Kamchatka Sep 2018: tour photos / VolcanoDiscovery

Kamchatka Sep 2018: tour photos

Impressions from our Tour to Kamchakta during Sep 2018:

View to Koryaksky (l) and Avachinsky volcano (r) from the field next to our base in Elizovo. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

View to Koryaksky (l) and Avachinsky volcano (r) from the field next to our base in Elizovo. (Photo:... [info]
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Koryaksky stratovolcano (Sep 2018) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Avachinsky volcano with the somma structure (new summit cone built within a half-open summit caldera) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Avachinsky volcano with the somma structure (new summit cone built within a half-open summit caldera... [info]
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Photographing Koryaksky and Avachinsky (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Eroded older volcanoes on the way towards the northern group of volcanoes. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Short break on the long drive to Kozyrevsk (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Livio walking through the purple tundra in the morning. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Sunrays and shadows with the cones of Klyuchevskoy and Kamen volcanoes from the hill near the Stolik hut. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Sunrays and shadows with the cones of Klyuchevskoy and Kamen volcanoes from the hill near the Stolik... [info]
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View towards our first camp at the Stolik hut. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Small lake on the plateau. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Intense red patches on the surface of an old lava flow. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Ushkovsky, Klyuchevskoy, Kamen and Bezymianny volcanoes are ligned up in the background. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Ushkovsky, Klyuchevskoy, Kamen and Bezymianny volcanoes are ligned up in the background. (Photo: Tom... [info]
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Marina and Livio crossing a small snow field (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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A bear grazes on berries, not giving us any attention whatsoever. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Short stop in the flood plain at the feet of Klyuchevskoy volcano (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Camp and Apochonchik hut (east side of Klyuchevskoy) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Curious ground squirrels are seen frequently. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Old instructions for the hut's first aid kit in black and white on a blue wall. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer... [info]
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...walking in the rain (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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The highest stratovolcano by prominence in the world, Klyuchevskoy, rising more than 4000 m from its base, is also one of the most active ones in the world. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

The highest stratovolcano by prominence in the world, Klyuchevskoy, rising more than 4000 m from its... [info]
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Boarding the helicopter to Karymsky (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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The helicopter is effectively a flying bus. We have everything we need (and more) for 3 days in a very remote area. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

The helicopter is effectively a flying bus. We have everything we need (and more) for 3 days in a ve... [info]
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Rugged mountain peaks on the flight north. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Sometimes, the helicopter passes only tens of meters above mountain ridges. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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View towards the distant Pacific coast far in the east. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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The sights from the flight are textbook illustrations of geomorphology: here, we cross a classic glacial valley. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

The sights from the flight are textbook illustrations of geomorphology: here, we cross a classic gla... [info]
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The bottom of the valley is covered by swamps and has a small round lake. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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We pass the range of Zhupanovsky volcano, which last erupted a year earlier (when we were passing the same route in helicopter!)... (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

We pass the range of Zhupanovsky volcano, which last erupted a year earlier (when we were passing th... [info]
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Zupanovsky volcano is one of the Eastern Range's principal volcanoes; it has an elongated summit with 3 main vents. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Zupanovsky volcano is one of the Eastern Range's principal volcanoes; it has an elongated summit wit... [info]
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Zhupanovsky rises almost 3000 m from the plain. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Zhupanovsky valley north of the massif. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Next to Zhupanovsky, the eroded remnants of an older stratovolcano. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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At this time of year, the tundra is colored green, yellow and intense red. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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View over Karymsky Lake (Akademia Nauk volcano), shortly before entering the Karymsky caldera. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

View over Karymsky Lake (Akademia Nauk volcano), shortly before entering the Karymsky caldera. (Phot... [info]
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Swamps and small creeks on the floor of the Karymsky caldera. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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In the northern background, Mali Semiachik volcano with its flat top containing the famous acid lake can be seen. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

In the northern background, Mali Semiachik volcano with its flat top containing the famous acid lake... [info]
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The young cone of Karymsky volcano. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Karymsky volcano and the volcanologists' hut where we will stay along with accompanying scientists from the Institute of Volcanology of the Academy of Sciences during the next 3 days. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Karymsky volcano and the volcanologists' hut where we will stay along with accompanying scientists f... [info]
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Most of our group decides to camp outside for more privacy. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Exploring the surroundings of the hut leads to a wonderful red field. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Very nice weather during an excursion to the feet of the volcano's summit cone. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer... [info]
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Much of the ground is covered by a thick layer of black sand, which is the deposit from the decade-long, ongoing eruption of the volcano with intermittent mild to moderate explosions. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Much of the ground is covered by a thick layer of black sand, which is the deposit from the decade-l... [info]
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View towards Maly Semiachik volcano. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Small ash emissions at sunset. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Sunset mood at Karymsky volcano. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Ash emissions from Karymsky volcano in the beginning of the blue hour. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Jiri at work (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Our hut (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Room #1 (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Part of the chemistry lab (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Stairway to second floor (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Romantic picture on the wall, perhaps to cheer up staff during cold and dark nights in the winter? The hut was built in the 70s and until the Peristroika period, it was permanently manned by staff from the Institute, to monitor the volcano 24x7. Today, lack of funding and the possibility of monitoring of the volcano with automated and remote instruments makes it unnecessary to have people on location all the time... (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Romantic picture on the wall, perhaps to cheer up staff during cold and dark nights in the winter? T... [info]
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Room #2 (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Part of the library (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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View of the volcano in the morning. The wind has changed and we're more or less under the ash and steam plume today. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

