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I'm not often near volcanoes nor enough of a hiker to seek them out but while in Bali for a few weeks, I did a sunrise hike of Mt. Batur. That's less than half the height of the one in the linked essay but it was still somewhat challenging for my somewhat out-of-shape body (not something I couldn't handle by any means but definitely wore me out). Getting to the top by sunrise was really impressive and I'm really glad I had the chance to hike it.