Abseiling Towards a Lava Lake - Extreme Video From Marum Volcano, Ambrym, Vanuatu!

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0:15 its Chuck ...

0:15 its Chuck Norris's bath tub

looks pretty hot =)

looks pretty hot =)

You could probably ...

You could probably talk me into going to the rim, but I'm not sure you could talk me into going in. It does seem a bit crazy, but I'm sure it was well worth the risk. Great footage James.

this just shows how ...

this just shows how incredibly vicious Mother Nature can be on all of us and the things we do to provoke her. Nature may be awsome but to do something like this? I mean indeed if that volcanic beast exploded you indeed would be sent into oblivion perminantly.

You guys, are out ...

You guys, are out of your fucking lunitic minds!. You should be put into a mental institution and then be given a session of electroshock therapy for so long that you only have a brain the size of a walnut., which would be fried to a lump of coal!

How hot was the ...

How hot was the lava, approximately? Not hot enough to burn the rope off apparently.

Yeah. What James ...

Yeah. What James said!

As both a ...

As both a volcanologist and a climber, this is pretty much the most awesome thing ever. Way to go!

Volcano with an ...

Volcano with an active lava lake like that would not just explode, you need a build up of pressure / collapse of lava dome etc to trigger large explosive eruption. The energy here's being released through the lava lake at the time that was shot.

If that volcano ...

If that volcano went, you boys would be obliterated ! Not the cleverest shit goin round.

HOT DAMN!!!

HOT DAMN!!!

¡¡¡HOT DAMN!!!

¡¡¡HOT DAMN!!!

nice work boys.

nice work boys.

Normaly...hot ...

Normaly...hot molten Lava from the magma chamber is +1,300C

amazing! I just ...

amazing! I just wonder how near you can go without burning to death? This is insane!

WOW..!!! that was ...

WOW..!!! that was awsome..!!..magnificent..I love volcanoes..!!the lava lake..wonderous..!!..have you ever gone to Nicaragua..there are a lot of volcanoes here..!!..the Masaya volcano shows a very small crater where you can see lava as well..!!..yeah I love these kinda videos..!!..congratulations ..record more..!!

You know... As a ...

You know... As a traditional animator and fan of stop motion special effects, I never thought I'd say this but..... I think there are some things that are better done with CG animation... Rappelling into a seething volcano is right near the top of that list.

2:13 holy crap, ...

2:13 holy crap, look at that chunck of rock fall into the lave, it must be the same size as a football field, as one of the crazy men said it was about four football fields long.

Thanks for the ...

Thanks for the feedback, glad you enjoyed the video!

I love volcanoes, ...

I love volcanoes, and what you did was spectacular! I can't wait to see the next one!

what degrees ( ...

what degrees (Celsius) was that lava?

Darwing volcano is ...

Darwing volcano is bubbling with anticipation

Thanks Michael!! ...

Thanks Michael!! This typhoon season has been really slow so it was nice to be able to go out and shoot some alternative material!

I'M BORED I ...

I'M BORED I WANTED CAT VIDEOS

ABSOLUTELY ...

ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE, James!!! Nice way to make up for the paltry typhoon season!