Mountaineers Association in the Tomohon region, Minahasa. Best achievement as professional rafting athlete from North Sulawesi by joining the Indonesia rafting championship for several times.
ARLEN BOTCH
Arlen Botch is our mountain guide living in Manado, and he is currently the Chief of the Indonesian Mountaineers Association of North Sulawesi. Beside the member Search and Rescue National Agency as first aid technique. He has the rock climbing instructor certification of SEACF (South East Asia Climbing Federation), also holds a Certificate of Competence as a Mountain Guide and Ecotourism from the Indonesian Tourist Guide Profession Certificate Board. Experienced as a tour guide since 2007, Arlen Botch is our expedition leader who has contributed to 47 successful summits of Carstensz expedition escorted many international climbers since 2011.
Carstensz is a relatively unvisited and remote climb, offering a truly unique journey from dense low jungle to high technical rock, snow and ice, as well as extraordinary cultural exchange with remote native tribes of Papua New Guinea.
HATTA GAHARU
He was born in Sorong (West Papua) but raised and studied in Manado. Since then, he participated and joined rafting association, outdoor activity club and mountaineering association. Currently, Hatta is the Treasurer of the North Sulawesi Mountaineers Association. He is certified flying guide, pilot also paragliding and paramotor instructors in Manado and its surroundings. As a professional mountain guide, Hatta Gaharu escorted many international climbers and contribute to 51 successful summits of Carstensz expedition since 2010.
Climbing and traveling in Papua entails a great deal of uncertainty and requires tremendous flexibility. In addition to the fickle equatorial weather amplified by high altitudes, political and bureaucratic challenges exist and can hinder the progress of the expedition.
For these reasons we build additional flexibility into our itinerary and request that all team members fully understand the nature of where we are going, and the unforeseeable changes to our day to day itinerary that may occur.
Carstensz Pyramid summit day is a one day climb, necessitating a pre-dawn departure to avoid the afternoon equatorial precipitation. The climbing is a moderate technical challenge, involving mostly rock scrambling and a few sections of mid 5th class difficulty. Proficiency with fixed ropes, ascenders, rappelling, and experience rock climbing are required.
LUCKY KOLOMPOY
Since 2014, Lucky Kolompoy has resigned from China National Offshore Oil Corporation then started to get involved as a guide in Carstensz Expedition and contribute to 28 successful summits, escorted many international climbers. Holds a Certificate of Competence as a Mountain Guide from the Indonesian Tourist Guide Profession Certificate Board. As a member of Indonesian Mountain Guide association in North Sulawesi, Lukcy has advanced skill of mountaineering navigation, handling mountain hazard, expedition logistic & support, horizontal and technical vertical rescue.
