photographer Carsten Peter always needs a red-hot adrenaline rush and he finds
a red-hot adrenaline rush and he finds
a red-hot adrenaline rush and he finds it coming face-to-face with Earth’s
it coming face-to-face with Earth’s
it coming face-to-face with Earth’s volcanoes it’s something like my
volcanoes it’s something like my
volcanoes it’s something like my religion depend on the would kick it I’m
religion depend on the would kick it I’m
religion depend on the would kick it I’m addicted to the Buchanans to feed that
addicted to the Buchanans to feed that
addicted to the Buchanans to feed that addiction Carsten and his team traveled
addiction Carsten and his team traveled
addiction Carsten and his team traveled to Ambrym a remote island in the South
to Ambrym a remote island in the South
to Ambrym a remote island in the South Pacific almost 1,200 feet or 360 meters
Pacific almost 1,200 feet or 360 meters
Pacific almost 1,200 feet or 360 meters below the surface lies the maroon crater
below the surface lies the maroon crater
below the surface lies the maroon crater one of Earth’s rarest phenomenons it is
one of Earth’s rarest phenomenons it is
one of Earth’s rarest phenomenons it is a lake of molten lava Kirsten has come
a lake of molten lava Kirsten has come
a lake of molten lava Kirsten has come to capture this infernos tremendous size
to capture this infernos tremendous size
to capture this infernos tremendous size and power by descending into the boil in
and power by descending into the boil in
and power by descending into the boil in earth the hardened lava is their biggest
earth the hardened lava is their biggest
earth the hardened lava is their biggest danger yet every edge every corner could
danger yet every edge every corner could
danger yet every edge every corner could be disastrous for the Rope the Rope goes
be disastrous for the Rope the Rope goes
be disastrous for the Rope the Rope goes upwards downwards and and it will easily
upwards downwards and and it will easily
upwards downwards and and it will easily be cut because the volcanic rocks are
be cut because the volcanic rocks are
be cut because the volcanic rocks are very sharp
carsten is obsessed photographing his
carsten is obsessed photographing his beloved volcanoes even on the descent
finally he stands on a ledge above the
finally he stands on a ledge above the Lake of boiling magma you should step
Lake of boiling magma you should step
Lake of boiling magma you should step one step too much over your limits it
one step too much over your limits it
one step too much over your limits it could be your last step the lavas
could be your last step the lavas
could be your last step the lavas temperature rockets to 1,000 degrees
temperature rockets to 1,000 degrees
temperature rockets to 1,000 degrees Celsius or nearly 2,000 degrees
Celsius or nearly 2,000 degrees
Celsius or nearly 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit Carsten Braves the heat that
Fahrenheit Carsten Braves the heat that
Fahrenheit Carsten Braves the heat that can melt solid rock what can occur
can melt solid rock what can occur
can melt solid rock what can occur opportune of the most powerful he went
opportune of the most powerful he went
opportune of the most powerful he went sear on earth it’s like witnessing the
sear on earth it’s like witnessing the
sear on earth it’s like witnessing the creation of a planet
from the bottom of the inferno Carsten
from the bottom of the inferno Carsten struggles to show maroons awesome force
he suddenly realizes how to create that
he suddenly realizes how to create that image but needs help he turns to his
image but needs help he turns to his
image but needs help he turns to his partner and vulcanologist from tessier
partner and vulcanologist from tessier
partner and vulcanologist from tessier I saw Frank down there in close to the
I saw Frank down there in close to the
I saw Frank down there in close to the pit and I I just couldn’t believe it him
pit and I I just couldn’t believe it him
pit and I I just couldn’t believe it him and the comparison to this huge man but
and the comparison to this huge man but
and the comparison to this huge man but I needed him to climb up a little higher
he barely could understand myself
he barely could understand myself because it was so loud and so noisy a
gust of hot gas could erase from to
gust of hot gas could erase from to nothing still he carefully inches along
nothing still he carefully inches along
nothing still he carefully inches along the ridge until silhouetted by the
the ridge until silhouetted by the
the ridge until silhouetted by the belching pen for Carsten and from
belching pen for Carsten and from
belching pen for Carsten and from getting that shot is a risk worth taking
getting that shot is a risk worth taking
getting that shot is a risk worth taking even in the danger zone
in this extreme moment Carsten manages
in this extreme moment Carsten manages to show man’s frailty against Earth’s
to show man’s frailty against Earth’s
to show man’s frailty against Earth’s ferocious power if there is no one in
ferocious power if there is no one in
ferocious power if there is no one in the frame you don’t have any comparison
the frame you don’t have any comparison
the frame you don’t have any comparison and you are lost in the scale and that’s
and you are lost in the scale and that’s
and you are lost in the scale and that’s important touch to that image
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