2 Illegal Climbers Of Mount Gede Pangrango Sanctioned

CIANJUR - Mount Gede Pangrango National Park (TNGGP) officers in Cianjur, West Java, imposed administrative sanctions and physical sanctions in the form of push-ups against a number of climbers who tried to break through the closed hiking trails for the past few weeks.

Public Relations Office TNGGP Cianjur Agus Deni said officers secured two climbers who entered illegally from the Cibodas climbing gate. Both were immediately arrested by officers and given sanctions.

Both, he said, were subject to physical sanctions in the form of push-ups and administrative sanctions by paying a climbing fee five times the normal rate.

"Furthermore, they will be put in a special note. If they do it again, they will be blacklisted," he said, quoted by Antara, Monday, November 8.

To anticipate illegal climbers entering by force, his party alerted five officers on the Cibodas, Gunung Putri and Salabintana climbing routes. This is an effort to enforce the rules and keep things that will happen to illegal climbers.

"We have prepared joint officers at every climbing entrance, including on the hiking trail. We also involve TNGGP partners, such as the community and volunteers," he said.

TNGGP has coordinated with the police regarding the protection and security of TNGGP, especially hiking trails.

"We have also coordinated with the Cianjur Police regarding securing the hiking trails during the closure," he said.

In order to anticipate the entry of climbers from illegal routes at the foot of Mount Gede-Pangrango, both from Cianjur and Sukabumi, his party coordinated with local residents and youth to prohibit or report if they saw any climbers who forced the climb.