Mt. Champlain via Precipice Trail | Acadia National Park

Mt. Champlain via Precipice Trail | Acadia National Park | FPV Ascent

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8 жыл бұрын

This was an amazing hike climbing nearly 1000' vertical feet in under a mile with stunning ocean views the whole way up. The trail twists and turns along the shear rock face of the mountain. Steep cliffs, narrow trails, iron rungs, and amazing views are par for the course on the Precipice trail.
If you'd like to take another look at the time lapse from the summit it starts at 23:16.
This was a great hike for all of us and an especially important hike for Old Man. He had hiked the trail once when he was younger and came back to conquer the trail as... well... and old man.
As always, if you'd like to follow along on a map please head to www.fathergoat.com to see the GPS tracks on a map or to download tracks to stick in Google Earth. Pulling the tracks up in Google Earth is really neat as you can see a 3d map of our route up the mountain.
Thanks for stopping by and please leave any questions or comments down below.
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@spacecraft1278 2 жыл бұрын

We hiked the beehive Tuesday. One day I'll do this one! First Jordan cliffs and then this.

@Travelwithchris 3 жыл бұрын

Doing that trail tomorrow! Awesomely video! I'm loving Acadia so much!

@FatherGoat 3 жыл бұрын

Sweet! Have a great time on the trail today Chris, it's a blast! (p.s. I hope you don't get caught in the rain we're having today. That'd certainly add a degree of difficulty to the trail :) )

@loriparker535 5 жыл бұрын

I hiked the Beehive last October and hope to do the Precipice this fall. I loved this, the conversation had me laughing and the video shows exactly what I’ll be up against when I’ll be on the Precipice, informative and fun!

@FatherGoat 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words, Lori! The Beehive trail is like a mini-Precipice - if you liked Beehive you'll LOVE the Precipice trail. Good luck and have fun!

@ashleylynn5132 7 жыл бұрын

That's really cool. We went up in October and climbed that trail. I honestly didn't expect it to be that steep but once your up there a ways it's a lot easier to go up then climb back down. It was an exhilarating trail to say the least. If we ever do that again I'll have to get a camera like yours. Great video!

@FatherGoat 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Ashley, I appreciate the kind words. The Precipice Trail is an essential Acadia trail. This was the first time I had the opportunity to hike it but I'll definitely be headed back this summer. I hiked the Beehive trail with my daughter last year and she absolutely loved it! I'll bring her out to the Precipice Trail this summer as it's longer and a bit more challenging. This hike was filmed on a GoPro Hero 3 Black. It's a great little camera despite not being very state of the art. You could probably pick one up fairly cheap on Craigslist or Uncle Henry's. Honestly, a new-ish cell phone will take some fairly amazing video on a bright sunny day. If you post the video of your hike be sure to swing by and share the link. Happy trails!

@bigchevy350boy 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! Always wanted to check that place out! 😎 👍

@FatherGoat 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words. It's a great trail - can't recommend it enough should you have the opportunity. Happy trails,

@maineterrain2154 5 жыл бұрын

Nice video. I’ve always wanted to hike Precipice & Beehive. The only thing stopping me is my CRIPPLING FEAR OF HEIGHTS. Thankfully other people do it and post on KZfaq!

@FatherGoat 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words. I climbed the Beehive trail with my wife who has a terrible fear of heights. It was challenging for her to finish, and she might have closed her eyes while I guided her through a couple of parts, but she made it all the way up and was very happy once she had (happy that she did it or just happy that it was over, not sure ;) ). Thanks for checking us out! Happy Trails

@DiggininthecrateS100 5 жыл бұрын

Great Video! Really showed true perspective - just getting into hiking and I love it but Im not sure on some of those sketchy super high narrow climbs with the fall right there at 7:00-9:00 mins was killer - I dont have a crazy fear of heights but watching that part brought my oh hell no out a bit plus the wind. Not sure if I could do that, give you all alot of credit. Thanks for posting

@FatherGoat 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it - I know we sure did! My wife has a terrible fear of heights but was able to overcome and make it up the Beehive trail (think mini Precipice). Both are tons of fun and both are highly recommended if you find yourself in the area. Thanks for stopping by, happy trails!

