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 a little kick yeah I’m
religion depend a little kick yeah I’m
religion depend a little kick yeah I’m addicted to the repayments to feed that
addicted to the repayments to feed that
addicted to the repayments 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 1200 feet or 360 meters below the
almost 1200 feet or 360 meters below the surface lies the maroon crater one of
surface lies the maroon crater one of
surface lies the maroon crater one of Earth’s rarest phenomenons it is a lake
Earth’s rarest phenomenons it is a lake
Earth’s rarest phenomenons it is a lake of molten lava Carsten has come to
of molten lava Carsten has come to
of molten lava Carsten has come to capture this infernos tremendous size
capture this infernos tremendous size
capture this infernos tremendous size and power by descending into the boil
and power by descending into the boil
and power by descending into the boil inner the hardened lava is their biggest
inner the hardened lava is their biggest
inner 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 it will easily be
upwards downwards and it will easily be
upwards downwards and it will easily be cut because the volcanic rocks are very
cut because the volcanic rocks are very
cut because the volcanic rocks are very sharp
Kirstin is obsessed photographing his
Kirstin 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 if you step one
lake of boiling magma if you step one
lake of boiling magma if you step one step too much over given its it could be
step too much over given its it could be
step too much over given its it could be your last step the lavas temperature
your last step the lavas temperature
your last step the lavas temperature rockets to 1,000 degrees Celsius or
rockets to 1,000 degrees Celsius or
rockets to 1,000 degrees Celsius or nearly 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit Carsten
nearly 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit Carsten
nearly 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit Carsten Braves the heat that can melt solid rock
volcanic eruption are the most powerful
volcanic eruption are the most powerful events here on earth it’s like
events here on earth it’s like
events here on earth it’s like witnessing the creation of a planet from
witnessing the creation of a planet from
witnessing the creation of a planet from the bottom of the inferno Carsten
the bottom of the inferno Carsten
the bottom of the inferno Carsten struggled to show maroons
struggled to show maroons
struggled to show maroons awesome force he suddenly realizes how
awesome force he suddenly realizes how
awesome force he suddenly realizes how to create that image but needs help he
to create that image but needs help he
to create that image but needs help he turns to his partner and volcanologist
turns to his partner and volcanologist
turns to his partner and volcanologist from Tessier
from Tessier
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 and I just couldn’t believe that
pit and and I just couldn’t believe that
pit and and I just couldn’t believe that him and the comparison to this huge man
but I needed him to climb up a little
but I needed him to climb up a little higher he barely could understand myself
higher he barely could understand myself
higher he barely could understand myself because it was so loud and so noisy
a gust of hot gas could erase from
a gust of hot gas could erase from toonami still he carefully inches along
toonami still he carefully inches along
toonami still he carefully inches along the ridge until silhouetted by the
the ridge until silhouetted by the
the ridge until silhouetted by the belching vent
for Carsten and from getting that shot
for Carsten and from getting that shot is a risk worth taking even in the
is a risk worth taking even in the
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 and touch to that image
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