hot lava dip

"Getting to [Marum] was kind of like a reverse climbing of Everest," he said. "The volcano fought back at us, and we had to deal with terrible weather, tremendous heat from the lava, descending and ascending 400 meters of near vertical, loose rock face, acid rain so strong that it could have come from a car battery, and a variety of other craziness."

Kourounis says he got so close to the lava that splashes of it melted a hole into his rain jacket and also a part of one of his cameras. (via)

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