Caught in an Eruption

Adventurer and photographer Geoff Mackley travels to Sicily for shots of Mt. Etna. But Mackley is caught off guard when the volcano erupts and he's forced to dance through falling drops of molten lava. (From Discovery Channel's "Weather Rampage")

[@Dorraj]

Going through the comments on videos on TH-cam makes me feel so smart.... My god, I would never be able to believe how many completely idiotic people there are in these comments...

[@fuke1995]

0:39 that smoke ring looks soo cool !

[@taylorantley]

His thinking: Is that an active volcano? Let's go sit on it!.....Did I just have a near-death experience? Picture time!

[@RescueMarriageGuide]

Wow, This man just loves to be in danger zone :)

[@migselv16896]

0:38 satan is smoking weed :D

[@CPlays4342]

0:38

[@Petr75661]

0:42 spare legs in the backpack - very handy for cycling :-D

[@MAGS3]

0:35 Perfect and Beautiful!!!

[@Phizogphoto]

I had to go back to see that; laughed out loud!

[@nchurricanehunter]

In the words of the ever so wise Geoff Peterson... "Balls."

[@Alexak120]

1:38 lol so funny he starts zoning out then hes like O.O and runs lol XD

[@SirRichardKingOfCringe]

awww, i was hoping for some volcano lightning :( still neat to watch though :)

[@MyCookiesnmilk]

I can totally relate with Jeff. I would love to do this for a living. I remember i would steal and fight just for that adrenaline rush and risk :P

[@alloneword7427]

2:11 Christ, I thought he was walking with a broken neck at a glance!!

[@MISSCELEBWATCH]

amazing footage

[@Project_Prescott]

someday I want to record a volcano eruption but certainly not that close

[@dpander83]

You have to hand it to the guy, he has balls

[@illsnipeya]

The volcano chaser got chased by the volcano XD

[@thepokebro1468]

Some of these volcanoes must have been at full HP...

[@Calling321]

Now that would look good in 4k high def

[@fongsbasement]

children wear superman pajamas, superman wears Chuck Norris pajamas, Chuck Norris wears Geoff Mackley pajamas.

[@Kissislove17]

0:25 get down!!! XO

[@deputydog3137]

YEAH I COULD SEE THIS GUY RUNNING AFTER SAYING WAIT I NEED A PICTURE!!!!

[@Dhuradhan]

0:36 Can make rings with cigarette or water pipe. From now, this will come to mind, whenever I'll exhale them...

[@jaden3666]

WHO GOES IN A VOLCANO FOR A PHOTO

[@Abb-ul9sg]

Its also for the thrill

[@justdrive4628]

jeff by the looks of it

[@mariadeleon6738]

JUST wanted to see the volcano

[@freakify9318]

PieLicker24 head ass

[@pineforest1442]

PieLicker24 geologists and adventurers.

[@Phoroforo]

Well, they just reflect some of the heat, it does nothing if he actually makes contact with the lava. The heat is just to extreme.

[@SHOOOREALQREM]

اللهم ظلنا بظلك يوم لا ظل الا ظلك

[@RheezyHD]

His helmet was on his back. You can see his head a little bit.

[@PersephoneChryssocheris]

!!!!!he Is CRAZY!!!!!!!

[@holyshiet787]

when?
:reallyhighguy:

[@Straff70]

0:23 Ahh isn't this nice-Contemplative moment- then BOOOOOOOOMMMMMM! Don't take your eyes of an erupting volcano!

[@Punnery]

Since he made it out safely, I'll go ahead and ask--does he carry Aetna Insurance?

[@unhappyangel1126]

@MovieMakerProd ....isnt krakatoa ''anak krakatoa'' the new volcano or krakatoa's son....as far as i know krakatoa blew itself to oblivium in 1888??...im not sure is that the year.....and anak krakatoa is very active....check it out and let me know...

[@FLAME4564]

amen to that.
Even I too would definatly keep my distance from Mother Nature during these explosive times XD.

[@JaneGooding]

And he never expected that.....

[@Baronstone]

It's kinda sad really. Every single one of the great volcano photographers ends getting killed in an eruption. I suspect that eventually the same thing will happen to this guy

[@GreenhornPhototaker]

The angle was bogus. He wasn't that close. Closer than all other people would ever get! But not as close as the camera suggested

[@rminitials]

00:34
I KNEW mother nature was a pothead!

[@bensarahzach]

LOL I thought I was the only one who heard that omg.....

