Sebastian Alvarez went where no man has been before. The former Chilean Air Force pilot became the first human to ever fly in and back out of an active volcano, only he was not in an aircraft.

Alvarez, 36, described his last month’s flight as “by far the most extreme” one, which was completed with the help of just a wingsuit. He said, “Everything started because I had the dream of flying. Since I was a kid, I just wanted to fly — and somehow, I made it happen”, according to reports from CNN.

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He ascended over the active volcano in a helicopter, which took him to a height of 3,500 meters. He then jumped off, reaching speeds of more than 280 kilometers per hour and flying into the 200-meter wide crater of the volcano.

He said after his dangerous stunt, “This is by far the most extreme project I have ever done”, CNN reported. He added, “That is for sure. Especially because of all of the factors; it was an active volcano, it was at high altitude, cold, windy and so there were a lot of things that I needed to take care of.”

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Alvarez, who is being called ‘The Daredevil’ on social media, said that it was difficult for him to find out what his motivation was behind attempting such dangerous tasks. The Air Force trained skydiver later realised that “a little bit of adrenaline” was his driving force.

“It is like, that was what I was really looking for, and I just knew that I liked it, but I did not know the explanation. I guess a few years ago, I realized: ‘Oh, this is it. This is why.’ It is because I focus on those minutes or seconds where my mind is totally on this and also feel that adrenaline that I love”, Alvarez told CNN in an interview.