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Drone Used at 27,560-Feet to Help Rescue Climber Presumed Dead on Broad Peak Near K2

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Accomplished climber Rick Allen was reported missing, presumed dead, after summiting Broad Peak, the world’s 12th highest mountain, until a Japanese cook spotted a rucksack moving. A drone was then used at 27,560-feet (a world record?) to help locate and return him to base camp, mostly unhurt. Yesterday just as @fredrikstrang and I were about to leave after a night at camp […]
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Las Lenas, Argentina Conditions Report | Drone Footage + Photo Tour: Deep in Spots!

video filmed last week of August Today’s Conditions Report: “Snow was inconsistently filled in due to an atypical storm wind. In the right spots, it was really good. Sun did a number on things by the afternoon. Wind was picking up this afternoon hopefully it buffs things out for tomorrow.” –  Zach A video posted by Lee Lyon (@lelandlyon) on […]
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VIDEO: Incredible Drone Footage of Antarctica

From December 2014 to January 2015, Stockholm-based filmmaker Kalle Ljung spent 20 days touring touring Antarctica with his 73-year-old-fathe . Using a DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter, Ljung filmed this short film, capturing stunning footage of the incredible Antarctic landscape. From Kalle Ljung: We started from Ushuaia in Argentina and went to Port Williams in Chile, rounded Cape Horn and crossed the Drake Passage towards the Melchior […]
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