[@ralphM1114]

Sooo... where are the films?

[@awesomenoob6281]

i used to be a proffesinal tree chaser until i took a arrow to the plumbs

[@karnivorx]

Someone knowledgeable about this, can you tell me, does Etna erupt basaltic or andesitic lava?

[@hurryupslowdown1845]

well, if you are gonna go, you might as well go out doing what you love...

[@redmum57]

0:27 LOL

[@Sahharr1]

I bet he was like OH SHIT!

[@themclovin51234]

He's Australian! Awesome.

[@fitz7891]

wth he's called a volcano chaser? how does that work? its like someone being called a tree chaser

[@jcb0204]

smoke rings from volcano = mario kart

[@deputydog3137]

what if the rope broke i would have said to people when i got back that he wanted a "brake"

[@ando1135]

LOL, just walking with his neck below shoulder height

[@geargodanimations]

Shoulda been wearing his diamond armor.

[@Mirage7969]

how did i get here from ouiji board

[@MadjikMan56]

Doesn't something have to be moving in order to technically chase it?
Cool video for sure though.

[@tehgrim08]

giant smoke rings...chuck norris is having a bong sesh

[@DaveDexterMusic]

Volcanoes: now weather.

[@YezirMK]

that guy got balls

[@atifshaikhashrafi]

Woah.😯

[@Goji938]

Nature is fucking awesome.

[@Ninekinze]

The hell..
WHY didn't he use a fire retardant suit at that time?

[@greeninsnow]

my town !

[@Awesomenizzleness]

theres also nothing like falling onto a pile of lava lol

[@Blackout987]

climbing down a volcano with a rope as a security line, not the smartest thing to do

[@eatmypotato304]

holy shit volcano is smoking

[@forrstfire]

2:10 Holy shit looked like the guys neck was broken

[@Wildtotarda]

volcano chaser ? its not like its gonna run away or anything

[@Aeon_98]

did she just say fire reterded at 1.10

[@FallsNight]

Volcano's! The original smokers.

[@0Hrui0]

He meant his mother IRL, he just bought one.

[@rockersbymyside]

wtf was he doing??

[@bee8042]

the fucking begining scard the fuck out of me

[@nabuL1337]

2:29 wtf is that white thing swimming ?

[@ComeAllYouWeary]

Trees don't erupt, though. That's what he chases.

[@TheMrBorderless]

The big smoke ring, sure Bob Marley is in this volcano !

[@xXiCaliforniaXx]

YOLO!

[@EphemeralProductions]

Another person very lucky to live when they shouldn't have. Any closer to the eruption and he'd have been fried....

[@omar89z]

Still Blazin...

[@doctorfeelucky]

2:40 Japan get's free pavement

[@lovebuggie101]

Yes, yes she did...

[@TheBudweiserBoy]

Tricky video 0:15 with the comment "close to vuclano" The man is pretty far from volcano, just simple trick with perspective

[@manano06]

Rip Jeff

[@bxxch10]

The lava is his bong water

[@MaskingTapeOYO]

did he die?:3

[@Me-cz9yx]

2020

[@Awesomenizzleness]

@TheUndefeatedLegend LOL it sounds funny but thats a "smart" way to not get burned

[@BALGamingProductions]

@MarcoAGSilva lol the earth is better making smoke rings than my mother

[@ivetthernandez863]

i thought i heard this too lols

[@fuinn5555]

volcano used eruption its super effictive

[@cindyhamilton1084]

Doing a project on the 21st my real name is ceasia

[@alexlehtinen2752]

THIS GUY IS NUTS

[@ahbsng]

he is crazy

[@amaranwar1374]

I know

[@jasoncurran1000]

@peterjbark we know, but its funnier this way...

[@robertmanella528]

Well you can really call him not to intelligent!!
That must be a request to be a so called scientists!!

[@FuZzYMuNcH3R]

0:38 duuuuude volcanos are stoners too

[@lovebuggie101]

Yes yes she did...

[@migselv16896]

16 ...

[@danjo141]

2:03 what about Justin Beiber

[@codeXenigma]

mothers that blow smoke rings r kool ^.~

[@unhappyangel1126]

thats mother nature saying get the fuck out of here!!!

[@Davo_1991]

@fruitloop33344455555 like that will stop lava, it'll help, but not at all if a splash of lava goes on you, you're fucked.

[@TheMetroidfanatic]

This comment made my day.