Standing some 4,500m ontop of the volcano crater is something I´ll never forget. Sutho, Chris and newly met Imogen (from Brisbane) decided we´d climb the side of crater to the top of the volcano during our tour group.
At the base of crater we noticed the thiness of the air. As we rock-hopped the base of the crater we quickly noticed how steep it became. The higher we ascended the wall became steeper, the grass disappeared and some ice and snow were near by. The air began really thing and wee needed to stop occasionally to control our breathing and get some water into our system.
Soon enough we were on all fours, but after 30 minutes of climbing the crater wall, we soon found ourselves ready to give in as the rocks became steeper and the path less clear. We kept going and about 20 minutes later we were at the top.
It was one of the best things I´ve ever experienced: standing ontop of the volcano crater looking either side at the huge valleys that surrounded us, and listening to our voices echo in the mountains (resonating for nearly a full minute).
Looking at the picture, we started at the base of the crater near the water, and ended up on the very top of the crater (directly above Sutho´s head).
Coming down was just as fun, the gravel was so loose, you quickly learnt to 'ski' down on your shoes in the gravel. We got some great footage of this too.
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