Incredible Footage Taken At The Mouth Of A Raging Volcano [VIDEO]

After a 35 day battle with weather, Geoff Mackley, Bradley Ambrose and Nathan Berg finally became the first people ever to get within 30m of Marum Volcano’s infamous lava lake on Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. The resulting footage culminated in what has aptly been titled, “The Most Incredible Volcano Video of ALL Time,” and it doesn’t disappoint.

With temperatures reaching well over 600 degrees Celsius, Marum Volcano’s lava lake is not exactly hospitable. Yet that didn’t stop Mackley and his colleagues enduring nearly two months of severe weather to capture the footage of a lifetime.

Unprotected, it’s not possible to get closer than 30m for much more than five minutes, but with high-tech, heatproof gear that time is stretched to 40 minutes. In his own words:

Coming within 30 metres of the lava lake down a watercourse, it was possible to stand the heat for only six seconds. With Fire Brigade breathing apparatus and a heat proof proximity suit it was possible to stand on the very edge and view the incredible show for over 40 minutes.

Nature, you win again.

[Source: The GrindTV Blog]

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