View of the volcano in the morning. The wind has changed and we're more or less under the ash and st... [info]
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The generator room (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Morning snack with fresh caviar (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Bridge over the river towards natural hot springs. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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A small waterfall nearby... (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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The river near the waterfall (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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The helicopter has come again to pick us up. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Eroded volcanic mountains on the flight back (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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View towards the distant Sredinny range in the center of the peninsula. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Glacial valley (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Patch of intense red plants near the Mutnovsky hut. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Mutnovsky hut (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Group of people in Mutnovsky (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Heike with gas mask (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Fumarole inside a dried-up black mud pond (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Altered volcanic rock landscape inside the crater. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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On the way back from Mutnovsky (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Jay and Paul taking photographs along the way. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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We start to return in the afternoon. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Derek, Peter and Andrej (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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View of the lower slopes of Mutnovsky (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Custom-build vehicle suited well to get quite far up into the valley of Mutnovsky. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Custom-build vehicle suited well to get quite far up into the valley of Mutnovsky. (Photo: Tom Pfeif... [info]
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A 70 m tall waterfall rains into a deep gorge formed by the meltwater stream from Mutnovsky. Far below, Paul and Jay... (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

A 70 m tall waterfall rains into a deep gorge formed by the meltwater stream from Mutnovsky. Far bel... [info]
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Wall picture in the hut to warm up during cold nights... (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Small waterfall near the hut (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Small waterfall near the hut (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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The polished rocks and broken-off pieces reveal columnar structures formed by the slow cooling of an ancient lava flow, now cut by the waterfall. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

