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Open Image ModalAdventurer Sam Cossman movies towards the huge lava lake wearing a custom built industrial proximity heat suit on December 20, 2014 in Ambrym, Vanuatu.AN INTREPID adventurer stands on the precipice (credit:Sam Cossman / Barcroft Media)
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Open Image Modal Ocean of fire: Adventurer Sam got up close and personal with the volcano's deadly heat on December 20, 2014 in Ambrym, Vanuatu.AN INTREPID adventurer stands on the precipice of the most active lava (credit:Sam Cossman / Barcroft Media)
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Open Image ModalLet me stand next to your fire: The lava lake gurgles with hot lava and toxic fumes on December 20, 2014 in Ambrym, Vanuatu.AN INTREPID adventurer stands on the precipice of the most active lava la (credit:Sam Cossman / Barcroft Media)
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Open Image ModalA 3D interactive model of the Marum Crater which Cossman and his team studied on December 20, 2014 in Ambrym, Vanuatu.AN INTREPID adventurer stands on the precipice of the most active lava lakes i (credit:Sam Cossman / Barcroft Media)
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Open Image ModalSpace man: Cossman pictured wearing his industrial heat suit looking like a character from an old science fiction movie on December 11, 2014 in Ambrym, Vanuatu.AN INTREPID adventurer stands on the p (credit:Sam Cossman / Barcroft Media)
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Open Image ModalCossman lowers himself down towards the lava lake - which is reflected on his glasses on December 20, 2014 in Ambrym, Vanuatu.AN INTREPID adventurer stands on the precipice of the most active lava (credit:Sam Cossman / Barcroft Media)
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Open Image ModalFire-starter: Former Silicone Valley worker Cossman proudly stands above the caldron of lava on January 13, 2015 in Ambrym, Vanuatu.AN INTREPID adventurer stands on the precipice of the most active l (credit:Sam Cossman / Barcroft Media)
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Open Image ModalThe melting pot: Drone footage from inside the volcano on December 20, 2014 in Ambrym, Vanuatu.AN INTREPID adventurer stands on the precipice of the most active lava lakes in the world. This incred (credit:Sam Cossman / Barcroft Media)
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Open Image ModalHot spot: Aerial drone footage showing the remote lava lake on December 20, 2014 in Ambrym, Vanuatu.AN INTREPID adventurer stands on the precipice of the most active lava lakes in the world. This i (credit:Sam Cossman / Barcroft Media)
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Open Image ModalThe heat is on: Drone footage from inside the volcano on December 20, 2014 in Ambrym, Vanuatu.AN INTREPID adventurer stands on the precipice of the most active lava lakes in the world. This incredib (credit:Sam Cossman / Barcroft Media)
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Open Image ModalA bird's eye view of the huge lava lake as Cossman slowly climbs down towards it on December 19, 2014 in Ambrym, Vanuatu.AN INTREPID adventurer stands on the precipice of the most active lava lakes (credit:Sam Cossman / Barcroft Media)
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Open Image Modal Action man: Sam Cossman investigates crater Marum, which is one of only seven lava lakes in the world on December 19, 2014 in Ambrym, Vanuatu.AN INTREPID adventurer stands on the precipice of the mo (credit:Sam Cossman / Barcroft Media)
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Open Image Modal Filmmaker Sam Cossman triumphantly stands above the ferocious lava lake on December 20, 2014 in Ambrym, Vanuatu.AN INTREPID adventurer stands on the precipice of the most active lava lakes in the w (credit:Sam Cossman / Barcroft Media)
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Open Image ModalThe adventurer checks his equipment during the project which investigated how life could form in other extreme environments on December 18, 2014 in Ambrym, Vanuatu.AN INTREPID adventurer stands on t (credit:Sam Cossman / Barcroft Media)
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Open Image ModalCossman's custom built heat suit can withstand radiant temperatures of up to 3000 degrees fahrenheit on December 20, 2014 in Ambrym, Vanuatu.AN INTREPID adventurer stands on the precipice of the mo (credit:Sam Cossman / Barcroft Media)
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Open Image ModalCossman pictured getting his heat suit on which enabled him to withstand up to 3000 degrees Fahrenheit on December 17, 2014 in Ambrym, Vanuatu.AN INTREPID adventurer stands on the precipice of the m (credit:Sam Cossman / Barcroft Media)
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Open Image ModalThe drone which helped the team map the lava lake and its surroundings on December 18, 2014 in Ambrym, Vanuatu.AN INTREPID adventurer stands on the precipice of the most active lava lakes in the wor (credit:Sam Cossman / Barcroft Media)
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Open Image ModalJourney to the centre of the Earth: The red hot lava illuminates Cossman's surroundings on December 11, 2014 in Ambrym, Vanuatu.AN INTREPID adventurer stands on the precipice of the most active lava (credit:Sam Cossman / Barcroft Media)
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Open Image Modal Cossman poses for the camera with a group of indigenous residents of Vanuatu on January 3, 2015 in Ambrym, Vanuatu.AN INTREPID adventurer stands on the precipice of the most active lava lakes in the (credit:Sam Cossman / Barcroft Media)