Blog
Notes from
the trail.
Planning guides, packing lists and stories from the crew — written by the people who walk Rinjani every week.
Trip planning When is the best time to climb Rinjani?
Dry skies, quiet trails or green valleys — how each season feels on the mountain, and when the park closes.
Gear & packing What to pack for three nights on a volcano
The layers, boots and small things that make cold rim nights comfortable — and what to leave at basecamp.
Trail guides Sembalun or Senaru: choosing your trailhead
Open savanna or shaded rainforest? How the two sides of Rinjani compare, from the first step to the rim.
Crew stories A day in the life of a Rinjani porter
Up before the guests, last to sleep. Amaq Jumadil on twenty years of carrying the mountain.
Conservation Why we carry every wrapper back down
Pack in, pack out — and a little more. How our crew keeps the rim camps clean after busy weekends.
Trail guides The summit push, hour by hour
From 2 am tea to sunrise at 3,726 m: what summit night really feels like, and how we pace it.
Crew stories Cooking at 2,600 meters
One gas stove, twelve hungry climbers. Inaq Siti on running a kitchen on the crater rim.
Gear & packing Breaking in your boots before Lombok
Blisters on day one make the summit twice as hard. A simple plan for getting your boots ready at home.
Trip planning How we decide when the mountain says no
Rain, wind or ash: who closes the trail, what happens to your trip, and why turning back is never a failure.