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Climbing a real vulcano

Like an alien world

Sep. 2, 2017 -

Last week me and my wife went to Sicily for a little summer holiday. It is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is an autonomous region of Italy, along with surrounding minor islands. It's home to Europe's largest active volcano: Mount Etna. We had a chance to visit this lava spurring monstrosity and it was quite the experience.

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Mountaineering like a pro... of sorts. :-)
Mountaineering like a pro... of sorts. :-)
Rough terrain
Rough terrain
The brown color is oxidation iron, or simply
The brown color is oxidation iron, or simply "rust"
Fresh lava, just a few months old, clearly recognisable
Fresh lava, just a few months old, clearly recognisable
The summit of Mount Etna
The summit of Mount Etna
Lateral crater from 2001 - but if you look closely you'll notice many additional craters further below
Lateral crater from 2001 - but if you look closely you'll notice many additional craters further below

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