It was perfect weather to climb Mount Katahdin! We started hiking from Helon trail to reach the summit. I took some knife edge shots with the GoPro, enjoy!
As a person who A) has a fairly strong fear of insecure heights (meaning anything I could fall off of and die) and B) has successfully hiked and summited Mount Katahdin via the Knife's Edge: I can say with complete honesty that this video makes it look WAY scarier than anything I encountered in reality. I was on this very same trail and navigated these exact passages. As you can see, there is not much choice in an alternate path once you're up there, so I did not go some other way...... So as awesome as this video is, don't let it scare you into thinking that the Knife's Edge is too much for you. It was a challenging climb at times, but it was also so much fun and very exhilarating without being prohibitively scary--even for someone with a measurable fear of heights. Go do it.
Thanks for this! I'm planning on hiking this trail in a couple weeks, and while I'm not really afraid of heights, it certainly does look intimidating. Also, I've done a bit of research. Since the late 1800's, there has only been one fatality from someone falling from the Knife's Edge, and it was in '86. That being said, I am SO excited to climb Katahdin!!
It looks to have been recorded on a action camera which often have fish eye lenses so they can see more "action". It makes everything look more scary/fast then it actually is however. It's why some GoPro footage looks unbelievable; the perspective is warped too much to look real in some cases.
I too cannot even watch some climbing videos and though this is tiny compared to Everest ,,a fall is a fall and your'e dead no matter if it's off a ladder or a mountain beautiful scenery
Just climbed this over the weekend and as others have said, this video makes it look way scarier! Don't let it stop you from doing this amazing hike! It was beautiful and so worth it!
Wow! I climbed Katahdin 40 some years ago. The fog was so thick that I could only see a few feet in front of me . I had no idea that it looked like this until now. The blazes were about all that I could see. I thank God for them now that I can see what my surroundings looked like.
Christian, great job. Way to look down over the edge during the narrowest traverse! I was scared just watching the video. I will be trying it this spring.
I've climbed Katahdin three times, including Knife Edge. I have to say that it was nothing like this! If I had seen this video first, I would not have gone. It is a great hike and highly recommended!
Yea, so I'm sitting here seriously considering cancelling my thru-hike over this video and thank god for comments like yours and Michael Green's. Does it look more terrifying because of the way the GoPro bends the image? I have no idea but thank you for this comment.
Its all depth perception based on the camera angle/position. I can firmly say its not as intense as this makes it seem. And i summited this via the Knifes edge after a 220 mile thru hike in 2014 :)
i've heard that it is a pretty tough trail but lately i've heard the same thing from others that it isn't as bad and een one person said they were disappointed lol
im 53 yrs old now in jacksonville fl and remember when i was a kid back in 1976 my brother and i used to visit my grand parents in sherman station me and ibwent with a local church group and we actually climbed this mtn and went cross the knife edge have some old pictures of back then it was a bit cold cloudy day lol but i hadbso much fun! we made it tk the top had lunch and said some prayers lol my grandparents were furious to learn we crossed this apparently they were told we wouldnt oops for my big mouth back then lol but its an experience ill never regret! just wanted to search what it looked like now looks very similar lol back then they had a pile of rocks on the highest point which made it whatever the elevstion was then? so if a bunch of kids can do this most can do this ...i did it smiles!
I’ve been thinking of doing the Appalachian trail all year, and I think I’ve heard knifes edge was particularly rough. After seeing this, I’m not surprised, that looks terrifying.
From Wikipedia The most famous hike to the summit goes along Knife Edge, a glacial arête which traverses the ridge between Pamola Peak and Baxter Peak. There have been more than 60 deaths on Katahdin since 1933 including October 8 and 9, 2020.
Only ever hiked one mountain in my life and it was this one on a church retreat like 5 years ago hahhaha. Even with people I just met I had so much fun and I am so glad I did it.
One misstep, and it could be your last! My comrade and I are planning to make this ascent ourselves, next month. That knife edge has been calling my name since I first heard the legends of it. Hopefully I can first survive the drive up to Baxter.
Salut, Les risques semblent bien réels... mais à quel point un mauvais pas peut-il être fatal ? Glisser à partir du Knife Edge.. tu tombes de 1000 pieds ou bien de 10 pieds ?
I just did knifes edge katahdin last week..most exillerating exciting scary beautiful all put amazing hike of my life. I will say ypu don't need to be a professionally rock climber but you definitely need to be an experienced hiker good upper body strength and good balance/ coordination to do this. I was bit intimidated when I approached knifes edge . I looked to my friend Kyle and said dude you said were going hiking lmao not free climbing cliffhanger shit! Totally worth it will do it again.
