‘Sud-Est’ crater was showing activity in past days.

I can give this new just today due to a travel to Germany to visit country from where most of our guests come from (and it is an extraordinary country!).

Here there is Oliver Beck e-mail dated June, 19th:

“Hi Davide,

seems there was a new collapse event this morning at the pit on the east flank of SEC. See attached webcam-image. Perhaps this ist the start of new activity at SEC, perhaps collapse continues. We have to wait and see. I’am looking forward to my holiday at your hotel and hope this ash launches develop to strombolian activity.”

This morning a local guide (not an Etna guide) told us it was not possible to reach the top due to possible activity. I called cable car station and they told me: “false”.

There is not particular activity so if you hear anything different please contact me.

Today Geo Etna Explorer decided to visit ‘our’ cave.

It was a test and now I have some data.

- even a not well equipped group can easily reach this cave. It will be even easier in future after more people will discover this cave and will trace a comfortable path.

- a complete excursion with a slow group requires 55 minutes as expected. Alone and fast you can do a complete tour in less than 30 minutes, anyway.

- first ‘jump’ in cave is about two meters. Even not prepared people can enter first cave level without help due to many handholds and footholds. Less problems than I thought.

- second jump is very difficult without a stair (or proper equipment). It is still possible to go down without but I strongly suggest to don’t do that. A volunteer should definitively put a stair there, isn’t it?

- ’surprise’ at end of this path (see last new) adds much to this excursion and makes it a complete and various tour.

Here some photos of today’s trip.