His Name Is Anar Tiur Samosir, A 71-year-old Grandmother Who Has Succeeded In 'Axious' The Peak Of Mount Rinjani

Anar Tiur Samosir, a 71-year-old grandmother from Bekasi, West Java, has reached the peak of Mount Rinjani, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara/ANTARA

Anar Tiur Samosir, a 71-year-old grandmother from Bekasi, West Java, has reached the peak of Mount Rinjani, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), which has a height of 3,726 meters above sea level (masl). "I arrived at the peak at around 14.00 WITA after starting the journey from the last base camp in Pelawanan at 03.30 WITA on June 20, 2023," he told ANTARA in Mataram, Thursday, June 22. Elderly climbers (elderly) can reach the top of Mount Rinjani, it can be said to be extraordinary, considering that the trip took four days and three nights from June 18 to June 21, 2023. The terrain that is traversed by itself is quite extreme from deserts or savannas, forests, and contours of quite steep footpaths. He said the process towards the summit was the hardest felt because it had to cross the sand in the hot sun and strong winds. "When it was at the top, only my entourage. Other climbers have dropped," said the graduate of the Dutch Literature Bachelor, University of Indonesia (UI) and the Master of Antoropolology. Normally, climbers of Mount Rinjani came down from the summit at around 10:00 WITA after starting the climb from the last base camp in Pegangangan at 04.00 WITA. Another heaviest experience, he said, was when he got off from Pelawangan to Sajang, Sembalun. "I started walking from 10.00 WITA and only arrived in Sajang at 18.00 WITA," he said. "The extraordinary experience of climbing the top of Mount Rinjani. It's nothing, other people are going down from the top, I'm still trying to get to the top," he said. However, the retired State Civil Apparatus (ASN) has been preparing for two months to climb Mount Rinjani with his two sons, son-in-law, and two grandchildren, since two months ago. "I have prepared by going up and down the stairs in the attic of the house, while two hands carried a barbell since two months ago, and supported by routine yoga exercises," he said. Anar Tiur Samosir started the climb from Sajang, Sembalun, on Sunday (18/6) at 10.00 WITA and arrived at the last base camp, Pelawangan Sembalun, at around 20.00 WITA.

"It's amazing, my mother's physical condition can penetrate the top of Mount Rinjani," said Liebe Goklas, son of Anar Tiur Samosir.