Perform mountaineering activities will be more interesting if you also know the history and potential and challenges of the mountains that will climb, because each mountain has its own peculiarities. Includes Mount Tambora. Mountain which is located on the island of Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara has a history of extensive eruption usual. Almost 2 centuries ago, or exactly on the date 11 April 1815 Mount Tambora which was estimated to have a height of more than 4300 masl has destroyed a third of his own body.
High mountain is now only 2850 meters above sea level. However, another thing that is now the main attraction of Mount Tambora is an incredible crater spectacular course. The crater formed by volcanic activity in 1815 has the diameter greater than 7 km and a depth of more than 1 km. To be able to climb to the lip of the crater or the top of Mount Tambora, a commonly used route is via the village of Pancasila. The village is located in the northwest foot of Mount Tambora was one starting point ascent to the summit of Mount Tambora.
Along the way to Pancasila village of Bima City or Town Dompu, you'll be presented with a typical African landscape that has been your usual watch on television. Expanse of hills, dry land, ground color of brownish yellow and covered with trees and shrubs savannah or grass fields interspersed with trees, dry area, it is really like in Africa. Even the views of bays and beautiful beaches along the coast of Sumbawa Island trip will increase your click amazed.
If you have chance to reach the top of Tambora and thrilling feeling of awe, that's what comes to your mind when standing on the broad plains of the giant crater this. Edelweiss groves that grow in between the layers of the plains of the crater also gives its uniqueness. To be sure of this crater is really incredible. Deep bottom of the crater Tambora seen vast inland areas.
Interestingly, the most bottom of the crater is seen grass grow. A small volcano located in the middle of the crater increased the exotic and spectacular crater of Tambora. In the language of the Milky volcano called Doro Afi Toi, which means a small volcano. Landscape walls towering crater is also quite stunning. Layers of the walls shows the enormous scale of the eruption at that time. The morning sun that rises from the east made the scene more mysterious crater.
According to historical records, the eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815 was the largest eruption since the eruption of Lake Toba. Explosion itself has entered seven Volcanic Explosivity scale. The eruption is the largest eruption since the eruption of Lake Toba in 1815. According to literature the cracking noise was heard on Sumatra island (more than 2,000 km). Abu vulkaniknya spread and fall in Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Java, and Maluku. The number of casualties caused quite a lot of more than 92,000 inhabitants.
As a result of this eruption has even led to changes in world climate. The following year (1816) in North America and continental Europe, there has been a drastic climate change. In that year there has been a prolonged winter. Where is the world knew him as "The Year Without a Summer" or Year Without Summer. The result is crop failure and massive death of livestock in the northern hemisphere so menimblkan worst famine that occurred in the 19th century.
A hill that looks spiky, brownish barren stands firmly on the west side of the crater. Hill, known also as "Doro Meleme" - the pointed mountain - that is what is now the highest peak after the eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815. To reach the highest peak, from the lip of the crater you still have to walk again with travel time about 25 minutes. What to watch by you is when approaching the summit. If you do not want to tip or slip you must proceed cautiously because of climbing terrain covered with sand and gravel.
On top of this you can find a triangulation - a marker peg height - which is made of cement as high as approximately five feet. From here in addition to views of the crater, looks too far to the west peak of Mount Rinjani and of course the open sea. It was an incredible sight.
For I or perhaps anyone who has and can see the giant crater of Mount Tambora would love, happy and proud because it could be above the peak and witness spectacular mountain that has been recorded in the history of the world. Mount the eruptions have rocked the world and also change the world civilization. Not much it seems that after a while Mount Tambora serve as a world heritage and tourist destinations or historical mountain mountaineering history.
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