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He will face \"sulfuric gases that are so thick that you can't breathe through them, so part of my training is training with a gas mask -- and blindfolded cause there is a great chance that I won't be able to see,\" he explained.

The set will even implement infrared cameras \"in case you can't see me with the naked eye during that walk.\"

As if the stakes weren't high enough with the daring location, Wallenda also revealed \"this is the longest walk I've ever attempted and it is the highest walk.\"

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PHOTO: Nik Wallenda walks the highwire over Times Square in N.Y., June 23, 2019.
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\"So this is truly the greatest challenge that I have ever faced,\" he said.

\"I live my life about trying to inspire and in order to do that I have to push myself beyond my comfort zone and that's what I'm doing,\" he said.

Wallenda's walk over the active volcano will air on March 4 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

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