It was George vs. the Volcano for a Toronto resident who descended into an active crater in Vanuatu. And his extreme hike has gone viral after he uploaded a video of it to YouTube last month.
George Kourounis, a stormchaser who hosts adventure travel show "Angry Planet," claimed that he "knock[ed] on hell's door" when he descended into the Marum crater and stood on the edge of a lava lake on Ambrym Island in the South Pacific Ocean.
Kourounis made the trip after adventurer Geoff Mackley, who had previously travelled inside the crater, asked if he'd be willing to visit the fiery pit, Global News reported.
They travelled to the volcano alongside producer Sam Cossman and adventure filmmakers Brad Ambrose and Gareth Hawken. Kourounis put on a heat suit and stepped to the edge of a lava lake, capturing the whole journey on video.
It was so hot inside the volcano that his camera melted.
But the heat didn't stop him from taking an extreme selfie.
Here are some photos that Kourounis tweeted from his expedition.
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George Kourounis, a stormchaser who hosts adventure travel show "Angry Planet," claimed that he "knock[ed] on hell's door" when he descended into the Marum crater and stood on the edge of a lava lake on Ambrym Island in the South Pacific Ocean.
Kourounis made the trip after adventurer Geoff Mackley, who had previously travelled inside the crater, asked if he'd be willing to visit the fiery pit, Global News reported.
They travelled to the volcano alongside producer Sam Cossman and adventure filmmakers Brad Ambrose and Gareth Hawken. Kourounis put on a heat suit and stepped to the edge of a lava lake, capturing the whole journey on video.
It was so hot inside the volcano that his camera melted.
This is what happens to a camera when you bring it too close to lava…Melted! #Ooops #Volcano pic.twitter.com/m4lu6jJmY9
— George Kourounis (@georgekourounis) August 28, 2014But the heat didn't stop him from taking an extreme selfie.
Volcano #selfie. When normal selfies are not extreme enough! pic.twitter.com/hSRWPDjfDX
— George Kourounis (@georgekourounis) August 28, 2014Here are some photos that Kourounis tweeted from his expedition.
Our campsite at Marum #volcano summit. The glow from the lava was surreal. #Vanuatu pic.twitter.com/fjinNjQqAc
— George Kourounis (@georgekourounis) August 29, 2014The view from inside my tent while on Ambrym. The glow from Marum lava lake is so alien. #Volcano pic.twitter.com/AD9PStH4gy
— George Kourounis (@georgekourounis) August 29, 2014Climbing out of Marum #Volcano crater. About halfway up in the dark. The glow is from the lake of lava inside. pic.twitter.com/GQabjTrhC8
— George Kourounis (@georgekourounis) August 29, 2014Panorama shot from the top, looking down 1200 feet to the Marum lava lake. The same height as the Empire State bldg. pic.twitter.com/zGlMoU5VnW
— George Kourounis (@georgekourounis) August 29, 2014Image may be NSFW.
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