Our story
Born at the foot
of Mount Rinjani.
A small crew of guides, porters and cooks from Sembalun and Senaru, leading climbers up our home mountain since 2015.
Since 2015
One guide, a borrowed tent 
and a mountain we already called home.
Our founder grew up in Sembalun Lawang, carrying supplies for climbers long before he led them. Rinjani Atlas began when he started guiding small groups himself — and kept every lesson the mountain taught him.
2015
One guide, one trail
The first small groups set off from Sembalun with a single guide and a tent borrowed from a neighbor.
2018
The crew grows
Neighbors join as porters and cooks — paid fairly from day one, and still with us today.
2021
North to Senaru
We open the rainforest route from Senaru and longer trips down to the Segara Anak lake.
Today
Open trips for everyone
Fixed dates and small groups anyone can join — solo or with friends, booked with one message.
How we climb
Four promises we keep on every trail.
We’d rather reach the top an hour later than push anyone past their limit. These are the rules our whole crew climbs by.
Slow is steady
We walk at the pace of the slowest climber, with real breaks and time to acclimatize before the summit push.
Small groups
Open trips stay small, so your guide knows your name, your pace and how you slept last night.
The mountain decides
Wind, rain or ash — if conditions turn, we turn. A safe descent always beats a summit photo.
Clear from the start
From your first message you’ll know the plan, the gear and what’s included. If anything changes, you hear it from us first.
Meet the crew
The people who walk beside you.
Guides, porters and cooks from the villages at the foot of Rinjani. Most of them have walked these trails since they were kids.
Head guide
Lalu Hamdi
Sembalun Lawang
since 2015
Trip coordinator
Baiq Rina
Senaru
since 2018
Senior porter
Amaq Jumadil
Sembalun Bumbung
since 2016
Camp cook
Inaq Siti
Senaru
since 2019
And 24 more porters, cooks & drivers from Sembalun and Senaru.
Pack-in, pack-out since day one
Giving back
The mountain gives us a living. We look after it.
Fair pay for every porter
Porters are paid fairly, carry capped loads and get proper gear, meals and rest on every trip.
Nothing left behind
Every wrapper and bottle comes back down with us — and our crew clears what others leave at camp.
Rooted in the villages
We hire, buy and stay local, so what you spend on the trip stays in Sembalun and Senaru.
Find us
Our basecamp in Sembalun Lawang.
Where every trip starts and ends: gear check, briefing and a warm meal before the climb — a hot shower after.
Pickup & travel time
| Lombok International Airport | ≈ 3 h |
| Senggigi | ≈ 3 h |
| Mataram | ≈ 2.5 h |
| Senaru trailhead | ≈ 1.5 h |
Open daily · 06:00–21:00 WITA
Rinjani Atlas Basecamp
Sembalun Lawang, East Lombok
Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia
1,156 m above sea level
Say hello
Come climb with the crew.
Tell us your dates and pace — someone from the team will reply personally.