They're exploring it. Which means it's only a matter of time before someone discovers some kind of mud or melon or mucus people believe can make them immortal (or at the very least look like they are), or some drug or another.
Luckily it's a very steep 700 meters up in the air, so it'll be hard for the average person to get there
That's cool. It should be very carefully and systematically explored to discover what we can without disturbing the ecosystem. Limit all access except for those with proper credentials and maintain a zero footprint mentality. With the advancement in cameras, high definition video can be taken in 360°. Then scientist can analyze the footage and only head to areas in which they find something.
That's not even close to how science works. You can't have an HD 360° camera because such low HD quality would be similar to 360p due to how many pixels would be stretched. You can't get accurate views of plant life, insects, or fungi with that. You also can't tell the properties of certain plants and you absolutely can't discover any bacteria. I agree that we should try to preserve it, but humans have to go there in person to explore. What you're suggesting is more security for this than Antarctica.
Yes it is, Yes you can. Cameras 20x to 30x more powerful are reasonably easy to procure. Here's an article over a year old detailing 4k resolution 360° cameras. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603496/10-breakthrough-technologies-2017-the-360-degree-selfie/
Cameras 200x to 300x more powerful are also possible if you have the money to buy them. Producing 360° pictures utilizing multiple cameras will easily get you the quality needed to see insects, plant life, and fungi. As for determining properties that's why you take the pictures. To see if there are new species or new variations previously undiscovered is the point. Once identified you can then launch an expedition directly to that location to minimize your footprint. "Science" starts with observation but preservation in this case is best served by maintaining physical separation as much as possible. It may not be as easy but it's still a completely acceptable form for scientific research. In fact it's done routinely in deep sea
exploration where blindly searching is unproductive and can be dangerous. While not necessarily dangerous in this case in order to preserve it's untouched nature it's best to leave it as undisturbed as possible. As security being more stringent what's your point. We already have several islands in the Pacific that are complete no goes for anyone. They are strictly monitored and protected so that only approved scientific exploration is permitted and even then it's got extremely tough criteria that must be maintained at all times and even getting permission is difficult. The only valid point you have is yes it would be impossible to discover bacteria simply by camera. But if you needed samples to check it doesn't hurt anyone to have specific goals in place to take those samples instead of just willy nilly collecting. The results are practically the same but one has less impact than the other.
Luckily it's a very steep 700 meters up in the air, so it'll be hard for the average person to get there
Cameras 200x to 300x more powerful are also possible if you have the money to buy them. Producing 360° pictures utilizing multiple cameras will easily get you the quality needed to see insects, plant life, and fungi. As for determining properties that's why you take the pictures. To see if there are new species or new variations previously undiscovered is the point. Once identified you can then launch an expedition directly to that location to minimize your footprint. "Science" starts with observation but preservation in this case is best served by maintaining physical separation as much as possible. It may not be as easy but it's still a completely acceptable form for scientific research. In fact it's done routinely in deep sea