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The part of the dome left exposed creates a natural roof over the swimming hole, but authorities warn not to get too close to it because of the risk of rockfall.
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Talia Avakian, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
Its headscarp, the uppermost boundary of a landslide or rockfall, sat roughly 1,025 meters above sea level.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026
Authorities raised the five-step alert around Mayon to level 3 in January after a series of mild eruptions that caused intermittent rockfalls, some as big as cars, from its peak crater along with deadly pyroclastic flows.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
Travelers previously descended into the canyon along steep switchback roads prone to rockfalls or took long detours around the gorge, routes that added more than an hour to travel time.
—Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
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Talia Avakian, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
Its headscarp, the uppermost boundary of a landslide or rockfall, sat roughly 1,025 meters above sea level.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026
Authorities raised the five-step alert around Mayon to level 3 in January after a series of mild eruptions that caused intermittent rockfalls, some as big as cars, from its peak crater along with deadly pyroclastic flows.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
Travelers previously descended into the canyon along steep switchback roads prone to rockfalls or took long detours around the gorge, routes that added more than an hour to travel time.
—Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Rockfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rockfall. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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