I saw the video on Discovery Channel and the interview with the pilot about 2 days after the event.
It was a toe-in and about one third of the skid was on the summit. You could see !!!! everywere up there so I assumed it was the Everest summit. It occured to me that with all the flags and garbage left up there that occaision for FOD would be a concern.
The video was from a tail mounted belly camera and it looked real to me.
Flying an Astar to that height and managing to accurately land it there is incredible. The risk was phenomenal. Who was coming to rescue you if you crash landed. It would be better and quicker to die in the wreck.