Another Darwin Award Candidate

Nah, I only do volcanoes, but youse oughta go see my cousin Joey da Squid. He does all kindsa lairs, volcano, swamp, whatevers. And if youse wants a flying lair, hey, fuhgettaboutit!

:dubious: Hmm…

OK, how about a volcano that acts as a portal between dimensions? Can you do that, or will I need to get a subcontractor?

Sure, but it will void your warranty!

Well, dammit, was he a virgin or not?

Was this a twenty-four hour volcano? If not, someone should have shut it down after dark to save energy.

You know; like Yellowstone turns off its geysers at night. And for cleaning and routine maintenance.

A relevant thread.

Where were the guard rails? I thought all volcanoes came with guard rails?

I’ve actually done that climb - not at 1am, but early. It was 20 years ago - you just climbed up and walked around. There was nothing in terms of protection, “Indonesian Park Rangers” watching for unwise tourists, rails - I don’t even remember signs. All there was was a young kid with a basket of bottled water he carted up to sell to tourists like me (to this day I remember the final slog of the ascent and feeling all proud only to see a 10-year-old kid, with a basket slung over his shoulder with, like, 20 or more bottles of water (far heavier than anything I was carrying) just looking at me like “stoopid tourist - want some water?”)

Anyway, there was nothing obviously bubbling or super hot - but I didn’t hike around looking for trouble. But there were parts of the summit where you could tell the ground was a bit warmer (which is kinda freaky if you think about it) and there were places you realized you probably shouldn’t go. I could easily see some moderately adventurous twit not realizing what they were getting themselves into…

He was a day-tripper
One-way ticket, yeah