Adventure tourists Pyotr Kirinkin and Christina Kurochkina got more than they bargained for when the volcano they were going to see suddenly erupted.
The pair were with a group of volcano scientists on their way to view the Bezymianny volcano in Russia’s extreme east Kamchatka region when it blew up in their faces.
The group formed makeshift shelters from sledges and snowmobiles as ash and rocks rained down from the eruption, hitting the ground around them.
“Volcanologists knew that the activity of Bezymianny volcano was rising. They knew that at some point there would be an eruption. Nobody knew when but there were signs that it would happen”, said Pyotr after safely making it back from the danger site….