Our group making the best out of a foggy evening...from l to r and t to b: Norbert, Danny, Tom, Marco, Andreas, Brian, Peter, George, Nyiragongo, Greg and Paul. (thanks for the photo to Greg)
Nyiragongo tour July 2006: photos
Lava fountain from the lava lake of Nyiragongo volcano
Our group ready for the climb to Nyiragongo...
Starting the hike.
Lava bomb ejected from the eruptive fissure in 2002 still clinging on a dead tree
Break on the way up
On the rim, finally...
Peter filming amidst local children on the way to Nyiragongo...
Children from Kibati
First break on the way up
Exploding lava bubble on the lake (1)
Exploding lava bubble on the lake (2)
Exploding lava bubble on the lake (3)
The vertical walls of the inner crater illuminated by the red light from the lake
"Angry Planet" production office - watch out for the upcoming documentary "Angry Planet"!
Keeping spirits up in the fog!
View of the caldera with eh lava lake and the new third terrace
The black terrace created by recent overflows in June 2006
Lava fountains on the N side of the lake
The lava lake
Snow-capped Karisimbi volcano and part of the group filming the lake
The lake seen from the W rim of the crater
Solidified pieces of thin crust floating on the lake