IFLS_Leaderboard_Top_728X90 /.content /.block Search /.content /.block /.content /.block IFLS_Skyscraper_Left_160x600 /.content /.block Follow @IFLScience Environment September 29, 2014 | by Stephen Luntz Photo credit: kuroda terutoshi. Despite having a terrifying wall of ash descending, one hiker managed to film the event. The eruption of Mount Ontake has caused 30 probable deaths . However, more than 200 hikers taken by surprise managed to escape , and one of them has even provided us with a video of what it is like to be overtaken by a volcanic ash cloud. Mt. Ontake is a popular tourist spot, lying 200 kilometers from Tokyo and containing five beautiful crater lakes. It is the second highest volcano in Japan and its gently sloping sides make for reasonably easy walking. Although there ...