Last Monday mountaineer Rick Allen was successfully rescued, after being presumed dead, from Broad Peak (26,400 ft) in Pakistan. with help of a DJI Mavic Pro drone. Needless to say that everybody involved, is happy to report that Rick made it back to safety with only minor injuries. This is the latest, but far from the only, rescue mission in which a drone played a crucial role in saving someone’s life. What sets this story apart though, are the extreme conditions (altitude and temperature) in which the DJI Mavic Pro was able to fly. From K2’s basecamp, Bartek Bargiel who piloted the drone was able to answer some questions in a short interview with DroneDJ.
Update: after digging through a number of posts on Facebook it seems that the drone in question has been a DJI Mavic Pro.
According to a report on Summit Climb, Allen was reported dead by his climbing partners after he went missing on Broad Peak, the world’s 12th highest mountain in Pakistan’s Karakorum Mountains, at an altitude of 26,000 feet. His team members found his sat phone and continued their descent.
According to this - he have Sat Phone - but when he fall down - the phone was gone...
fansf0765a77 Posted at 2018-7-18 23:58
According to a report on Summit Climb, Allen was reported dead by his climbing partners after he went missing on Broad Peak, the world’s 12th highest mountain in Pakistan’s Karakorum Mountains, at an altitude of 26,000 feet. His team members found his sat phone and continued their descent.
According to this - he have Sat Phone - but when he fall down - the phone was gone...
Reason for personal locators. They are strapped to person, sometimes under outer garments.
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