Climbing Sundoro Mountain at night
-an unforgettable experience.
I'm not really a mountain climber,though i have been to the summits of Krakatau and Bromo.for me, mountains are too big to climb,especially since I'm rather small my self.but when i saw these two mountain,Sundoro and Sumbing,seemingly so close to the side of the road just outside Parakan,near Temanggung,I immediately wanted to climb again.
Pak Amin,the caretaker,is a small javanese man a get around 50 who knows everything about Sundoro,including the mystical aspects."Sumbing and Sundoro are twin mountains.Sumbing is the male, the older one,and Sundoro is the younger sister,"he told us seriously.he explained that the correct name is Sundoro,not Sindoro.Sun means "pleasure" and ndoro means "important person,"so Sundoro means "a place where those who are happy become important people".This is why the mountain is often used for mystical meditation.Every year on the eve of 1 Syuro-the islamic and javanese New Year-thousands of people climb Sundoro to pray and blessings.
