• Klyuchevskoy volcano

    Klyuchevskoy volcano

    Klutchevskoy is a stratovolcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula. It is one of the largest active volcanoes in the world and reaches an altitude of 15,584 ft above MSL. It lies near the north end of a belt of 30 active Kamchatkan volcanoes that average 3 to 5 eruptions a year.

  • Hut at the base of Klyuchevskoy volcano

    Hut at the base of Klyuchevskoy volcano

  • Camping at 11,500 feet on Klyuchevskoy

    Camping at 11,500 feet on Klyuchevskoy

  • Descending into the mist on Klyutchevskoy

    Descending into the mist on Klyutchevskoy

  • Hiking in the tundra at the base of Klyuchevskoy

    Hiking in the tundra at the base of Klyuchevskoy

  • Walking over basalt, Klutchevskoy

    Walking over basalt, Klutchevskoy

  • Hanging out on the hut at the base of Klyuchevskoy

    Hanging out on the hut at the base of Klyuchevskoy

  • Flowers on the ridge, Kamchatka

    Flowers on the ridge, Kamchatka

  • Working our way up to the base of the volcano

    Working our way up to the base of the volcano

  • Farming in Yelizovo, Kamchatka

    Farming in Yelizovo, Kamchatka

    Koryaksky Volcano looms in the background at 11,338 feet.

  • Klyuchevskoy volcano
  • Hut at the base of Klyuchevskoy volcano
  • Camping at 11,500 feet on Klyuchevskoy
  • Descending into the mist on Klyutchevskoy
  • Hiking in the tundra at the base of Klyuchevskoy
  • Walking over basalt, Klutchevskoy
  • Hanging out on the hut at the base of Klyuchevskoy
  • Flowers on the ridge, Kamchatka
  • Working our way up to the base of the volcano
  • Farming in Yelizovo, Kamchatka