Drew Bristow: “It was truly a great feeling to step where no human had been before, especially after a 450m abseil down to the bottom of the crater. […] To hear and feel molten rock exploding less than 30m away from you is pretty mind-blowing.” Image by James Reynolds - Earth Uncut Productions
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(Correne Coetzer) They abseiled 450m down to the bottom of the crater of Marum Volcano; the sound and the vibration are something that is hard to describe, says Drew Bristow, “to hear and feel molten rock exploding less than 30m away from you is pretty mind-blowing.” In 2011 Bristow and his climbing partner, Johno Smith, become the first people to descend to the bottom of Marum Volcano, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. It is amazing that it is not hot at all down there, Drew says to ExplorersWeb, “due to the cold air rushing into the crater.” They took tons of climbing gear, of which 2km of rope to get...
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