Highlighted By Many Accident Climbers, Tourists Riding Mount Rinjani Reaches 36,500 People

Mount Rinjani/ILLUSTRATION OF UNSPLASH/Fahrul Razi

MATARAM - The Gunung Rinjani National Park (BTNGR) noted that the number of tourists climbing Mount Rinjani on the island of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara until June 2025 reached 36,500 people.

"As of the middle of this year, the number of climbs to Rinjani is 36,500 people," said Head of the Mount Rinjani National Park (BTNGR) Yarman, Friday, July 18.

He said of the 36,500 climbers, as many as 18 percent were climbers from abroad.

"Most of them are from France or European countries and Malaysia," said Yarman.

"If the increase is from 2024, we can't count it yet. Usually at the end of the year, we can only do complete data. This is only July," he continued.

Yarman said that currently are the peaks of climbing to Rinjani. Through three main entrances, such as Sembalun, Senaru, and Torean. Including in Timbanu and Aik Berik in Central Lombok.

"So, now it's really high in climbing," he said.

However, currently BTNGR has temporarily closed climbing tourism that passes the Pelawan Sembalun route to Segara Anak Lake on Mount Rinjani. This closure is valid until an undetermined time limit.

"I ordered tickets for the e-Rinjani application and climbing activities to and from the Sembalun Volunteers route to Segara Anak Lake are temporarily closed," he said.

The closure was carried out as an effort to improve the services of natural tourism facilities and the management of sustainable conservation areas in Mount Rinjani National Park.

The route, which is now temporarily closed, is the location that was previously the point of accident in a row of foreign tourists.

Based on previous reports, on July 16 and 17, 2025, two foreign tourists had an accident while climbing through the Pelawan Sembalun route to Segara Anak Lake on Mount Rinjani.

A Swiss male tourist named Beneditk Emmengger had an accident on July 16, 2025. The location of the incident is estimated to be about 25 minutes before the Iron Bridge to Segara Anak Lake.

Then, the day after that on July 17, 2025, a female tourist from the Netherlands named Sarah Tamar van Hulten also fell while climbing on Mount Rinjani. He fell on the Pelawan Sembalun route to Segara Anak Lake.