Kamchatka Sep 2018: tour photos
Impressions from our Tour to Kamchakta during Sep 2018:
View to Koryaksky (l) and Avachinsky volcano (r) from the field next to our base in Elizovo. (Photo:... [info]
(469 Hits)
(469 Hits)
Koryaksky stratovolcano (Sep 2018) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(526 Hits)
(526 Hits)
Avachinsky volcano with the somma structure (new summit cone built within a half-open summit caldera... [info]
(416 Hits)
(416 Hits)
Photographing Koryaksky and Avachinsky (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(484 Hits)
(484 Hits)
Short break on the long drive to Kozyrevsk (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(378 Hits)
(378 Hits)
Livio walking through the purple tundra in the morning. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(350 Hits)
(350 Hits)
Sunrays and shadows with the cones of Klyuchevskoy and Kamen volcanoes from the hill near the Stolik... [info]
(345 Hits)
(345 Hits)
View towards our first camp at the Stolik hut. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(317 Hits)
(317 Hits)
Intense red patches on the surface of an old lava flow. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(432 Hits)
(432 Hits)
Ushkovsky, Klyuchevskoy, Kamen and Bezymianny volcanoes are ligned up in the background. (Photo: Tom... [info]
(412 Hits)
(412 Hits)
Marina and Livio crossing a small snow field (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(417 Hits)
(417 Hits)
A bear grazes on berries, not giving us any attention whatsoever. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(304 Hits)
(304 Hits)
Camp and Apochonchik hut (east side of Klyuchevskoy) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(345 Hits)
(345 Hits)
Curious ground squirrels are seen frequently. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(309 Hits)
(309 Hits)
Old instructions for the hut's first aid kit in black and white on a blue wall. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer... [info]
(299 Hits)
(299 Hits)
...walking in the rain (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(334 Hits)
(334 Hits)
Boarding the helicopter to Karymsky (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(417 Hits)
(417 Hits)
The helicopter is effectively a flying bus. We have everything we need (and more) for 3 days in a ve... [info]
(376 Hits)
(376 Hits)
Rugged mountain peaks on the flight north. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(364 Hits)
(364 Hits)
Sometimes, the helicopter passes only tens of meters above mountain ridges. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(340 Hits)
(340 Hits)
The sights from the flight are textbook illustrations of geomorphology: here, we cross a classic gla... [info]
(313 Hits)
(313 Hits)
The bottom of the valley is covered by swamps and has a small round lake. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(302 Hits)
(302 Hits)
We pass the range of Zhupanovsky volcano, which last erupted a year earlier (when we were passing th... [info]
(312 Hits)
(312 Hits)
Zupanovsky volcano is one of the Eastern Range's principal volcanoes; it has an elongated summit wit... [info]
(311 Hits)
(311 Hits)
Zhupanovsky valley north of the massif. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(294 Hits)
(294 Hits)
Next to Zhupanovsky, the eroded remnants of an older stratovolcano. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(308 Hits)
(308 Hits)
At this time of year, the tundra is colored green, yellow and intense red. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(267 Hits)
(267 Hits)
View over Karymsky Lake (Akademia Nauk volcano), shortly before entering the Karymsky caldera. (Phot... [info]
(275 Hits)
(275 Hits)
In the northern background, Mali Semiachik volcano with its flat top containing the famous acid lake... [info]
(268 Hits)
(268 Hits)
The young cone of Karymsky volcano. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(289 Hits)
(289 Hits)
Karymsky volcano and the volcanologists' hut where we will stay along with accompanying scientists f... [info]
(380 Hits)
(380 Hits)
Most of our group decides to camp outside for more privacy. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(359 Hits)
(359 Hits)
Very nice weather during an excursion to the feet of the volcano's summit cone. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer... [info]
(284 Hits)
(284 Hits)
Much of the ground is covered by a thick layer of black sand, which is the deposit from the decade-l... [info]
(280 Hits)
(280 Hits)
View towards Maly Semiachik volcano. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(283 Hits)
(283 Hits)
Small ash emissions at sunset. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(308 Hits)
(308 Hits)
Ash emissions from Karymsky volcano in the beginning of the blue hour. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(274 Hits)
(274 Hits)
Jiri at work (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(289 Hits)
