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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the first time in five years, Puncak Jaya, also known as Carstensz Pyramid, opened to international climbers this month for ...

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 ‘Free ...

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.

The world’s tallest mountains have long loomed large in the public imagination. Yet no one managed to reach the highest point on every continent until the 1980s. Since then, completing the “Seven ...