Don't Hike Rinjani!
Don't Hike Rinjani! You wanted an adventure. You got one. Now yake responsibility.
Let’s stop pretending. You saw Mount Rinjani on TikTok or some travel blog. You thought it was “Bali with altitude”. You wanted the summit photo, the sunrise, the bragging rights. You didn’t want the danger. The cold. The cliffs. The reality.
And when it all went wrong, what did you do? You didn’t look inward. You looked for someone to blame. The guides. The system. The entire country. How convenient.
You booked the trip. Not us.
Indonesia didn’t beg you to come. We didn’t send a golden invitation saying “Please hike our deadliest volcano, and if anything goes wrong, we’ll carry you down on a velvet throne.”
You booked the flight. You packed your cute hiking jacket. You ignored the warnings. You overestimated your strength.
And now—suddenly it’s everyone else’s fault?
Sorry, Rinjani isn’t a selfie backdrop!
This isn’t Rio, Paris, or a jungle swing in Ubud. Rinjani is real. It’s remote, steep, cold, and dangerous.
You fall? You bleed.
You slip? There’s no ambulance waiting 10 minutes below.
Rescue takes hours. Sometimes days. And guess what—sometimes it’s impossible. Because no one can fly a helicopter through thick volcanic fog. No one can teleport to a 300-meter cliff to save your ass instantly.
Maybe what we need is this:
Before climbing, every hiker should be required to sign a death waiver.
No sugarcoating. No fantasy. Just: "I understand that I might die here, and no one will be able to help me in time."
Also read: Pak Adit, Guru Favorit Si Cikal
Locals are saving lives while you point fingers
While people tweet outrage from across the ocean, our porters and guides are climbing barefoot with 20kg of rescue gear. They don’t get insurance. They don’t get media praise. They get blamed—by people who don’t know the first thing about the terrain they risk their lives in.
Wanna help? Fund better training. Push for certified operators. Donate to mountain safety programs. But don’t throw tantrums at people who’ve saved more lives than you’ve ever hiked kilometers.
Reality check for the "Victim" narrative
Yes, tragedies are heartbreaking. But tragedies happen when people walk into dangerous places thinking nothing can go wrong.
No preparation. No altitude experience. No respect for local terrain. And then:
"Why didn’t they save her faster?"
"Why wasn’t there a helicopter?"
"Why wasn’t there a drone with a magical ladder?"
Because this is real life. Not a Marvel movie.
This Is on You. Own It.
You weren’t forced to hike. You didn’t do your homework. You treated a volcano like a vacation.
And when nature reminded you that it doesn’t care about your plans, you demanded someone be punished.
But here’s the truth:
You played a risky game. You have to prepare your self, your own life. Own it.
Don’t Hike Rinjani!
You want to hike? Great! Get yourself trained. Read. Listen. Prepare. Understand that if something goes wrong up there, you might die.
No lawsuits. No headlines. No blame game.
Just risk. And choice. Yours.
If that sounds unfair to you, if you think adventure should come with guarantees, if you believe your passport entitles you to perfect service in a remote volcano.
Then take it seriously: Don't hike Rinjani!
Hiking itu nggak cuma soal fisik ya, tapi juga kesiapan mental. Beberapa orang kadang masih ngremehin hal tersebut
Belum ngerasain mendaki ke gunung rinjani ini. Kayanya tempatnya angker sih ini. Pernah denger denger aja sih aku. Tapi penasaran dengan view dan suasana di sana
Ada banyak versi ya atas tragedi Juliana. Hasil otopsi di Brazil juga kabarnya ia sudah meninggal 15 menit setelah jatuh. Menurut saya mungkin kita ambil hikmahnya saja, semua pihak. Dari Juliana dan calon pengunjung lainnya agar lebih menyiapkan diri. Dari pihak lokal agar bisa lebih sigap lagi dalam penyelamatan(tapi yang saya baca dan nonton sepertinya sudah maksimal)
Ikut emosi dengan kasus warga Brazil yg jatuh di Rinjani, keluarga mereka makin lama makin ngelunjak. Seakan-akan mereka udah booking tim keselamatan, bahkan keluarganya aja nggak ada yg langsung datang ke Indonesia tu mantau langsung proses evakuasi.
Mendaki gunung RInjani memang beresiko. Kita nggak dipaksa untuk mendakinya. Kalau ada apa-apa ya memang harus dipersiapkan sendiri. Namanya juga alam.