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Longer Raps on Joined Ropes 2-Dec-2004 At 10:19:59 AM bapak

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Hi John;

The Lombok people are fine with aussies & are deperate for Aust tourists
(& their $'s !) to return given drop off(s) since the political instability of
1999/Bali Bombing 2002. Spent a week in Lombok pre/post the 3,700M climb
& stayed @ Senaru to photograph 3 x waterfalls. The views are spectacular and the Sasak locals are very friendly, practical/mountaincraft wise & good sense of humour to boot. Booked climb via Mataram based RTC www.lomboksumbawa.com = so good I'm going again next July with girlfriend. 60 Km trip over 4 days all up; from 1000M up to 3700M day 1.
Was my 22nd trip to Indonesia over the past 23 yrs inc 2 weeks surfing at Nias Sumatra 1981. Can we exchange emails to save e.blogging this site ? Alas no joined ropes at Rinjani = no anchor points = built on steep crumbling scree. Some bouldering around the lake cliffs though !

Steve :-)