In October, 2010, the volcano erupted killing 32 people and 40,000 others were forced to flee. It also erupted last year, after we summitted killing 25 people. We summit in the dark of night and stop to visit the graves of previous climbers.

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My First Volcano Video Details

An Indonesian volcano in Java

Merapi Volcano at 2,911 meters

We set out from Italy then jumped on a train in Jakarta.

We began the trek from Yogyakarta. We set out around midnight for the trailhead.

The trail is a steep, long and tiring ascent.

At 2:14am we were 2 hours from the summit, and Cristina began to have doubts when she spotted the tombstones

“Dead climbers?” she asked.

“Yeah, they fell.” Replied the guide.

She did not want to proceed, but her options were to remain there waiting for us (2.5 to 3 hours) in the cold.

She couldn’t sit there for 2 hours. She hoped to get to the top as soon as possible.

After 4 o’clock in the morning and we were still climbing.

Cristina was thinking of all the lava under her feet and didn’t like it.

We took a break as the sun rose. One more steep ascent to go.

The ground was now becoming hot and steamy.

At last we approached the rim of the volcano. Cristina was happy to be at the top.

See you in in Indonesia next time.

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