Mount Etna, from afar. Note plume off to left of peak. May 20, 1998. |
Mount Etna. House buried in lava, along road to Refugio Sapienza. May 20, 1998. |
Mount Etna. Group members at transport vehicle, Torre del Filosofo, 2919 m. May 20, 1998. |
Mount Etna. Hiking up to the SE crater. May 20, 1998. |
Mount Etna. Boris Behncke with the SE crater in the background. May 20, 1998. |
Mount Etna. Climbing up to the SE crater. May 20, 1998. |
Mount Etna. Climbing up to the SE crater. Note the haze - it creates a sulfurous atmosphere that makes for diffucult breathing. May 20, 1998. |
Mount Etna. Climbing up to the SE crater. Note the haze. Photo by Joy Turnbull. May 20, 1998. |
Mount Etna, SE crater. A cone had formed inside the crater and was erupting every few minutes. May 20, 1998. |
Mount Etna, near SE crater. Berhardt Saini-Eidukat and Eric Poehler. May 20, 1998. |