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Anak Krakatau Expedition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnUvb-KeH5I After Anak Krakatau (Son of Krakatoa) started erupting again, we quickly booked flights to Jakarta. We left Auckland on October 13 (Air NZ) with a short connection through Bali (Air Asia to Jakarta). We met fellow Kiwi, Geoff Mackley to discuss logistics etc. Next morning, we ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea eruption and lava flows

On May 3rd, 2018, a fissure opened up in Leilani Estates (Puna District, Big Island) releasing lava. Over the coming days, more fissures opened up, spewing large volumes of lava skyward. Lava soon began to accumulate and flow towards the ocean. Fissure 8 continues to ...

Vanuatu: Extremes of Earth Expedition (HOT)

Three days after returning from Antarctica to visit the coldest place on the planet, we repacked and headed bound for the hottest place on the planet – inside one of the most active volcanoes on the planet, Mt. Yasur. This was part of a challenge ...

Chasing Cyclone Gita

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5rQtEvn-yI February 20, 2018 Cyclone Gita started out as "Tropical Disturbance 07F" near the Solomon Islands, before tracking towards Tonga and intensifying to a Cat 4. Gita was the strongest cyclone to strike Tonga in recorded history. Gita transitioned to strong ex-tropical cyclone as it tracked towards New ...

Return To The Fire Expedition

Our fascination with volcanoes has became an obsession. They are an exquisite feature. Anyone who ventures near has felt a blazing sense of mother nature's disinterest in us. In small measures she exhilarates. In her full form she annihilates. On this expedition, we returned to Vanuatu, ...

Kaikoura Earthquake – A Year On

Kaikoura, New Zealand / December 2017. The Kaikoura Earthquake caused massive damage along SH1. A year after the earthquake, it was officially reopened (however, still far from complete). We decided to compare our photos taken just days after the quake and compare them to today. We do ...

Stormy weather in Tongariro National Park

Tongariro National Park, New Zealand / November 2017. Four weeks back, we journeyed to Tongariro National Park to hike the Northern Circuit. This track is one of New Zealand’s great walks (I’ve got one more to complete!). The Northern Circuit starts and ends in Whakapapa and encompasses ...

Expedition Indonesia 2017

EXPEDITION INDONESIA 2017: We're back. 12 flights, 3 boats, 3 volcanoes, a few dragons tamed and all crammed into a single week. What a trip! See our expedition video and summary below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu1CxKgU9_k Our marathon of flights commenced in Auckland with a half-day stopover in Sydney and onward to ...

A ferocious winter storm

Tongariro National Park, New Zealand / July 2017. The forecast was grim. The worst storm of years to bear down on New Zealand bringing heavy snow and gales. Could this just be more sensationalism by news media? Either way, we packed up our storm chasing gear and make ...
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