(289 Hits)
Our hut (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(294 Hits)
(294 Hits)
Room #1 (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(286 Hits)
(286 Hits)
Stairway to second floor (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(276 Hits)
(276 Hits)
Romantic picture on the wall, perhaps to cheer up staff during cold and dark nights in the winter? T... [info]
(298 Hits)
(298 Hits)
Room #2 (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(281 Hits)
(281 Hits)
Part of the library (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(245 Hits)
(245 Hits)
The generator room (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(260 Hits)
(260 Hits)
Morning snack with fresh caviar (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(294 Hits)
(294 Hits)
Bridge over the river towards natural hot springs. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(270 Hits)
(270 Hits)
A small waterfall nearby... (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(269 Hits)
(269 Hits)
The helicopter has come again to pick us up. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(264 Hits)
(264 Hits)
Eroded volcanic mountains on the flight back (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(280 Hits)
(280 Hits)
View towards the distant Sredinny range in the center of the peninsula. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(242 Hits)
(242 Hits)
Glacial valley (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(232 Hits)
(232 Hits)
Mutnovsky hut (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(241 Hits)
(241 Hits)
Group of people in Mutnovsky (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(242 Hits)
(242 Hits)
Heike with gas mask (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(279 Hits)
(279 Hits)
Fumarole inside a dried-up black mud pond (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(247 Hits)
(247 Hits)
On the way back from Mutnovsky (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(222 Hits)
(222 Hits)
Jay and Paul taking photographs along the way. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(236 Hits)
(236 Hits)
We start to return in the afternoon. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(260 Hits)
(260 Hits)
Derek, Peter and Andrej (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(253 Hits)
(253 Hits)
Custom-build vehicle suited well to get quite far up into the valley of Mutnovsky. (Photo: Tom Pfeif... [info]
(259 Hits)
(259 Hits)
A 70 m tall waterfall rains into a deep gorge formed by the meltwater stream from Mutnovsky. Far bel... [info]
(241 Hits)
(241 Hits)
Wall picture in the hut to warm up during cold nights... (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(262 Hits)
(262 Hits)
Small waterfall near the hut (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(227 Hits)
(227 Hits)
The polished rocks and broken-off pieces reveal columnar structures formed by the slow cooling of an... [info]
(236 Hits)
(236 Hits)
Stream near the hut (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(201 Hits)
(201 Hits)
Small ice tunnel (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(274 Hits)
(274 Hits)
Our great cook (Aliona) and driver (Sascha) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(236 Hits)
(236 Hits)
Walking over a prehistoric massive lava flow toward an old lava cave. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(214 Hits)
(214 Hits)
The entrance to the large lava tube, partially covered with ice. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(207 Hits)
(207 Hits)
Entering the cave (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(198 Hits)
(198 Hits)
Plants holding on to tiny cracks in the lava rock faces. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(192 Hits)
(192 Hits)
View of the ice field in front of the cave (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(194 Hits)
(194 Hits)
Marina, our charming co-guide (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(200 Hits)
(200 Hits)
Improvized lunch break (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(238 Hits)
(238 Hits)
Andrej on a lava ridge with Viliuchinsky volcano in the background. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(192 Hits)
(192 Hits)
More on VolcanoDiscovery
Volcano Calendar 2019: We're proud to present our 2019 volcano calendar: 13 different and attractive images of volcanoes, volcanic landscapes and phenomena taken during volcano tours over the past few years.
Anatomy of a vulcanian explosion: A violent vulcanian-type explosion from Anak Krakatau in pictures step by step.
Bárdarbunga eruption 2014: Photos from the Holuhraun fissure eruption: large lava fountains and lava flows from close!
Introduction to Plate Tectonics: The Earth's upper, rigid layer is broken into several plates which are in constant motion to one another. Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur as result of these plate boundaries.
