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Blue flame on black rock at three in the morning, a kilometre of turquoise acid once the light arrives, and the men who carry sulfur out of the middle of it — photographs published by the operators who run these climbs.

A miner carrying two loaded baskets along the path high above the crater lake
A miner carrying two loaded baskets along the path high above the crater lake
Blue flame spreading across the rock where liquid sulfur runs out of the vents
Blue flame spreading across the rock where liquid sulfur runs out of the vents
Headlamps strung out along the trail below the crater in the dark before dawn
Headlamps strung out along the trail below the crater in the dark before dawn
Blue flames burning over molten sulfur on the dark rock of the crater floor
Blue flames burning over molten sulfur on the dark rock of the crater floor
The full oval of the Ijen crater lake seen from above, with volcano peaks beyond
The full oval of the Ijen crater lake seen from above, with volcano peaks beyond
The crater lake and the sheer inner wall of Kawah Ijen from the rim path
The crater lake and the sheer inner wall of Kawah Ijen from the rim path
Steam drifting across the pale green crater lake below the rim wall of Kawah Ijen
Steam drifting across the pale green crater lake below the rim wall of Kawah Ijen
A walker at the rim looking down into the smoking crater as the sun comes up
A walker at the rim looking down into the smoking crater as the sun comes up
The cone of Mount Bromo smoking above the caldera floor under a red dawn sky
The cone of Mount Bromo smoking above the caldera floor under a red dawn sky
Sulfur steam blowing across the crater basin as the sky lightens behind the rim
Sulfur steam blowing across the crater basin as the sky lightens behind the rim
Thick white steam rising off the sulfur vents with small figures on the bench below
Thick white steam rising off the sulfur vents with small figures on the bench below
Miners loading yellow sulfur into paired baskets beside the steaming vents
Miners loading yellow sulfur into paired baskets beside the steaming vents
The grey rock wall of the crater dropping to the still surface of the acid lake
The grey rock wall of the crater dropping to the still surface of the acid lake
Walkers spread along the bare ridge of the crater rim with a coloured sunrise sky
Walkers spread along the bare ridge of the crater rim with a coloured sunrise sky
The grey sand sea stretching across the Tengger caldera below Mount Bromo
The grey sand sea stretching across the Tengger caldera below Mount Bromo
Ceramic pipes and sulfur deposits at the working face on the shore of the lake
Ceramic pipes and sulfur deposits at the working face on the shore of the lake
The curtain of falls at Tumpak Sewu dropping into its green amphitheatre
The curtain of falls at Tumpak Sewu dropping into its green amphitheatre
People standing on the flat rock of the crater rim as light reaches the lake below
People standing on the flat rock of the crater rim as light reaches the lake below

Every frame here was taken on the mountain or on the road to it. What burns and why is on the blue fire page, the water is on the crater lake page, and if you want to stand where these were taken, Ijen Volcano Tours lists every departure. How a night on the mountain works covers the rest.

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