The Drive Back
February 1, 2017 in DR Congo ⋅ 50 °FFrom the park it another armed escort back to Goma passing UN military post along the way while seeing evidence of Nyiragongo last eruption.
From the park it another armed escort back to Goma passing UN military post along the way while seeing evidence of Nyiragongo last eruption.
Still a slip and a fall on the way down on moist and slippery lava rocks. This was an amazing experience made possible by a great support team who keep us safe traveling along a sometimes in conflictRead more
3410M.. 11,187 Feet!
Surviving until the next eruption of one of the world's most active volcanoes.
At about 11,000 feet.
The worlds largest lava lake. A 5 hour hike to over 11,000 feet.
An impressive sight by an stretch of the imagination even if it is filled with fire and brimstone.
We make the campsite before sunset through an occasional rain shower but not without a few slips and a fall along the way.
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
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.