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  • Matthias Giraud- Last day of the season at EIGER
    Matthias is back from his northern ski trip and he send us some news : Hello everyone, Today was the best last day of the season I have EVER had! After landing in Geneva on the 21st to attempt a frist descent ski BASE on Mt Blanc around the 23rd 24th or 25th, we decided to abord the mission because of late snowfalls, HUGE avalanche danger and bad access road. On top of that, the approach (due to conditions) would have taken 2 days for one side and 3 days for the other. And, as great things are often unexpected, I got a call from Matthias Mayr (Elan team manager) and Matthias Haunholder (Atomic team pro skier and top 5 on the world freeskiing tour) to come ski the Eiger with them! After doing a quick google map, we figured out that it is only a 2hr30min drive from Chamonix so only 3hrs from my parents place in Megeve. Pointless to say I was on the road the next day... As I arrived, Matthias and Hauni were skiing on the glacier which they accessed by plane so I drove to Lauterbrunnen, one of the best BASE jumping spots in the world, met with some local jumpers and did 2 jumps off a 500 m cliff (1500ft). Matthias and Hauni came back from skiing at 6pm and the game plan for the next day that we came up with was a helicopter ride to the Eiger and do a ski BASE jump from the west wall straight into the North face! Last thing I know, I am standing on the Eiger with a 50+ degree slope, icy snow, avalanche debris everywhere and cameras rolling in the helicopter. The skiing was tricky and not forgiving. This is the biggest NO FALL zone I have EVER experience but also one of the coolest runs. I ended up sending a pretty sizable frontflip off it and landed all the way back at the train station! Our guide (Martin) who is also a BASE jumper decided to check out a cliff called La Mousse after the Eiger so we repacked our parachutes at the train station and jumped the 1500ft cliff to get back down in the valley. After a solid jump, Martin looks at me and says: let's go jump the High Ultimate, it is the biggest cliff here 2200 ft with a positive rock on top to jump from that you have to clear. A few people have died there but just give a good push when you jump to clear the ledge. So, we packed out rigs for #3 of the day and THE best cliff in Switzerland. 10 minutes later (by cable car) we are on top of the cliff and ready for 30seconds of freefall...”
  • Arnold Coster summited Makalu (8 463 m)
    EIDER athlete Arnold COSTER summited Makalu on May 24th. He became the first Dutchman to summit this mythical mountain. Arnold was the expedition leader of a hudge team composed of several nationalities. Arnold and his team had to wait a long time at base camp for a good weather opportunity. Due to bad weather, some members of the teams had to get back to Europe without any attempts to climb up the mountain. On the 21st of May, Arnold and his team get to camp 3 to be ready to catch the little opportunity to summit. They leave camp 3 on the 23rd to reach the top of the mountain on the 24th. Arnold is a regular from Himalayan summits. He also summited Cho Oyu (8201m) and Baruntze (7220m) this season. And it seems to be only the beginning of the story.
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