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Trekking a Trio of Deadly Volcanoes in East Java
May 13-May 20 Ijen I’m cold. I’m in Indonesia and I’m cold. Shivering. Shivering, on an island that is about 8 degrees of latitude away from the equator. To be fair, I am about 6,000 feet above sea level and it is 2:30 am. Why, you might be wondering, am I awake at 2:30am? I wonder this as well, in many moments. I woke up at 11:45pm, after getting to my hostel at 10:30pm (yes, 1-ish hour of sleep only). But the adrenaline–and the cold–are doing their job. I’m at the base of Mount Ijen, an active volcano in East Java, Indonesia. An active volcano I’m about to climb. Hopefully.…