Carstensz Pyramid, the lowest and least-known of the Seven Summits, attracts an increasing number of those hoping to climb the highest peak of Oceania. At the same time, accidents are also increasing.

Two elite mountain guiding companies remained patient waiting for Puncak Jaya, or Carstensz Pyramid, to reopen to international foreigners after a 5-year closure due to unrest in Western Papua.

Angela Benavides recently reported in an article for ExplorersWeb that two fatalities occurred on Carstensz Pyramid this past weekend. Lilie Wijayati and Elsa Laksono, both 60 and from Jakarta ...

Puncak Jaya, or Carstensz Pyramid, recently opened for climbing after a 5-year closure due to unrest in Western Papua. The conflict, between the government of Indonesia and the rebels of the ...

Details have emerged about the fatalities that occurred on Carstensz Pyramid this past weekend. Lilie Wijayati and Elsa Laksono, both friends from Jakarta, apparently died of cold after ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Carstensz Pyramid, located in the Jayawijaya Mountains, Papua, has gained attention recently. Two Indonesian climbers, Lilie Wijayati Poegiono and Elsa Laksono, tragically passed ...

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta-Carstensz Pyramid, or Puncak Jaya, in the Jayawijaya Mountains, Papua, is one of Indonesia's Seven Summits, referring to the seven highest mountains in the country. Standing at 4,884 ...

The shortest peak is Puncak Jaya/Carstensz Pyramid at 16,023 feet. (We’re including both 7,310-foot Kosciuszko and Puncak Jaya on this list because both count for Seven Summits records ...

Puncak Jaya, or Carstensz Pyramid (“CP”), located in Indonesia, stands 16,024 feet. The mountain remained closed to foreigners from 2019 through most of 2024 due to unrest in Western Papua.