The World’s Five Most Extreme Sports

Published March 26, 2012
Updated January 18, 2017

The Most Extreme Sports: Volcano Diving

Not only did daredevil Russian Valery Rozov complete the terrifying task of skydiving, he dived into a volcano.

Yes, Rozoy wing-suited out of a helicopter and into the mouth of Mutnovsk, an active volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. The trickiest part? Pulling Rozoy out of the crater as soon as he landed.

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Mamta Bhatt
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Savannah Cox
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Savannah Cox holds a Master's in International Affairs from The New School as well as a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, and now serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Sheffield. Her work as a writer has also appeared on DNAinfo.