Ibu volcano (Halmahera, Indonesia), Nov 2014: lava dome and climb
Impressions from our volcano tour to Ibu volcano in November 2014. We climbed and camped at Ibu volcano during 12-13 Nov 2014. See also photos of eruptions from the dome.
Ibu volcano seen from Duono village NW of the volcano. The large valley breaching the crater on its ... [info]
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A porter adapting a dry bag into a backpack. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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The strenuous, 5-6 hours hike up to Ibu's crater starts in a vast coconut palm plantation at the fee... [info]
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Wooden shelters provide welcome resting places. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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At the rim, fog obscures much of the view, but the dark menacing mass of the lava dome is visible, a... [info]
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Dead tree trunks dot the crater rim,- witnesses of stronger activity in the not very distant past. (... [info]
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The fog lifts and gives view to the lava dome,- a viscous mass of lava that fills the crater like a ... [info]
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In the center of the lava dome, a cinder cone has been built by the recent, mild explosive activity.... [info]
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At the northeastern base of the cinder cone, another vent is active, visible as steam and hot air th... [info]
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Eruption from the lower vent. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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The recently, still weakly alimented lava flow seems to originate at the same vent. It is visible as... [info]
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Zoom onto the surface of the most recent lava flow. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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View from Ibu's crater rim to the west coast of Halmahera Island. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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ibu_j08548.jpg (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Walking along the densely vegetated crater rim. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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View down into the northern gap, invaded by several lava flows emplaced since 1998. (Photo: Tom Pfei... [info]
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The present-day lava dome has filled and overspilled an inner crater (remnant of an older dome), sma... [info]
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The weakly active lava flow front about 100 m below the break-in slope into the northern gap. (Photo... [info]
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Tower of the older crater wall still standing amidst recent lava flows. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Viscous lava flow channel structures. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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The blocky surface of the lava dome in Ibu's crater. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Lava? A large reptile's fingers? No - a root of a tree grasping around a rock. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Clearing a path to reach the northwestern part of the crater rim. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Finding an observation spot with no tree and grass in the foreground is not trivial. (Photo: Tom Pfe... [info]
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Layers of old lava flows exposed in the opposite crater wall. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Tree fern in the rainforest of Ibu's slopes. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Harvesting palm tree juice. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Filling the water bottle with refreshing palm tree juice. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Back down from the volcano: quite some physical effort, but worth it! (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Copra (dried coconut meat) is used to obtain coconut oil. It is an important regional produce. Here,... [info]
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Drying of coconut over fire to produce copra. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Mushroom-shaped eruption plume seen from the village - nothing unusual here. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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