Few remarks - drone (Mavic Pro 1st gen IIRC, with modified firmware) was used on neighboring Broad peak and not K2 rescue few years ago. Polish drone operator i

Few remarks - drone (Mavic Pro 1st gen IIRC, with modified firmware) was used on neighboring Broad peak and not K2 rescue few years ago. Polish drone operator in base camp tried to help rescue efforts looking for climber lost while descending it. While they were there to film extremely amazing first skiing of K2, they tried to help when news about lost climber reached the base camp. It was great success, the guy would otherwise die considering where he was and in what state. Then they filmed the ski descent of K2 by Andrzej Bargiel, a stunning achievement considering the exertion under no-O2 and how brutal the terrain is. Most people coming down K2 can barely walk, and plenty die on descents due to this over-exertion. They kept using the drone for quick carrying of ie medicine to higher camps, scanning the route down for skiing etc. In most places, 1 small mistake in those difficult snow conditions would be fatal,and due to weight the extremely lightweight ski equipment used required very high skiing level.