Ngga Pilimsit

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The Ngga Pilimsit (formerly Idenburg Top) is a 4717 m high mountain in the Indonesian part of the island of New Guinea ( Papua province ), he is part of the Sudirman Range in western Maokegebirge.

Geography

The Ngga Pilimsit is located about 12 kilometers northwest of the highest mountain of Oceania, the 4884 m high Carstensz Pyramid. In the middle between the two mountains is the mining of the Grasberg mine, the largest gold and copper mine in the world.

All the high mountains of New Guinea were glaciated until a few decades ago, the Ngga Pilimsit the glaciers were completely defrosted by the year 2003.

Alpinism

In 1962, shortly before the occupation of West Papua by Indonesian troops organized Heinrich Harrer a small international expedition to the first ascent of the Carstensz Pyramid. Following this success (13 February 1962) climbed Harrer and the New Zealander Phil Temple still more mountains in the region, while they succeeded without much difficulty, the first ascent of Ngga Pilimsit. This they held at the time of the second highest mountain of New Guinea. Known today is that there are several higher peaks there, the Ngga Pilimsit is regarded today as the fifth highest mountain of New Guinea.