Mount Sibuatan — Local services in North Sumatra

for my fellow bules, mount sibuatan is so so beautiful. it looks so magical in real life, like fairies and gnomes live here. I found a guide by asking around, but if you want to you could do it alone, the trail is marked by ribbons on the trees, just keep your eyes open. the path itself was muddy, which was fun for me because it was like parkour. it took 8 hours to get up and 5 to get down. the night sky was the most beautiful I have seen so far, many stars and the milky way, also got lucky with a sunrise. I would recommend not to bring a trekking pole, on the way there are many trees and branches you can hold on to, I think that is way more efficient, especially if it has rained. and also to fully intergrate and rest I would recommend you stay 2 nights. If you like more quiet go during the weekday since a lot of locals come in the weekend. good luck...

It took 8 hours hiking from the base camp at Pancur Batu up to the camping ground at the Shelter 5, plus half an hour to reach the pillar. The route was quite challenging but the rich variety of floras along the way was more than enough to keep you focused on the journey and enjoy every single step. If I am allowed to summarise, it was a mountain combining the experience offered by Mount Pangrango, Lawu, and Kerinci. All in one...

Sibuatan is home. Dengan ketinggian 2457mdpl (puncaknya tidak aktif) Karena pertama mendaki langsung ke sibuatan dan ketagihan terus kesini. Muncaknya bisa dihitung cuma beberapa kali tapi ngetem di bawahnya palinhlg bikin betah bahkan bisa berhari2. Treknya menantang, trek lumpur, hutan lumut. Bonus tanjakan dari pintu rimba sampai shelter 1 , trek paling lama shelter 3 ke 4 trek akar sama hutan pandan pokoknya nanjak terus. Penduduk sekitar kaki gunung sangat ramah. Sebelum mendaki jangan lupa untuk registrasi ya dan harap membaca dan memahami aturan yang sudah di buat sama pihak pengelola salah satunya dampah yang dibawah naik harus sesuai jumlahnya saat di bawah turun kalau tidak, bakalan dapat sanksi. Kalau beruntung bakalan dapat sunrise, pokoknya untung2an dapat cuaca cerah karena belun tentu cerah di bawah, cerah diatas. Berkali-kali kesini kalau emang gak hari keberuntungan ya gak dapat sunrise hahaha. . Enaknya ngecamp di puncak timur ada mata airnya kok bagi yang tau...