Inerie

  • Inerie
  • 2227 m.
  • Prominence: 1625 m
  • Flores island, Indonesia.
  • Location: South 8.87809, East 120.954447 (GPS)
  • Difficulty: (YDS) class 2
  • Climbed June 18th, 2023.

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How to get there:

This very nice peak is on the island of Flores in Indonesia. The best starting point is the town of Bajawa. From this town do the short drive along paved roads to the trailhhead at location S8.86352, E120.972897, elevation near 1120 meter. A dirt road forks right at this point.
Route description:
Walk the dirtroad downhill and across a small bridge. A road forks right (uphill). Ignore this and continue straight. Look for a fairly small trail forking right. This fork is at location S8.86483, E120.973038. Follow this trail directly towards the mountain. The ascent is pretty straightforward. You will reach the crater rim near location S8.77776, E120.956925, elevation about 2120 meter. The summit towers about 100 meter above you on the other side of the crater. Behind, if you look outward, you will see another very well shaped volcano, Ebulobo. One may go either way, a complete roundtrip (of the crater rim) is recommended. You will then arrive on the summit marked with a concrete pillar.
Comments / Trip report:
We stayed in Bajawa, left around 0530 and arrived at the trailhead shortly before 0600. The hike was pleasant and the weather gorgeous. I arrived at the crater rim in 1:40 and had a 20 minute break there. Next, we continued to the summit arriving at 0810. We noticed the summit sign saying 2245 meter, this seems too high, GPS measurements indicated an elevation near 2230 meter. Peakbagger lists 2227 meter, pretty consistent with our GPS readings.
After 20 minutes, we descended the other way (counter clockwise) to complete our crater rim walk. A nice scree run further down eased the strain on my knees. We were back by the trailheaad at 1035, our driver Roland waiting.
We next continued our drive to Maumere, having a beach lunch break along the way.

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