GUNUNG · Kepulauan Solomon

Mount Popomanaseu

Popomanaseu

Perbukitan dan kebun di Pulau Guadalcanal — foto kawasan, bukan puncak Popomanaseu. / Hills and farmland on Guadalcanal — an area photograph, not the Popomanaseu summit. Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 4.0.. Photo: source

Information

Elevation: 2.335 m
Country: Kepulauan Solomon (SB)
Location / Range: Guadalcanal interior mountains
Mountain type: Volcanic mountain
Volcanic?: Yes — volcano
Coordinates: -9.7037, 160.0607
Difficulty: Very strenuous; a multi-day forest expedition involving rivers, slippery slopes and scrambling on steep terrain
Best Season: Check rain and river conditions before departure; field accounts describe persistent dampness and storms that can interrupt travel
Permits & Rules: Arrange customary-land access and local guidance; a climbing account records a welcome from the Nanala village chief and Mani tribal hosts. Permission and trip arrangements need reconfirmation
Hazards: Climbers describe mossy rocks, landslides, rivers and waterfalls, slippery mud and roots, and cold during summit storms. Interviews with climbers rescued in August 2026 describe rain trapping them in a ravine for days

Description

At 2,335 m, Mount Popomanaseu is the highest peak in the Solomon Islands, on Guadalcanal. A 2012 account by Australian diplomats describes a journey from Gold Ridge through Nanala, then up the Sutakiki River and into cloud forest on the upper slopes; their party turned back short of the summit as a storm arrived. In 2026, two New Zealand climbers became trapped in a ravine for several days after severe weather and were later rescued. Access crosses community land, so current arrangements and local guides need to be coordinated; the older trip report does not establish present access conditions.

Gallery

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Routes

Gold Ridge – Nanala – Sungai Sutakiki – lereng puncak (lintasan dalam catatan 2012)

Sangat berat; hutan rapat, lintasan sungai dan air terjun, lumpur serta akar licin; kondisi dan akses perlu dikonfirmasi secara lokal

4–5 hari pulang-pergi sebagai alokasi yang disarankan oleh penulis laporan 2012

An Australian High Commission trip report from 2012 starts near Gold Ridge and follows a community track to Nanala. From there, the party takes a forest route to camp, follows the Sutakiki River, then climbs through mud and roots. A storm forces them to turn back short of the summit. The author recommends four to five days for a comfortable return journey. This is a historical account, not an official tourist route or confirmation of current permission; coordinate access with local communities and guides.

Source

Climbing Experiences

Dave Inabinet’s 2012 climbing account, a 1968 botanical expedition, the 1965 Royal Society trail-opening expedition, and interviews with local climbers describe the forest terrain and community-based access. Firsthand interviews with two climbers rescued in August 2026 add recent evidence of the effects of rain: they were trapped in a ravine for several days before evacuation. Research-camp accounts are distinguished from summit ascents; together, the sources show how wet terrain and weather can delay travel without guaranteeing the timing of a future expedition.

References

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