У меня,60, с сыном,18, в один день рождения и мы решили его отметить на вершине горы Катахдин,которая всегда перед глазами в сотни километров от нашего дома.Если б мы только знали,что собой представляет двухкилометровый хребет - Лезвие ножа. Бедная супруга,56, протерла джинсы кое- где до дыр, но мы его покорили и сделали свое фото на вершине. Октябрь 2010 I, 60, and her son, 18, in one's birthday and we decided to celebrate it on the top of Mount Katahdin, which is always before the eyes of hundreds of kilometers away from our house. If we only knew what a two-kilometer ridge - blade knife. Poor wife, 56, rubbed jeans here and there to the holes, but we conquered and made their photo at the top. October -2010.
@Dean Miller there's also certain parts where you can go multiple directions around features and hit dead ends or very sketchy ledges, I should know I did it 2 weeks ago as a thunderstorm was rolling in
Did this 3 times one time we unwittingly did it while a terrible storm was going through with rain hail wind and thunder the whole mile across it was exhausting!
I really want to climb this with my dad, but I gotta say from this vantage point it looks pretty scary! Can anyone who's climbed this before offer any advice on skill level needed to climb knife's edge?
My top 5 scariest trails in the US. #1 - Angel's Landing (Zion Nat'l. Park - Utah) #2 The Knife Edge on Mt. Katahdin - #3 Precipice Trail (Bar Harbor, Maine) - #4 Beehive Trail (Bar Harbor, Me.) #5 Garden Wall (Glacier Nat'l. Park Montana) Any one of these trails, you must pay close attention while hiking or you will die! Any of these trails, I will say, will be the thrill of your lifetime and you always remember them.
In my opinion, Garden Wall shouldn't be in this list at all. I hiked GW twice and I never felt scared at all. Even Precipice should NOT be in this list because you always have something to hold.
It's not nearly as dangerous as the GoPro makes it look. What some people and guide books describe as vertical drops are, in all actuality, closer to gentle slopes. I don't know why people insist on making things out to be worse than they really are (I'm not insinuating the person who posted this video did any such thing). It's a beautiful hike, even if it's not particularly exclusive to expert hikers.
Connie Schulte yes. Always follow those blazes. NEVER try to leave them and descend the side of Knife's Edge no matter how much easier and faster it looks to get back down to Chimney Pond. You will fail. If you survive your mistake, there will almost surely be a rescue mission involved and if they decide you were knowingly foolhardy and ill-prepared you may get charged for that rescue. It is a BIG no-no.
Any trail that connects to/ with the Appalachian Trail ( also known as an “approach trail”, shelter trail, to water trail) is marked with blue blazes. Leaving the AT to any named trail will also show the new trail’s particular symbol and the blue blaze together. Within a mile or so the markings will change over to whatever symbol that represents that trail.
As a person who A) has a fairly strong fear of insecure heights (meaning anything I could fall off of and die) and B) has successfully hiked and summited Mount Katahdin via the Knife's Edge: I can say with complete honesty that this video makes it look WAY scarier than anything I encountered in reality. I was on this very same trail and navigated these exact passages. As you can see, there is not much choice in an alternate path once you're up there, so I did not go some other way...... So as awesome as this video is, don't let it scare you into thinking that the Knife's Edge is too much for you. It was a challenging climb at times, but it was also so much fun and very exhilarating without being prohibitively scary--even for someone with a measurable fear of heights. Go do it.
I love you for this comment. That's it I'm going!!!
Thanks for this! I'm planning on hiking this trail in a couple weeks, and while I'm not really afraid of heights, it certainly does look intimidating. Also, I've done a bit of research. Since the late 1800's, there has only been one fatality from someone falling from the Knife's Edge, and it was in '86. That being said, I am SO excited to climb Katahdin!!
The fact that people call this a "knife edge" is pretty laughable.
It looks to have been recorded on a action camera which often have fish eye lenses so they can see more "action". It makes everything look more scary/fast then it actually is however. It's why some GoPro footage looks unbelievable; the perspective is warped too much to look real in some cases.
I too cannot even watch some climbing videos and though this is tiny compared to Everest ,,a fall is a fall and your'e dead no matter if it's off a ladder or a mountain beautiful scenery
Just climbed this over the weekend and as others have said, this video makes it look way scarier! Don't let it stop you from doing this amazing hike! It was beautiful and so worth it!
