Climbing Hibok-Hibok volcano - Camiguin 1993
Because of the heat, we left early in the morning with our guide - he wore flip-flops and jeans! We unfortunately wore shorts. The tall grass cut our legs to the point of bleeding ... . It eventually took us 7 hours. We had plenty of water with us, but on our return we were very happy with a couple of San Miguel beers.
Mount Hibok-Hibok (also known as Catarman Volcano) is a stratovolcano on Camiguin Island in the Philippines. One of the active volcanoes in the country, it is part of the Pacific ring of fire.
Volcanologists classify Hibok-Hibok as a stratovolcano and dome complex with an elevation of 1,332 metres (4,370 ft) and a base diameter of 10 kilometres (6.2 mi). It was described in a 1905 report as having "suddenly risen from the plain" a short distance from the town of Catarmin in 1872.
Original: Konica Autoreflex T4 (SLR - 1978)
Scanned slide edited with PSE 24 and DxO Nik filters.
Climbing Hibok-Hibok volcano - Camiguin 1993
Because of the heat, we left early in the morning with our guide - he wore flip-flops and jeans! We unfortunately wore shorts. The tall grass cut our legs to the point of bleeding ... . It eventually took us 7 hours. We had plenty of water with us, but on our return we were very happy with a couple of San Miguel beers.
Mount Hibok-Hibok (also known as Catarman Volcano) is a stratovolcano on Camiguin Island in the Philippines. One of the active volcanoes in the country, it is part of the Pacific ring of fire.
Volcanologists classify Hibok-Hibok as a stratovolcano and dome complex with an elevation of 1,332 metres (4,370 ft) and a base diameter of 10 kilometres (6.2 mi). It was described in a 1905 report as having "suddenly risen from the plain" a short distance from the town of Catarmin in 1872.
Original: Konica Autoreflex T4 (SLR - 1978)
Scanned slide edited with PSE 24 and DxO Nik filters.