After the
strong
activities 2002 /2003 and the enormous explosion at April the 5th 2002 it
is still difficult
and forbidden by law
to ascend
the summit of Stromboli. Further
restless
phases
of the volcano were registered to the turn of the year 03/04. Nevertheless
Raimon Schulz and friends succeeded
at
the 7th of
December
staying
in a
position where it was possible to get an exiting view into the new crater
by
making
some interesting photos from the eruptive ejections and the changing
summit region.
After the
explosion
on the
5th
of
April 2002 the new crater rim (former crater 1) received a visibly larger
radius
When we reached the altitude of 400 m (helicopter landing place and live
camera), we were loudly called. A policeman (in civil clothes, but with an
ID document), a mountain guide and a further
person came up. They explained us that we
have been
already too far (up to
290m is permitted). After long discussions they said that we could
remain on the altitude of 400m, if we would ascend neither still further
high nor would stay overnight. They descended then with
the
beginning of the dawn. At night it rained and it was strongly cloudy on the next morning.
In the afternoon we ascended
again and the wind turned to north. This was our luck, because the whole
clouds were blown away to the south and the summit was free. This time
crater 1 was full active, partly in a minute interval."
