view into Eyjafjallajökull crater from Goðasteinn in afternoon light

view into Eyjafjallajökull crater from Goðasteinn in the evening

view into Eyjafjallajökull crater from Goðasteinn in the evening

ash cloud in afternoon light, seen from Þórólfsfelli 

view into Eyjafjallajökull crater from Goðasteinn in daylight

view into Eyjafjallajökull crater from Goðasteinn in daylight

view into Eyjafjallajökull crater from Goðasteinn in late afternoon light

view into Eyjafjallajökull crater from Goðasteinn at night, 11.5.2010

ash cloud in afternoon light, seen from Þórólfsfelli hill, near Vodafone cam

Gigjökull with meltholes

ash cloud, seen from Þórólfsfelli

ash cloud in sunset light, seen from Þórólfsfelli

ascent from Þórsmörk side leads through deep canyons

the ridges demand some climbing in loose material

arrival at the ash laden glacier

summit view while on first ascend (8.5.) via northwest route, Goðasteinn gives scale

first view after clearing of fog layer

accelerated lava shreds give impression of abundant energy

ash burst

ash phase

ash cloud details

thermal shaped rising ash cloud

countless objects flying in front of ash cloud wall

first afternoon shadow shows armada of glowing lava bombs with condensation trails

late afternoon light shows armada of glowing lava bombs with condensation trails overtaking its ash cloud

panoramic view

hot ash 'brain'

car sized lava shreds

ash cloud in evening sunlight

ash cloud drifting to south

ash phase, comparatively silent to the loud strombolian phases

hot ash clouds expanding with high speed

even the non accelerated ash after a burst is hot enough to glow

new high temperature ash burst

lightning is visible every now and then, but no comparison to the first eruption phase

lightning occurs especially in dense fine ash concentrated areas after a burst

center of a meter sized impact crater with still glowing impactor, fallen a few seconds before in 6m distance to us

glowing ash cloud

afternoon view from Þórólfsfelli

sunset colors, view from Þórólfsfelli

evening view from Þórólfsfelli

evening view from Þórólfsfelli

night view from Þórólfsfelli

sudden ash burst

typical strombolian phase

morning view from Þórólfsfelli

morning view from Þórólfsfelli

ash cloud shapes high weather cloud

second approach via the ash laden glacier from the west side on 10.5., a strenous 5h walk. Goðasteinn to the left gives scale.

ejected lava shreds with condensation trails in front of advancing cloud

Ejected lava shreds with condensation trails, falling and rising ones in mixture.

To the left Goðasteinn summit rock, our livesaver...

high speed lava shreds with condensation trails

ejected lava shreds with condensation trails

Chris standing on the crater rim, still about 400m away from the vents

phase with high ash content

sky full of ejecta

low activity phase

1 minute old impact crater, 1 meter size

lava bomb dynamic detail

huge lava shreds

Goðasteinn serves as bomb protector

panoramic view to east

glacier depression to the north

sunset reddens the ash cloud

last sunrays on top of cloud

strombolian phase

strombolian at late dawn

superwideangle night view, strombolian eruption up to 1000m

airplane view to Eyjafjallajökull with ash cloud pointing to Europe...