Mount Pelée News Today

It’s never easy to climb Mount Pelée, Martinique’s UNESCO-protected volcano that killed nearly 30,000 people when it erupted in 1902. The hike is steep, slippery and treacherous, and fog often obstructs what should be well-earned views.

Since my first visit to Martinique at 15 on a sailing jaunt with my father, I’d been intrigued by the dense, humid forests of the north.