In 2015/2016 I was working in the oil sands in Northern Alberta and on the bus back to camp from work one evening I was looking on my phone and saw a picture of this volcano. Right away I started to do some research on where it was and if anybody could just hike it. The volcano is Volcan de Fuego and it is located just outside of Antigua Guatemala. Also around the same time I met my wife who also happens to be from Guatemala. It's taken me a long time but finally in January we made the trip down to Guatemala for a vacation and to see some of my wife's family.

As soon as we started planning this trip I knew it was my opportunity to hike the volcano. Tour companies have a base camp setup on the volcano opposite which is called Volcan Acatenango. You can hike up to base camp which is at 3700m above sea level and your camp looks right across at Fuego. For sunset we hiked across on to Fuego which is one of the most active volcanoes in the world erupting every 20 minutes or so. And for sunrise the next morning we hiked to the summit of Acatenango for an even better view across at Fuego. It was one of the most incredible experiences of my life. Watching a volcano erupt and seeing lava spew out is something that I will never forget.

The rest of my Guatemala trip was an incredible and humbling experience. More of which I will share here as I get the images processed and get my brain wrapped around it all.