@grantrandolph1362 8 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video man!

@FatherGoat 8 жыл бұрын

+Grant Randolph Thank you sir, I really appreciate it. Glad you liked the video!

@erikgiggey4783 8 жыл бұрын

really cool video, i will never climb that :P, my fear of heights is a bit to strong for that trail so i would have to name that Mt Nope :P thanks for sharing \

@FatherGoat 8 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! It can definitely be vertigo inducing in spots. I don't really have an issue with heights but the ledge around 15:40 did make the palms a bit sweaty.

@roxannegordon6162 7 жыл бұрын

Ledge??? How about crawling under that big bolder???? It looked like that guy with glasses was going to get squashed, flattened!!! yikes

@jasoncummings6194 5 жыл бұрын

Took my kids 10 and 12 up beehive in 2017. Hoping for precipice in 2020.

@FatherGoat 5 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! My daughter is 14 right now and we'll do doing Precipice in the fall - it's gonna be a fun trip for sure. Happy trails!

@MrPERPS 4 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful Hike!!,,,can i use some of this in a music clip im making?,,,if not np,,,Great post!!

@FatherGoat 4 жыл бұрын

It is a great hike indeed! Thanks for the positive feedback. You're welcome to use parts if you'd like but please provide attribution and a link back to the source. Good luck with your project - feel free to come back and post a link in the comments here when your video is posted... We'd love to check it out!

@MrPERPS 4 жыл бұрын

@@FatherGoat very kind of you,, i will do so,

@spectrum10 5 жыл бұрын

That's the steepest trail I've seen, bar none.

@FatherGoat 5 жыл бұрын

...and definitely one of the more fun trails!

@roxannegordon6162 7 жыл бұрын

I want to do this in July of this year, 2017. Just how old was the old man you mentioned? I bet I'm older. I'm older than anyone......hahahaha

@FatherGoat 7 жыл бұрын

"Old Man" in the video was 60 years old. I won't comment on his level of physical preparedness except to say that climbing mountains isn't a typical affair. He was celebrating hiking the trail at 16 and 60! If you can walk a few flights of stairs, climb a ladder, and touch your toes (not all at the same time, of course) then the only difference will be how many breaks you take on the way up. Best of luck!

@roxannegordon6162 7 жыл бұрын

I just had my 70th birthday. I hike every weekend up mountains from 1,200 feet to 4000 footers. I just started winter hiking with crampons and find it fun but cumbersome with bringing so much stuff in the backpack. I'm getting ready for a 2 night backpacking trip up Mt. Washington, my 3rd time hiking up. I might take the train down....my knees will appreciate it. thanks for responding!!

@spectrum10 5 жыл бұрын

Do you think Alex Honnold could hike this trail without the aid of any bars?

@LiuYan07 5 жыл бұрын

How long did it take to finish the whole trail? Why does everyone have such a big backpack. I thought it is a day hike

@FatherGoat 5 жыл бұрын

It took nearly 5 hours to complete the loop. It could have been done quicker but we took our time on the way up and spent quite a bit of time relaxing at the top - it is most certainly a day hike. As for our packs... you know what they way about a guy with a big backpack, right? (That he's carrying it because it's the best pack he owns for that particular hike.)

@roxannegordon6162 7 жыл бұрын

woah dude.....hold that camera a bit slower....zooming back and forth messes up my gyroscope.......I'm getting a little dizzy but it's a great video that shows the trail well!

@FatherGoat 7 жыл бұрын

ha ha, you are spot on with that comment. This was fairly early on in my trail recording and didn't realize just how much the camera whipped around when mounted to my head. I've been working at it and like to think things have smoothed out a bit in subsequent videos. "messes up my gyroscope"... great way to phrase it!

@roxannegordon6162 7 жыл бұрын

We all have a learning curve with this new technology. I'm a real beginner myself. I'm still on "stand still" camera mode.

@FatherGoat 7 жыл бұрын

Do you post pictures anywhere? If so drop the link - I'd love to check 'em out.