--- title: "Man With Wingsuit Flies Inside Mouth of Active Volcano" description: "In Red Bull-sponsored stunt news, a daredevil wingsuit pilot became the first person to fly in and back out of an active volcano." date: "2021-12-16" modified: "2021-12-16" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/wingsuit-active-volcano" categories: - "Advanced Transport" tags: - "red bull" - "the digest" - "volcanoes" --- # Man With Wingsuit Flies Inside Mouth of Active Volcano ![In Red Bull-sponsored stunt news, a daredevil wingsuit pilot became the first person to fly in and back out of an active volcano.]() *\Image: Red Bull\* ## Into the Volcano In Red Bull-sponsored stunt news, a daredevil wingsuit pilot became the first person to fly in and back out of an active volcano, [*CNN* reports](). The best part about the story? It has nothing to do with the COVID-19 pandemic or the surging Omicron variant. And for that, we're grateful. https://youtu.be/dGFPi5sZUGg ## Facing the Fear The pilot, Chilean daredevil Sebastián Álvarez, plunged towards the Villarrica volcano, which is Chile's most active volcano and which erupts frequently, after jumping from a helicopter at 11,500 feet above the surface. It took 40 long seconds for Álvarez to reach the mouth of the 650 foot crater, where he swooped inside before adjusting his wingsuit to emerge triumphantly on the other side of the volcano. The pilot spent three minutes in the air, reaching blistering speeds of up to 176 mph. "Fear is a very positive thing," Álvarez said in [a statement](). "I welcome it, because it makes me feel super-active and 100 percent focused. Nevertheless, you must manage the fine line between fear and panic." "This is by far the most extreme project I've ever done," he told *CNN*. "That's 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." The risks were very real. "But let's talk seriously, this is a volcano and it's active and if I fail, you know the result," Álvarez added. "If the volcano doesn't want me there, he can do whatever he wants, you know, so I asked for permission and then I went there \[afterward\] and said thank you." **READ MORE:** [Welcome to the 'Devil's House': Wingsuit pilot becomes first person to fly in and out of an active volcano]() \[*CNN*\] **More on stunts:** *[Billionaire Buys SpaceX Ticket To Make "Space Beer" in Absurd PR Stunt]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()