Looks beautiful!!❤❤
I'm glad there's blue blazes. I wouldn't know where to go
Wow! I climbed Katahdin 40 some years ago. The fog was so thick that I could only see a few feet in front of me . I had no idea that it looked like this until now. The blazes were about all that I could see. I thank God for them now that I can see what my surroundings looked like.
Christian, great job. Way to look down over the edge during the narrowest traverse! I was scared just watching the video. I will be trying it this spring.
Thanks for posting. Hope to get there someday.You are brave!!
Just hiked this last week on a perfect day. It's awesome!
The beauty to be seen there is worth the risk of danger. Amazing video!
I've climbed Katahdin three times, including Knife Edge. I have to say that it was nothing like this! If I had seen this video first, I would not have gone. It is a great hike and highly recommended!
+Bruce Newman I can not agree more. It looks so much more intimidating in this video.
Yea, so I'm sitting here seriously considering cancelling my thru-hike over this video and thank god for comments like yours and Michael Green's. Does it look more terrifying because of the way the GoPro bends the image? I have no idea but thank you for this comment.
Its all depth perception based on the camera angle/position. I can firmly say its not as intense as this makes it seem. And i summited this via the Knifes edge after a 220 mile thru hike in 2014 :)
i've heard that it is a pretty tough trail but lately i've heard the same thing from others that it isn't as bad and een one person said they were disappointed lol
@@BrandiV the knifes edge is not part of the AT. A thru hike does not require setting foot on it
im 53 yrs old now in jacksonville fl and remember when i was a kid back in 1976 my brother and i used to visit my grand parents in sherman station me and ibwent with a local church group and we actually climbed this mtn and went cross the knife edge have some old pictures of back then it was a bit cold cloudy day lol but i hadbso much fun! we made it tk the top had lunch and said some prayers lol my grandparents were furious to learn we crossed this apparently they were told we wouldnt oops for my big mouth back then lol but its an experience ill never regret! just wanted to search what it looked like now looks very similar lol back then they had a pile of rocks on the highest point which made it whatever the elevstion was then? so if a bunch of kids can do this most can do this ...i did it smiles!
My No.1 hike to do in Maine as soon as the Canada-US border reopens. The super view video recording mode makes it look so scary!
Wow... amazing 😎
whoa, what a hike, which GoPro are you using?
Looks AWESOME! Hoping to do it in late July/ early August of 2014.
Amazing!
I did that when I was 21 years old. I'm 58 now and can't believe I did it. No way in hell I'd do it now!
I’ve been thinking of doing the Appalachian trail all year, and I think I’ve heard knifes edge was particularly rough. After seeing this, I’m not surprised, that looks terrifying.
i can't wait to do this!
From Wikipedia
The most famous hike to the summit goes along Knife Edge, a glacial arête which traverses the ridge between Pamola Peak and Baxter Peak. There have been more than 60 deaths on Katahdin since 1933 including October 8 and 9, 2020.
Only ever hiked one mountain in my life and it was this one on a church retreat like 5 years ago hahhaha. Even with people I just met I had so much fun and I am so glad I did it.
My best friend, You Great Good... !!! I wish you every day of your development. Best Relaxing +thumb up3!
I hiked this about twenty years ago. My body was recalling the fear it felt just watching this video.
One misstep, and it could be your last! My comrade and I are planning to make this ascent ourselves, next month. That knife edge has been calling my name since I first heard the legends of it. Hopefully I can first survive the drive up to Baxter.
Did you live
How do you keep your GoPro battery going?
I hiked this 2 years ago, probably my favorite hike I've ever done
i cant wait to climb katahdin this coming summer😁
This video is crazy,Im 12 years old and remember doing the knife edge
I've done some of the highest White Mountains but this looks insane.
Salut,
Les risques semblent bien réels... mais à quel point un mauvais pas peut-il être fatal ? Glisser à partir du Knife Edge.. tu tombes de 1000 pieds ou bien de 10 pieds ?
I just did knifes edge katahdin last week..most exillerating exciting scary beautiful all put amazing hike of my life. I will say ypu don't need to be a professionally rock climber but you definitely need to be an experienced hiker good upper body strength and good balance/ coordination to do this. I was bit intimidated when I approached knifes edge . I looked to my friend Kyle and said dude you said were going hiking lmao not free climbing cliffhanger shit! Totally worth it will do it again.
