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    CRUSHED in an ERUPTING VOLCANO

    Feb 13, 2020 3 minutes
    As told to Amber Wemyss

    William Pike, 35, Auckland, NZ

    I slid into my sleeping bag and set my alarm for 4.30am. After spending the last two days climbing Mt Ruapehu, my friend James, then 20, and I were looking forward to reaching the summit the following day.

    Although we’d planned on camping out for the night, we’d decided to squeeze into a tiny dome shelter instead.

    With plywood walls and floors, and no electricity, it was far from luxury, but it was nice to be sheltered from the icy wind.

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