CARSTENSZ PYRAMID HISTORY
Carstensz Pyramid is named for Dutch seaman and explorer John Carstensz, who, along with his crew, were the first Europeans to see the snowcapped mountain. After returning to Holland in 1623, people didn’t believe him when he talked about a snowy mountain near the equator.
This name is still used among mountaineers, although the snowfield of Puncak Jaya was reached as early as 1909 by a Dutch explorer, Hendrik A. Lorentz.
Carstensz
Pyramid was not climbed until 1962 when Heinrich Harrer - Famed Austrian
mountaineer Heinrich Harrer, Russell Kippax, and Albert Huizenga reached
the summit on February 13, 1962. His book, "I Come from the Stone
Age", provides excellent reading about climbing Carstensz and other
peaks in the area as well as his experiences while living with the Dani.
When Indonesia took control of the province in the 1960s, the peak was renamed 'Puntjak Soekarno' or Sukarno Peak, later this was changed to Puncak Jaya. Puncak means peak or mountain and Jaya means 'victory', 'victorious' or 'glorious'.
Although it is not considered a part of a major continent, the 16,023-foot Carstenz Pyramid on the Indonesian island of Irian Jaya is certainly more challenging than the tame Kosciusko of Australia. Its remoteness, jungle environment and technical rock climbing make it a de facto member of the "Seven Summits."
Summiter Carstensz
SINCE 1998
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ADVENTURE
INDONESIA
Antonio Garcia
Albert Bosch
Alison Levine
Ana Czerwinska
Andries Botha
Angelo Sousa
Anna Lichota
Basavaraj-Chandrashekhar
Benyamin Mazin
Bernard Voyer
Cao Jun
Carsten Pedersen
Charles Mace
Chiang, Hsiu-Chen
Christina Robles
Constantin Lacatusu
Daniel Theuerkauf
Daren Lindgren
David Larson
Dean Staples
Denise Fetjek
Dirk Stephen
Erick Weihenmayer
Eun On So
Felix Eduardo Sanchez
Francisco Briongos
Francois Bernard
Francois Langlois
Gary Parker
Geoffrey Robb
George Atkinson
Giuseppe Pompili
Hans Florine
Harry Kikstra
Helme Suuk
Henrik Kristiansen
Hiroyuki Kuraoka
Hsieh Yin Shu
Ignacio Amando
Igor Prinzyuk
Inna Lai
Ishikawa Tomiyasu
Ivar Lai
J F Paulsen
Jaan Reimand
Jaime Viñals
Jamie Clarke
Jason Huang
Jeffrey Warden
Jin Fei Bao
Joby Ogwyn
Joe Wolfgruber
John Crellin
John Dodelande
Jonathan Atkinson
Jose Maria Alvarez
José Mijares
Junichi Shinozaki
Kees 't Hooft
Khalid Altayer
Khoo Swee Chiow
Krzysztof Gardyna
Leszek Cichy
Liang Kun
Lu Zhonglin
Magdalena Kowalska
Marck Gunlogson
Mario Trimeri
Mark Sedon
MARMET Jaques
Martin Adams
Martin Isak
Mayk Schega
Meagan McGrath
Michal Rafal Kowalski
Mikel Alvarez
Namit Rawat
Nikhu Ram Choudhary
Nikki Hoffman
Nikolaus Mangitsis
Nizamuddin
Olof Eric Sundstorm
Patricio Crausaz
Paul Fetjek
Paul Niels
Pedro Ruiz
Philippe Gatta
Phillip Pearson
Ramesh Chandra-Triphathi
Ramon Diz
Rauno Pukonen
Rick Keller
Rishi Sagar
Rob Hart
Robert Creswell
Robert Gutrhie
Robert Hart
Robert Huygh
Robert Scull
Rupert Heider
Samantha Larson
Sharon Crawford
Soeren Smidt
Takenori Yoshida
Timothy Bird
Toivo Sarmet
Troy Aupperle
Victor Saunders
Vlado Haluska
Wang Shi
Wim Smets
Wu Yu Lung
Yi Sung In
Young Mi Kim
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