The polished rocks and broken-off pieces reveal columnar structures formed by the slow cooling of an... [info]
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Stream near the hut (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Small ice tunnel (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Our great cook (Aliona) and driver (Sascha) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Small ice field at the foot of Gorely volcano. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Walking over a prehistoric massive lava flow toward an old lava cave. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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The entrance to the large lava tube, partially covered with ice. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Entering the cave (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Plants holding on to tiny cracks in the lava rock faces. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Just for fun - taking an alternative way out of the cave... (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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View of the ice field in front of the cave (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Marina, our charming co-guide (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Improvized lunch break (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Andrej on a lava ridge with Viliuchinsky volcano in the background. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Tundra colors on lava (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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View to Viliuchinsky volcano from the pass. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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[info] (333 Treffer) Koryaksky stratovolcano (Sep 2018) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (379 Treffer) Avachinsky volcano with the somma structure (new summit cone built within a half-open summit caldera... [info] (269 Treffer) Photographing Koryaksky and Avachinsky (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (238 Treffer) Eroded older volcanoes on the way towards the northern group of volcanoes. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (211 Treffer) Short break on the long drive to Kozyrevsk (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (248 Treffer) Livio walking through the purple tundra in the morning. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (231 Treffer) Sunrays and shadows with the cones of Klyuchevskoy and Kamen volcanoes from the hill near the Stolik... [info] (223 Treffer) View towards our first camp at the Stolik hut. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (204 Treffer) Small lake on the plateau. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (203 Treffer) Intense red patches on the surface of an old lava flow. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (219 Treffer) Ushkovsky, Klyuchevskoy, Kamen and Bezymianny volcanoes are ligned up in the background. (Photo: Tom... [info] (286 Treffer) Marina and Livio crossing a small snow field (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (313 Treffer) A bear grazes on berries, not giving us any attention whatsoever. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (198 Treffer) Short stop in the flood plain at the feet of Klyuchevskoy volcano (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (216 Treffer) Camp and Apochonchik hut (east side of Klyuchevskoy) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (222 Treffer) Curious ground squirrels are seen frequently. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (204 Treffer) Old instructions for the hut's first aid kit in black and white on a blue wall. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer... [info] (203 Treffer) ...walking in the rain (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (232 Treffer) The highest stratovolcano by prominence in the world, Klyuchevskoy, rising more than 4000 m from its... [info] (271 Treffer) Boarding the helicopter to Karymsky (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (267 Treffer) The helicopter is effectively a flying bus. We have everything we need (and more) for 3 days in a ve... [info] (248 Treffer) Rugged mountain peaks on the flight north. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (241 Treffer) Sometimes, the helicopter passes only tens of meters above mountain ridges. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (215 Treffer) View towards the distant Pacific coast far in the east. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (205 Treffer) The sights from the flight are textbook illustrations of geomorphology: here, we cross a classic gla... [info] (199 Treffer) The bottom of the valley is covered by swamps and has a small round lake. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (193 Treffer) We pass the range of Zhupanovsky volcano, which last erupted a year earlier (when we were passing th... [info] (204 Treffer) Zupanovsky volcano is one of the Eastern Range's principal volcanoes; it has an elongated summit wit... [info] (201 Treffer) Zhupanovsky rises almost 3000 m from the plain. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (195 Treffer) Zhupanovsky valley north of the massif. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (186 Treffer) Next to Zhupanovsky, the eroded remnants of an older stratovolcano. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (191 Treffer) At this time of year, the tundra is colored green, yellow and intense red. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (173 Treffer) View over Karymsky Lake (Akademia Nauk volcano), shortly before entering the Karymsky caldera. (Phot... [info] (174 Treffer) Swamps and small creeks on the floor of the Karymsky caldera. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (177 Treffer) In the northern background, Mali Semiachik volcano with its flat top containing the famous acid lake... [info] (162 Treffer) The young cone of Karymsky volcano. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (177 Treffer) Karymsky volcano and the volcanologists' hut where we will stay along with accompanying scientists f... [info] (248 Treffer) Most of our group decides to camp outside for more privacy. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (236 Treffer) Exploring the surroundings of the hut leads to a wonderful red field. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (207 Treffer) Very nice weather during an excursion to the feet of the volcano's summit cone. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer... [info] (189 Treffer) Much of the ground is covered by a thick layer of black sand, which is the deposit from the decade-l... [info] (177 Treffer) View towards Maly Semiachik volcano. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (180 Treffer) Small ash emissions at sunset. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (191 Treffer) Sunset mood at Karymsky volcano. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (181 Treffer) Ash emissions from Karymsky volcano in the beginning of the blue hour. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (181 Treffer) Jiri at work (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (181 Treffer) Our hut (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (176 Treffer) Room #1 (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (177 Treffer) Part of the chemistry lab (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (183 Treffer) Stairway to second floor (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (168 Treffer) Romantic picture on the wall, perhaps to cheer up staff during cold and dark nights in the winter? T... [info] (178 Treffer) Room #2 (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (172 Treffer) Part of the library (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (156 Treffer) View of the volcano in the morning. The wind has changed and we're more or less under the ash and st... [info] (155 Treffer) The generator room (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (164 Treffer) Morning snack with fresh caviar (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (182 Treffer) Bridge over the river towards natural hot springs. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (170 Treffer) A small waterfall nearby... (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (163 Treffer) The river near the waterfall (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (152 Treffer) The helicopter has come again to pick us up. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (160 Treffer) Eroded volcanic mountains on the flight back (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (160 Treffer) View towards the distant Sredinny range in the center of the peninsula. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (144 Treffer) Glacial valley (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (143 Treffer) Patch of intense red plants near the Mutnovsky hut. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (383 Treffer) Mutnovsky hut (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (142 Treffer) Group of people in Mutnovsky (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (146 Treffer) Heike with gas mask (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (157 Treffer) Fumarole inside a dried-up black mud pond (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (152 Treffer) Altered volcanic rock landscape inside the crater. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (604 Treffer) On the way back from Mutnovsky (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (133 Treffer) Jay and Paul taking photographs along the way. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (141 Treffer) We start to return in the afternoon. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (155 Treffer) Derek, Peter and Andrej (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (160 Treffer) View of the lower slopes of Mutnovsky (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (133 Treffer) Custom-build vehicle suited well to get quite far up into the valley of Mutnovsky. (Photo: Tom Pfeif... [info] (156 Treffer) A 70 m tall waterfall rains into a deep gorge formed by the meltwater stream from Mutnovsky. Far bel... [info] (153 Treffer) Wall picture in the hut to warm up during cold nights... (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (173 Treffer) Small waterfall near the hut (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (142 Treffer) Small waterfall near the hut (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (129 Treffer) The polished rocks and broken-off pieces reveal columnar structures formed by the slow cooling of an... [info] (148 Treffer) Stream near the hut (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (130 Treffer) Small ice tunnel (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (196 Treffer) Our great cook (Aliona) and driver (Sascha) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (158 Treffer) Small ice field at the foot of Gorely volcano. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (118 Treffer) Walking over a prehistoric massive lava flow toward an old lava cave. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (138 Treffer) The entrance to the large lava tube, partially covered with ice. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (125 Treffer) Entering the cave (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (124 Treffer) Plants holding on to tiny cracks in the lava rock faces. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (117 Treffer) Just for fun - taking an alternative way out of the cave... (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (128 Treffer) View of the ice field in front of the cave (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (121 Treffer) Marina, our charming co-guide (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (126 Treffer) Improvized lunch break (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (147 Treffer) Andrej on a lava ridge with Viliuchinsky volcano in the background. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (121 Treffer) Tundra colors on lava (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (114 Treffer) View to Viliuchinsky volcano from the pass. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info] (133 Treffer) \|\| Galerie Index Mehr auf VolcanoDiscovery: Lava lakes Photos from lava lakes in the world: Erta Ale, Nyiragongo, Hawaii, Vanuatu China's volcanoes Active volcanoes in China: Did you know that there are at least 15 active volcanoes in China? The last eruption was from the Kunlun volcano in 1951. 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