Mount Butak Climbing Post Via Pandemic, Here's The Complete Info

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YOGYAKARTA Mount Butak is one of the favorite climbing tracks. The mountain in East Java not only has beautiful views, but it is still very natural. This 2,868 mdpl high non-vulcanic mountain can be climbed with a mild level of difficulty. One of the starting points is through the Mount Butak climbing post via Pandemic. For more details, see the following explanation.

The Panderman Basecamp is a favorite of the climbers. Before deciding to go through this route, see the following explanation.

The Panderman-Gunung Butak Basecamp can be visited with an address in Pesanggrahan Village, Batu District, Batu City, East Java. Through this route, climbers can reach their destination with an estimated climbing of approximately 8 hours.

Like other climbing posts, climbers are required to pay retribution ticket fees. The ticket price for Mount Butak's climbing via Pandemani itself is IDR 20,000 per person. Tickets can be ordered online through the Climbing Ticket application. Meanwhile, payments through Bascamp officers are only served in cash.

Climbers will be required to fill in their personal biodata and record all luggage. The data will be used to match the waste that must be brought back again below.

Overall climbers will pass through four climbing posts until they finally arrive at the top. Each post is as follows.

Pos 1 is at an altitude of 1,672 meters above sea level. At this post there is a water source so that climbers can rest. In addition, there are prayer rooms, stalls, and toilets. From the lower basecamp to the 1 post of Panderman it takes climbing time for 1 hour to walk, but climbers can rent mountain motorcycle taxis at a cost of Rp. 60 thousand with a travel time of 15 minutes.

To get to post 2, the route that must be climbed is quite varied. Not all routes are in the form of inclines but some are sloping. Pos 2 position is also even higher, namely 1,964 meters above sea level. At this post climbers can set up tents and rest because there are areas that land and can accommodate several tents.

To get to post 3, climbers will go more through sloping paths and relax a little. It's just that the longer distance it takes is approximately 2 hours of travel. Post 3 is at an altitude of 2,158 meters above sea level. At this post climbers can also set up tents.

To arrive at post 4 via Panderman, climbers have to walk quite far because it takes approximately 2.5 hours. On this route climbers will pass through the Cemoro Kandang area which is mostly overgrown with pine trees. In addition, climbers will also pass through the edge of the ravine. The available path is uphill, but there is also a sloping route.

After arriving at post 4, climbers can fill in the water and set up a tent because there is already a large camping ground. The view at this post is very interesting because there is an extensive savanna.

From post 4 climbers must walk to the top of Mount Butak. The journey required is approximately 30 to 40 minutes depending on the climber's ability. The reason is, climbers have to pass throughures, pine forests, and rock inclines.

Arriving at the top, climbers can see Mount Arjuno and Welirang. The peak of Mount Butak itself is in the form of flat land with a flag.

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