Vanuatu Volcanoes in September

Posted by hshdude on Jun 29, 2008
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Dates: Sep 20, 2008 through Oct 4, 2008
Location: Vanuatu
City or Place: Vanuatu
Skill Level: Beginner, Intermediate
Categories: Hiking, Other
Partner Status: Want Partners

Hi everyone,

I just found out that I'm going to Vanuatu in the South Pacific roughly from Sept 20 - Oct 4, so now I'm looking for a partner (or partners) to share the experience and some of the local costs with (like boat rentals, perhaps hiring guides, etc.).

The idea is to see 2 or 3 unique active volcanoes:
(1) Benbow & Marum on Ambrym island with their boiling lava lakes (camping on the ash plain)
(2) Yasur with its very frequent lava eruptions that one can see right from its crater rim (a few days observing and taking pictures/filming)
(3) time permitting, Lopevi, which is its own uninhabited island with a perfectly shaped steep cone and steaming crater at the top

This would be a true south seas adventure. With the possible exception of Lopevi, there won't be any significant mountain ascent involved, but there will be some great hiking and several nights camping in exotic places.

If you're interested in joining this "expedition", or would like to find out more about the mountains or my plans first, please send me a message soon! We could meet up either in Vanuatu or in Sydney, Australia.

Cheers!