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The Jayawijaya Mountains are located in the middle of Irian Jaya, in the Jayawijiya Regency.
The highest peaks are Trikora, Jaya (Carstensz Pyramid), Yamin and Mandala.
The Jaya peak is the most extreme mountain in the Jayawijaya region, and as the highest mountain in Australia and Oceania,
one of the seven summits of the world. Some sources count the peak above 5,000m, but 4884m should be the truth.
Climbing Jaya (Carstensz Pyramid) is an expedition and only suitable for experienced climbers.
It is always covered with snow and you even find some small glacier. It takes between
10 and 20 days to reach the peak.
The easyier way of climbing a Jayawijaya mountain is Trikora peak, which is only a few meters lower than Jaya.
However, the Trikora tour also is far away from simply mountain wandering.
It's a difficult tour that requires very good physical condition and hight mental capacity.
Strong team skills and alpine experience is necessary.
After some domestic flights that bring you into the Illaga valley, where porters can be recruited, you have two options.
The first possibilty to access the Jaya peak is one week of difficulty trekking through the jungle. However, with perfect acclimatisation.
The second option is a helicopter trip directly into the base camp.
However, due to complicated permits and registrations that are necessary to enter the region, and also because
of the longlasting and complicated access to the peak, it is nearly impossible to make this tour on an individual basis
on your own. We therefore strongly recommend to take a organized tour, e.g. from one of the operators listed below.
Access to the Trikora peak is much more easy, as this is via the Baliem Valley.
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