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Congratulations are in order for Matthias Giraud, also known as the Super Frenchie, who ski-BASE jumped off a serac near the summit of Mont Blanc yesterday, June 24th, 2019. The Frenchman became the first ever to jump from the Eiger, Matterhorn, and Mont Blanc, and also snagged the record for highest-altitude ski-BASE jump (14,298 feet).
Giraud's caption on Youtube provides some insight into what went into his world-record-setting jump:
"June 24th 2019 at 9:45am filmed with @ivressefilms. This is the world record of the highest ski BASE jump.
It also marks the first ski BASE jumping completion of the Alps Trilogy - Eiger, Matterhorn and Mt Blanc which I respectively did in 2010, 2011 and 2019.
I skied the north face and jumped off the serac next to the Roches Rouge at 4359m (14298ft) and landed on the Grand Plateau.
Reaching the summit of the tallest mountain in Europe took 2 days using the classical route via Dôme du Goûter - a laborious process with 20kg of gear between BASE jumping equipment, ski equipment and mountaineering tools and was made possible with the help of my friend and Mountain Guide Alexandre Périnet.
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The serac measures only 60m and with 30% less oxygen at that altitude, the parachute opens much slower which meant I had to go for the fastest parachute opening possible."
Giraud has been on a ski-BASE tear this year, as one can easily see by poking through his Instagram:
