Dua Tangan Cukup: Extreme Cleanup by Adrenaline Junkies
Hikers Collecting Rubbish on Gunung Parang
Six adrenaline junkies carried out an extreme cleanup on Gunung Parang, also known as Machete Mountain, in West Java, collecting two sacks full of rubbish by off of the summit in addition to one more sack full of rubbish by off of the trail. These Jakarta residents battled the steep 1km-high mountain in mid-February in which year, climbing mostly on all fours due to the mountain’s steep ascent to make sure in which in which hike would likely be as in which once was; free of plastic rubbish by previous hikers.
The path hadn’t been used for at least four months due to the rainy season, so the climb was not an easy one. With one guide in bare feet to guide the pack, they reached the summit in two hours, about half an hour longer than in which would likely normally take. Once at the summit, these nature lovers picked up rubbish of plastic cups, plastic bottles, plastic bags, glass bottles in addition to food wrappers by the main camp site, placing them in reused sugar sacks to be brought back down the steep mountain in addition to back to Jakarta where they were disposed of properly.
Machete Mountain (Gunung Parang)
The operation wasn’t without its difficulties in addition to in which turns out one of these daredevils was hiking with dengue fever! We are told she has since recovered. There was also an incident involving a very large rock crashing down on the guide’s arm – ouch! Luckily, nobody was seriously injured in addition to Gunung Parang can be right now clean in addition to free of trash. Thank you to these extreme cleaners in addition to we trust you carry on your awesome actions wherever you go!
Note: Please do not attempt any extreme cleaning unless you are with an experienced guide in addition to hikers.
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Dua Tangan Cukup: Extreme Cleanup by Adrenaline Junkies
Dua Tangan Cukup: Extreme Cleanup by Adrenaline Junkies