DR CongoNord KivuMonigi1°36’55” S 29°15’21” E
January 31, 2017 in DR Congo ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
After crossing the border from Rwanda I up picked up from the Travel Agency Office and escorted by an armed female officer to Parc National Albert.
DR CongoVolcan Nyiragongo1°31’47” S 29°14’44” E
January 31, 2017 in DR Congo
Where the hike begins after a brief registration and logistics are taken care of.
DR CongoVolcan Nyiragongo1°31’47” S 29°14’44” E
January 31, 2017 in DR Congo ⋅ 59 °F
For the overnight hike there are only three of us but we have a support team of about five including to Park Rangers equipped with guns and communication gear.
DR CongoNord KivuNyirangongo1°32’25” S 29°14’12” E
January 31, 2017 in DR Congo ⋅ 59 °F
Into the hike and it's awesome to image that tonight I will spending the night at the top of an 11,000 foot mountain that still seems so far away.
DR CongoNord KivuNyirangongo1°32’3” S 29°14’21” E
January 31, 2017 in DR Congo ⋅ 59 °F
Now dangerously cover up with growth but just a few feet off from our hiking path this is the location where the volcano last erupted from the side not the top of the month. I throw a rock into theRead more
DR CongoVolcan Nyiragongo1°31’30” S 29°14’33” E
January 31, 2017 in DR Congo
We make the campsite before sunset through an occasional rain shower but not without a few slips and a fall along the way.
DR CongoVolcan Nyiragongo1°31’25” S 29°14’35” E
January 31, 2017 in DR Congo
An impressive sight by an stretch of the imagination even if it is filled with fire and brimstone.
DR CongoVolcan Nyiragongo1°31’30” S 29°14’35” E
January 31, 2017 in DR Congo ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
The worlds largest lava lake. A 5 hour hike to over 11,000 feet.
DR CongoVolcan Nyiragongo1°30’60” S 29°14’57” E
February 1, 2017 in DR Congo ⋅ 46 °F
At about 11,000 feet.
DR CongoVolcan Nyiragongo1°30’60” S 29°14’57” E
February 1, 2017 in DR Congo ⋅ 46 °F
Surviving until the next eruption of one of the world's most active volcanoes.
