Enthusiasts of the Chinese 8KRAW photographers association made the world’s first expedition to the summit of Mount Everest, the main participant of which was a quadcopter. This was reported by The Register.

The photographer’s choice stopped at the DJI Mavic 3. Considering that the factory specifications of this drone do not allow it to rise above 6,000 meters above sea level and operate in temperatures below minus 10 degrees Celsius, enthusiasts had to change the range. model.

DJI helped them with this. The manufacturer did not answer journalists’ questions about what exactly had been changed in the Mavic 3 so that it could reach the 8.9 thousand-meter mountain peak and withstand low temperatures.

Regardless, the photographers managed to get the drone to an altitude of 9,200 meters and fly around Everest and accidentally shot the mountain from good angles. The resulting footage was edited into a three-minute video posted on DJI’s official YouTube channel.