Mount Trikora

Mount Trikora Papua is one of the highest mountains in Indonesia that really makes you seemed to stay above the cloud are all located on the mainland of Papua. In the third place there Puncak Trikora with a height that reaches 4,750 meters above sea far left Mount Kerinci that exist only in the range of 3.8 thousand meters above sea level.

Trikora peak is known to have other names as Wilhelmina Peak and can be found in the east Sudirman Range. Prior to 1962, the peak of the mountain is covered with snow, but after the snow disappears due to global warming. This mountain heights had become the second highest before finally performed repeated measurements using SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission), revealed that Puncak Mandala beside him turned out higher than 10 meters.

Still in Papua, Puncak Trikora (Wilhemina Peak) can be found east of the Sudirman Range. Just like Puncak Mandala, one of the highest peaks in Papua was once covered by snow, but since 1962, no longer visible in the snow solid standing as high as 4,750 meters, Puncak Trikora could be considered as the second highest mountain in Indonesia after the Puncak Jaya. However, data from SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission) shows that the peak Trikora less high than its neighbors, Puncak Mandala.

Trikora or Ettiakup peak is a mountain located in West Papua, Indonesia. Trikora peak has Dipterokarp Hill forest, forest Dipterokarp Upper Montane forests, and the Forest Ericaceous or mountain forest. In the reign of the Netherlands this mountain known as Wilhelminatop

In the midst of the euphoria of ordinary people climb mountains, far from the frenetic news, a sweet note made Student Nature Lovers University of Indonesia (UI Mapala). Exactly on January 27, 2013, the team successfully completed the expedition Mapala UI Puncak Trikora, Papua. They managed to create new paths to climbing lane Puncak Trikora through (direct climbing).

Trikora expedition to the summit of the 4,750 meter altitude above sea level was done six members Mapala Trikora UI climb to the summit by way of climbing it was first done. Previously, climbers reach the summit Trikora using the normal path, "said Agi, greeting Fandhi, who acted as chairman of the expedition team, Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at the Secretariat Mapala UI, building Pusgiwa, Depok, West Java.

In order to achieve peak Trikora, the team used a technique of climbing the Himalayas. "How this is done for reasons safer and better ensure success," said Agi, who had twice to Puncak Trikora and six times to the summit of Carstensz Pyramid.

In engineering the Himalayas, climbing is done in stages, which can take several days. Once the teams reach a certain height, they would return to the camp for a break and resumed the next day. This is different from the Alps technique, where the climbers did not return to camp, but hang on a rope.