Bener Meriah - Who does not know the beauty of tourist attractions in this one Bener Meriah Regency. Mount Burni Telong is an active volcano and is visited by many tourists from various regions, the mountain with an altitude of 2,624 masl. Of course it is very charming for anyone who comes to visit there, supported by several other tourist attractions around and make this mountain a tourist spot that is very popular with visitors or mountain climbers.
Moving from the city of Lhokseumawe, by traveling for 2 hours 40 minutes with a distance of 130 KM, Lintasnasional.com along with a number of climbers who are members of the JIPALA IAIN Malikussaleh UKM-PA, Lhokseumawe, on Saturday 4 February 2017 heading to Bener Meriah Regency, Province Aceh, to explore a mountain called Burni Telong. To do mountaineering, of course in the form of logistics and camping equipment can not be abandoned, before heading there begins with a briefing on how to maintain ethics while being in the mountains and several other important things.
When in the middle of the trip before reaching Bener Meriah Regency, the track that was in the hills was covered by smoke haze which caused difficulties in driving vehicles and had to be very careful. However, thanks to the heavy rain soaking the body of the road so that the smog began to disappear making it easier to get back on the road. When arriving there (Bener Meriah), the climber first rested (Nginap) in one of the residents' houses in Lampahan Village, Timang Gajah District, Bener Meriah Regency, before climbing. Arriving in the village, the participants prepared logistics for basic needs during the ascent.
Each climber must comply with the rules set by the local people, in order to maintain order, security and other matters. In addition, to maintain the preservation of the mountain burns this telong, climbers are not allowed to dispose of garbage or luggage in the form of careless logistics. After the activity, climbers are required to collect garbage to be brought down to the bottom (registration post) as a sign that garbage is well managed by climbers, and there are many other rules that must be followed.
The Chairperson of the Rembune Village Youth, Timang Gajah Subdistrict, Bener Meriah Regency, Irman, said that indeed every climber must report in advance to collect data on the number of participants, identity, how long to carry out activities during the summit (Mount), this is to keep officers if there obstacles or obstacles occur.
This mountain burnt telong is very much visited by tourists both from inside and outside the area, there are those from Banda Aceh, Lhokseumawe, Sigli, Aceh Tamiang and other areas, and even from Medan, North Sumatra. While for the entrance ticket only Rp. 5 thousand / person, if the parking fee for two-wheeled vehicles is Rp. 15 thousand and four wheels Rp. 25 thousand, "
Irman added, the telong burn had indeed been used as a tourist location in this area, even there had been an agreement between the villagers and the Bener Meriah Regency Government through the Tourism and Culture Transportation Agency, the response was very good to develop.
According to him, while regarding the management of tourist sites, these are residents of the Rembune village, but have not been fully managed by the local government of all things, and are still self-supporting. However, in the future it will be inaugurated by the government, it seems that public facilities are still needed, both places of worship, parking lots, lodging and more.
We also have guides to control the activities of climbers, but it depends on climbers too. This means that if someone brings women while climbing, then we ask the guide to accompany the participants, "said Irman.
Then, the climber team began to climb the mountain on foot which was quite high. Before arriving at the summit, climbers passed a coffee plantation owned by residents while playing laughter while on the way and the excitement was very visible in the faces of the climbers. At that time the weather was very friendly, so that during the journey there were no obstacles or obstacles, while the distance from the last village (Rembune) at the foot of Burni Telong was about 2 hours walk.
Even though the weather was under the hot sun, but when it was in the middle of the jungle the coldness pierced to the bones and was very shivering. It seems that climbing is very dangerous if done during rainy weather, because the conditions of the hiking trail are a bit extreme and must be careful.
Before arriving at the destination, climbers must pass a number of shelters or resting places, first there is a pamphlet that says "Welcome to the jungle door" and when it enters the area, climbers must echo the prayer first, because this area is not a place to do rah-rah rah. After that, new climbers can resume their journey, the journey to the summit is still very far away, then there is shelter I or called water shelter, this is used as a place to rest if climbers have experienced fatigue. Here there is also the only mountain spring that can be used by climbers, even climbers can make additional logistical drinking water while at the top of the mountain burn telong. When on the way, sometimes climbers have to hold on to trees as a tool so they don't fall.
The climber team continued its journey until there was shelter II, here climbers rested a little long due to fatigue during the trip. But even though he was tired, his face looked happy while releasing the screaming sound that came out from some participants. After resting, then back to continue the climb until finding shelter III, where the location of the climbers is often used as campsites before heading to the top of the telong burner. When we arrived at shelter III, the call to prayer was again carried out, from this location the peak view seemed to be very close when climbing, even though the distance from the shelter III took 3 hours more.
The camp was installed at this location as well as the camps of other climbers, who both waited for the right time to reach the peak of the telong burner which was at an altitude of 2,624 masl.
Lintasnasional.com, asked one of the climbers from JIPALA UKM-PA IAIN Malikussaleh, Khairul Umam, why did we stop here? He also replied "We all stay here before heading to our destination, needing enough rest. Our weakness tonight.
When staying overnight, the feeling of cold was very bone piercing for climbers who had never climbed a mountain. Even a thick jacket does not work to overcome the cold, so climbers during the camp do a lot of activities so as not to experience fever and others.
After eating dinner, in order to increase energy to climb, just at 3:00 a.m. WIB, the climb continued. However, before making the climb first start with a prayer reading so that there are no obstacles facing until it arrives safely.
Climbers go back through the valley of dense trees and from a distance the steep lanes are speckled with small rocks, no large tree trunks like before that can be used to hold on to this path. A very steep small stone route is so painful for the climbers knee, especially the trip to the summit at 3:00 a.m. WIB in the morning, the darkness of the night is still very visible where you have to turn on the flashlight during the trip.
The moment of the beautiful scenery is just missed, can not capture with a camera shot like what is usually done by climbers. Arriving at a cave before reaching the top, there is a small campsite from other climbers, there we also rested temporarily to relieve fatigue. After that, back to climb to the peak that is not far from the cave, it only takes 20 minutes to take the peak of the telong burn.
Finally at around 5:30 a.m. WIB, the beauty of the peak burnt telong can enjoy it like being above a cloud under the blue sky. It was amazing, then one of the climbers again echoed the call to prayer as a sign of gratitude, a cold feeling like it was no longer felt while enjoying the beauty of the Almighty creation. Not wanting to pass this moment, we immediately turned on the mobile camera to capture the beauty of the beauty above the peak. Sunrise also had time to immortalize it, when the sun began to continue to illuminate the peak colored by white clouds, more and more extraordinary looks of relaxation, it felt when I was on top of the burnt telong did not want to leave the location so fast.
However, what can be said, the sun is getting increasingly hot and if it continues to linger over the top it will feel very hot. Then the climbers must hurry to get down again (Shelter III). It is indeed a lot of beauty that can be witnessed during the journey to Gunung Burni Telong, Bener Meriah Regency, Aceh Province.
