Snowboarding Next to Lava: Italy's Mt. Etna Erupts

Feb 20, 2025 272

BY: Ian Greenwood

Mt. Etna, an active stratovolcano, looms over Sicily, Italy, and recently, it's begun to erupt, producing red-hot lava. The display of seismic activity has drawn numerous visitors, including Marco Bassot, a snowboarder. Several days ago, Bassot began sharing footage of climbing and riding the erupting volcano.

The snowboarder in the videos cruised down patches of snow while, in the background, a river of lava bubbled. "This fracture started some days ago and created a huge, intense and impressive lava flow for more than 1.000 m, you can really feel the heat," Bassot wrote in a social media post. 

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