Amazing drone shots from the Karakoram

Polish photographer Dawid Kaszlikowski captured stunning drone images of a glacier in the Karakoram Mountains in Pakistan. He visited the unique region while filming a movie for HBO. Kaszlikowski spent three weeks at an altitude of 5,000 meters.

The photographs you'll see were taken over the Baltoro and Godwin-Austen glaciers near Chogori, the second-highest mountain in the world. Kaszlikowski says no one will ever photograph glaciers like this again—they'll have changed shape by next season due to melting.





Photo: David Kaszlikowski/ Rex Features/ Fotodom.ru

Concordia is the confluence of two glaciers, the Baltoro and Godwin-Austen. The Baltoro is one of the largest glaciers in the world located outside the polar regions.

Chogori is the second-highest mountain peak in the world, at 8,611 meters above sea level.



On the Baltoro Glacier.







The legendary Cathedral Towers above the Baltoro Glacier.



The Trango Towers rock massif is very popular with climbers.



Tents of the expedition participants.







At a certain point along the route, the donkeys and horses used by various expeditions begin to eat only grain—the green meadows are left behind. Not all animals survive the grueling journey. Porters leave the bodies of dead animals along the trail.





Porters sleep in their makeshift tents and eat their freshly baked bread. On cold days, they burn trash to keep warm.









Along the way, you'll come across the remains of people killed in avalanches and their equipment. Some of them have been there for about 50 years.



Each porter carries at least 25 kilograms, some as much as 50. Most wear ordinary sneakers stuffed with fresh grass. Many go without socks.





Families of Balti porters live in traditional houses without heating. In winter, their livestock – sheep and donkeys – often sleep in their houses.





The village of Askole is where mountain expeditions begin their journey.



The region is prone to avalanches and mudflows. Travelers often have to repair sections of the road themselves.



Drone image of the Baltoro Glacier.





Ice lake on the surface of the Baltoro Glacier.