Good News For Climbers, Mount Ciremai Opens Again

JAKARTA - The Gunung Ciremai National Park Office (BTNGC) of Kuningan Regency has re-opened a hiking trail to Mount Ciremai, the highest mountain in West Java, after being temporarily closed due to the Implementation of Restrictions on Community Activities (PPKM).

"The climb has been opened according to the policy of the Kuningan Regional Government," said BTNGC spokesman for Kuningan Regency, Agus Yudantara, in Kuningan, as reported by Antara, Friday, August 13.

He said the reopening of Mount Ciremai climbing was in accordance with government policy, but while in the tourist location the climbers were required to implement strict health protocols.

In addition, he said, the climbing quota is also limited to a maximum of 25 percent of the existing capacity, on all routes.

He explained that the limitation of the number of climbers is one of the efforts to minimize the occurrence of crowds at the peak of Ciremai, so that the provisions for maintaining distance between climbers can be applied.

"The climbing restrictions are based on the analysis of the capacity and carrying capacity to determine the visitor quota. Of the 100 percent capacity, only 25 percent is given," he said. In addition to limiting the climbing quota, his party also limits the number of climbers, where each group is a maximum of eight people.

With the approval of the reopening of climbing tourism, he said, all climbing routes in Kuningan and Majalengka regencies have served climbers.

"We open all climbing routes, namely Linggarjati, Palutungan, Linggasana, and Apuy," he said.