Welirang is a 3160m high volcano near Surabaya in East Java. This is a series of photos showing the mountain and the men who mine sulfur from the fumaroles near the top of the volcano. The sulfur is collected by construting rock tunnels which help to condense the sulfur so it can be collected as a solid from about 15 "kitchens". The miners then put the sulfur into bags and carry it down the mountain with the help a wooden hand-carts. Each load is about 100kg with a maximum of 150kg. It is a tough life and most of the miners ... (more)