Climbing Mt Batur for sunrise

We climbed nearly the entire 5,633 ft to the top of Mt Batur, a dormant volcano in Bali. It was a beautiful hike up with the Milky Way visible with the naked eye! Our guide was knowledgeable on how to get up the steep and rocky/sandy path which helped but it eas still a challenge. Once at the top the clouds came in so most of sunrise was unfortunately covered. And then a pack of monkeys came to steal everyone’s food which was a crazy sight. Overall over 700 hikers climbed for sunrise that day but mostly everyone was respectful.Read more