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Are Alpine ski runs too tame to thrill you? Then take a helicopter ride to the top of a volcano in Kamchatka where Alf Alderson finds adrenaline (and vodka) flowing freely
After the bright orange helicopter has clattered off into the distance I sit on the unnamed summit and wait for the snow blown up by the rotors to settle.See the full content of this document
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Now That's a Ski Lift
Gradually, the view beneath us begins to clear and the steaming crater of the 7,651ft Mutnovsky volcano takes shape. The volcano last erupted five years ago, and along with seven other skiers I am about to descend into it.
Well, to its very edge, at least.We ski down steep, wide-open slopes of windblown powder before skidding to a halt just beneath the lip of this void on the Earth's surface. The stench of...See the full content of this document
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