Andreas Brenneke sent some webcam photos of this night activity.

It was not strong as other ones but “better than nothing”.

Here in hotel none of us heard anything so thanks Andreas we know what happened on our volcano

Some more photos on Etna Walk’s website

UPDATE: new cone has no more a smooth aspect. Read Boris comment

A quiet morning everywhere but on Etna.

We are under intense ash falling, road is totally covered by black ash and most people are leaving fast… except us who know there is no risk. It is eleventh event so what should I say more?

For sport car lovers road in this moment is very entertaining, you can freely drift and enjoy (I did at least). Why should I just speak about volcanic activity? Etna is sport, too!

We expected a new paroxism yesterday or today and… it’s never too late, Etna is preparing to something big; stay tuned on webcams this night!

Some friends (Ahti!) ask: “what is Pit crater?”.

Well, called Pit because it was just an hole on Sud-Est crater flank now it is a little promising crater itself.

In Boris Behncke photos you can see how Pit is growing up and needs a new name.

Ah, the huge “Bocca Nuova” has born in 1968 as a few meters wide pit on “Centrale” crater flank.

P.s I expected new activity yesterday but nothing happened. Has Etna run out of fireworks or is preparing something bigger?

Etna Walk gave us a recent paroxism photo with a little hotel in his right lower corner.

Can you recognize it?

Click on photo to enlarge it

Pit crater woke up again; as forecasted.

UPDATE: yesterday evening I went sleeping early. Andreas Brenneke was awoke. He sent us first image of this new event, a night shoot showing a bit of strombolian activity.

Thanks to Adlam-Stiles for first image of the great new ash mushroom in this moment flies above us.

If Pit will copy past weeks behaviour we could have another eruption in next 24/48h.

Stay tuned!

Grand Buffet from appetizers to fruti trough three pasta dishes and four second dishes, warm and cold contours, cheeses, typical salami and, if you make it even fruti! This includes water and wine at just € 25,00 p.p. (children € 15,00)!

We will even offer coffee in bar! Should you really do a pic-nic?

I would like to share an Etna Walk photo with you.

It is a photo of August, 5th night.

Visit their website at www.etnawalk.it

Just arrived home from Catania: incredibly high and wide explosions.

Lava river seems not on usual path (unconfirmed)

This is 2011 ninth event!

Mr. Henning won first and second place as eruption watcher!