&quot;World's First SkiBASE of the Matterhorn&quot;

"World's First SkiBASE of the Matterhorn" - Super Frenchie Diaries on WID

"World's First SkiBASE of the Matterhorn" - Super Frenchie Diaries with Matthias Giraud ep #4 on WIDSIX TV Matthias Giraud is THE FIRST person IN THE WORLD to skiBASE the Matterhorn. Captured by several GoPros and other Cameras, Super Frenchie's jump come very close to ending in disaster when his ski hits a rock and he is forced to throw a GIANT front flip off the peak to avoid death. Watch this edit and you'll never look at a skinny french dude the same way again... you might be looking at the skinny french dude that did THIS! See more of the Super Frenchie Diaries at: http://widsix.tv Matterhorn Facts: Elevation: 14,692 feet (4,478 meters) Location: Valais Alps. Also called Penninie Alps. Border of Switzerland and Italy. "I was born by the sea, and up to the age of twelve I had never been outside my native Province; and yet, without being aware of it, I knew the Matterhorn. I did not know it by name, but I knew it. When, by chance, someone in my family uttered the word 'peak', and my small child's imagination created the corresponding picture, I saw a pyramid, beautiful as an arrow of stone, pointing towards the sky." Gaston R buffat keywords: matterhorn, alps, ski, ski base, skibase, base, basejumping, parachute, widsix, widsix tv, super frenchie, matthias, giraud, crazy, extreme, heli, mountain, peak, valais, gopro

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Georgia Aquarium mourns death of prized beluga whale calf

They initially became concerned when the calf was born and needed assistance from the divers to bring it to the surface to breathe

A beglua whale calf born Friday night at the Georgia Aquarium has died, despite receiving 24-hour nurturing from animal care experts at the Atlanta facility.

"This is an extremely sad day for the Georgia Aquarium family. Over the past few days, our veterinary and animal care teams have been giving around-the-clock care to Maris and her calf," Gregory Bossart, chief veterinary officer, said in a news release issued Wednesday. "We initially became concerned when the calf was born..