ETNA SUMMIT - Rifugio Sapienza
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 9.93 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,954 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 4,954 ft
- Max elevation
- 10,838 ft
- TrailRank
- 62
- Min elevation
- 6,232 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 3 hours 37 minutes
- Time
- 6 hours 2 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2571
- Uploaded
- June 16, 2024
- Recorded
- June 2024
near Villa Milia, Sicilia (Italia)
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Itinerary description
The excursion to the summit craters is definitely the most fascinating excursion that you can do on ETNA.
During hiking it will be possible to observe the main craters, soaked with sulphates, from which the most frequent eruptive activity occures, causing to the visitors a sensation of arcane power that few other places in the world can convey.
Ascent by cable car and Jeep up to 2900 meters, from there you will walk up to the Summit Craters, 3340mt. After a visit to the craters, you will walk down to the Cable Car Station (2500 meters) along the volcanic ash slopes to take the Cable Car until the departure point, Refuge Sapienza, 1900m. Duration of the excursion 5-6 hours.
During hiking it will be possible to observe the main craters, soaked with sulphates, from which the most frequent eruptive activity occures, causing to the visitors a sensation of arcane power that few other places in the world can convey.
Ascent by cable car and Jeep up to 2900 meters, from there you will walk up to the Summit Craters, 3340mt. After a visit to the craters, you will walk down to the Cable Car Station (2500 meters) along the volcanic ash slopes to take the Cable Car until the departure point, Refuge Sapienza, 1900m. Duration of the excursion 5-6 hours.
Waypoints
Information point
Waypoint
9,787 ft
Story
Eruption prediction is usual. Like small earthquake! Feb 2022, during an eruption, the volcano collapse! Avalanche @ 120k, 700C! The red color is the iron effect.
Waypoint
9,993 ft
Lava Story
Lava from explosive activities, lot of volcanic ashes... And light stones (caused by gaz expansion, that's why it is light)... Then, you notice the Lava bombs, fired at 300km, oval forms (no gaz expansion) thats why they are heavier and can cause the creation of small craters.
Waypoint
10,210 ft
Snow
The lava can great isolator for Heat and Snow. Snow can stay from year to year.
Summit
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