National Geographic's
Mountains of Fire


For over 20 years, Maurice and Katya Krafft have traveled the world in search of active volcanoes.
(Video: 01: 01:28 – The couple approaches a volcanic site)
(Video: 01:35:00 – a volcanic eruption)
(Video: 01:37:17 – pyroclastic cloud erupts)
(Video: 01:01:35 – helicopter flies over volcanic site)

From Iceland to Hawaii,
(Video: 01:33:31 – Icelandic Volcano erupts)
(Video: 01:49:33 – Lava flows in Hawaii)

Africa to Indonesia,
(Video: 01:16:01 – African lava flow)
(Video: 01:17:45 – Indonesian lava/rock slide)

They are often the first to reach the scene of an eruption.
(Video: 01:51:06 – huge lava bursts)
(Video: 01:07:13 – panning helicopter shot of the couple on the rim of a crater)

(Video: 01:19:07 - "In fact, so far, every eruption I’ve gotten to, the Kraffts have gotten there first…It’s getting frustrating.")

Their tools are cameras and sound equipment.
(Video: 01:02:05 – panning shot of camera equipment)
(Video: 01:24:30 – Katya weilds sound equipment)

Their goals are to document the great eruptions of our time.
(Video: 01:43:23 – Colombian volcanic cloud)
(Video: 01:45:40 – Indonesian volcanic cloud)

National Geographic presents the story of two scientists…
(Video: 01:28:23 – the two scientists trudge up the slope of a volcano)

…with a unique obsession.
(Video: 01:30:46 – the couple walks down a hill next to a volcano)

(Video: 01:28:38 – "She was completely crazy about volcanoes before she was knowing about me and I was completely crazy about volcanoes and that’s why we married in fact mainly."

Mountains of Fire
(Video: 01:00:33 – a volcanic eruption with title card)