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Hiking on the Mount Yasur volcano on the island of Tanna, Vanuatu

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on the Mount Yasur volcano was no human soul and no sound - apart from the deafening eruptions

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The first weeks of our trip were active enough. We hiked, climbed, caves, gorges, kayaks driven and much more. It would have been quite acceptable to spend a few days on a beach on Tanna Island and enjoy the Pacific sun.

However, they do not go to Tanna, without the "old man", the volcano Mount Yasur, and we were no exception.

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The impressive volcano dominates the skyline and can be seen from almost everywhere on Tanna. Regardless of whether they slide over the ashes that surround the volcano, or watch the smoke flags that drive into the sea, there is no way to escape the dominant influence that the Mount Yasur volcano has on the island and its residents.

We hiked from the dirt roads for 45 minutes and listened to the rumble that falls down the mountain slope. We were excitedly preceded to get a first overview. Kia switched on her camera to record our approach. She could not even end her first sentence when an almighty explosion interrupted her idea. She continued nervously.

There are two craters that form the Mount Yasur volcano, each as violent as the other. We stopped on the larger one and watched how gray smoke rose to the sky. When we approached the smaller one, we found that he offered a better view.

Here you could look directly into the volcano and watch the melted lava broken down vulishly on the bottom. We continued in the middle of eruption after eruption, every accompanied by an explosive bang that let us shy away from the edge of the crater.

At dusk, the volcano is exhilarating. It is terrifying in the dark. When the light faded, the colors became clearer: the bright yellow, deep oranges and hot red tones, all of which were alive in front of the pitch -black background.

With every explosion, a mass of melted lava came while rocks spit into the sky. Sometimes I watched the rain from the crater rim and wondered if he would rain down on us.

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"Are we really safe?" I wondered nervously and remembered the story of a Japanese tourist and two national geographic photographer who died a few years ago by the Vulkan Mount Yasur.

I could understand why they had come so close: the photographer in me was like hypnotized and started long exposures and wide angles of the action below. At 6 p.m. all other visitors started relegation. Fortunately we had asked our driver to meet later, so we had more time in the dark there.

Shortly after sunset we found that we were all alone on the mountain. There was no human soul nearby and no sound but to hear besides the deafening outbreaks.

"The best way to go back, do I guess?" asked Kia.

"Maybe only ten minutes left?" I replied when I repositioned my tripod for another recording.

Vulkan Mount Yasur

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