Etna La Montagnola Crater
These photos were taken during my hiking-tour to the La Montagnola crater on Mt. Etna on 07.04.2007. On this spring day, the upper Etna area was still covered with snow. Just a few months later Etna had another eruption.
I traveled to Rifugio Sapienza (1910 m) by car and intended to continue by jeep bus. Unfortunately the jeeps were not operating as the road did not permit it. So I hiked about three hours thru the snow along with other adventurous tourists.
The scenery was fantastic, almost surreal! On the border of the south-east crater I spent around one hour before eventually returning to Sapienza.
More Info:
http://www.winstercavers.org.uk/Walk_EtnaSummitSouth_Ascents.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Etna
Read MoreI traveled to Rifugio Sapienza (1910 m) by car and intended to continue by jeep bus. Unfortunately the jeeps were not operating as the road did not permit it. So I hiked about three hours thru the snow along with other adventurous tourists.
The scenery was fantastic, almost surreal! On the border of the south-east crater I spent around one hour before eventually returning to Sapienza.
More Info:
http://www.winstercavers.org.uk/Walk_EtnaSummitSouth_Ascents.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Etna
