Remembering Indonesian Mamak Pendaki: Comment

Lilie Wijayati Poegiono(left) and her best friend, Elsa Laksono, pose together at Lake Segara Anak, Mount Rinjani, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, in May 2018. Photo courtesy of Mira Sidharta via The Jakarta Post/ANN

JAKARTA: Words cannot fully capture how kind and gentle you were. But let me share your story in my own way.

One day last year, while scrolling through Instagram, I stumbled upon a fascinating account filled with posts of a middle-aged woman who loved outdoor adventures, especially mountain climbing. I smiled as I scrolled through her feed. Unlike me, whose account is locked, she wasn’t shy about sharing her passion with the world. Her reels had the energy of someone much younger.