У меня,60, с сыном,18, в один день рождения и мы решили его отметить на вершине горы Катахдин,которая всегда перед глазами в сотни километров от нашего дома.Если б мы только знали,что собой представляет двухкилометровый хребет - Лезвие ножа. Бедная супруга,56, протерла джинсы кое- где до дыр, но мы его покорили и сделали свое фото на вершине. Октябрь 2010
I, 60, and her son, 18, in one's birthday and we decided to celebrate it on the top of Mount Katahdin, which is always before the eyes of hundreds of kilometers away from our house. If we only knew what a two-kilometer ridge - blade knife. Poor wife, 56, rubbed jeans here and there to the holes, but we conquered and made their photo at the top. October -2010.
Plan on Hiking this trail this Summer. I have to laugh at the paint marking the trail. Where else is anyone suppose to go?
The blazes serve as a guide. Don't be stupid.
Peter Bartholomew get a sense of humor and don't be stupid. Where else is one suppose to go?
Thick fog is common and the reason for the blaze..
@Dean Miller there's also certain parts where you can go multiple directions around features and hit dead ends or very sketchy ledges, I should know I did it 2 weeks ago as a thunderstorm was rolling in
@@egilbe2003 I liked your comment Earl. No clue what the debate is about 😆
Did this 3 times one time we unwittingly did it while a terrible storm was going through with rain hail wind and thunder the whole mile across it was exhausting!
I made this hike it was amazing
Where is Kevin at? Told me to hike this 3-4 years ago, hitting it this summer. Keep you posted.
I wonder what's scarier between this and Seneca Rocks.
So for those saying it's not as bad as it looks, what about the wind? I think I'd be ok if I knew the wind didn't effect my balance!
This video makes it feel real dangerous. My reality 25 yrs ago was that it was a cakewalk, I was well fit and agile.
I really want to climb this with my dad, but I gotta say from this vantage point it looks pretty scary! Can anyone who's climbed this before offer any advice on skill level needed to climb knife's edge?
I wanna go there
So cool, but so scary...that wind could just chuck you all off.....NO way would I do tat!!! maybe....I've done some crazy shit.....
I was good until 3:05. that'd be my turn around point.
My top 5 scariest trails in the US. #1 - Angel's Landing (Zion Nat'l. Park - Utah) #2 The Knife Edge on Mt. Katahdin - #3 Precipice Trail (Bar Harbor, Maine) - #4 Beehive Trail (Bar Harbor, Me.) #5 Garden Wall (Glacier Nat'l. Park Montana) Any one of these trails, you must pay close attention while hiking or you will die! Any of these trails, I will say, will be the thrill of your lifetime and you always remember them.
In my opinion, Garden Wall shouldn't be in this list at all. I hiked GW twice and I never felt scared at all. Even Precipice should NOT be in this list because you always have something to hold.
Wow I cant even watch it!
where is this?
Baxter state park, Maine.
I don't know about you other people, but think I'd take the other trail
I did when I hiked this back in high school. Still amazing
The video shot at 2:50 is real crazy..I hope its not as it looks like!!
It's ok as long as you lean into the rock wall & keep your balance (: th-cam.com/video/h4K1ynATvXg/w-d-xo.htmlm2s
DA BALLS!
It's not nearly as dangerous as the GoPro makes it look. What some people and guide books describe as vertical drops are, in all actuality, closer to gentle slopes. I don't know why people insist on making things out to be worse than they really are (I'm not insinuating the person who posted this video did any such thing). It's a beautiful hike, even if it's not particularly exclusive to expert hikers.
Ya. Go pro always makes it look fucky. I went in 2012. Its not bad at all
yea but the part at 2:50 still makes me shit myself :(
or where is this mountain located
Baxter state park, Maine
I nope to climb this someday
No! I would have to do it on my hands and tender knees. Are the blue spray marks to show the safest trail?
Yup. They have all the trails marked with blue paint. There are also several other routes up the mountain.
My fife, 56, did this with us www.panoramio.com/photo/41886705
I am 20 years older than she, and have arthritis in my hips and knees.
Connie Schulte yes. Always follow those blazes. NEVER try to leave them and descend the side of Knife's Edge no matter how much easier and faster it looks to get back down to Chimney Pond. You will fail. If you survive your mistake, there will almost surely be a rescue mission involved and if they decide you were knowingly foolhardy and ill-prepared you may get charged for that rescue. It is a BIG no-no.
Any trail that connects to/ with the Appalachian Trail ( also known as an “approach trail”, shelter trail, to water trail) is marked with blue blazes. Leaving the AT to any named trail will also show the new trail’s particular symbol and the blue blaze together. Within a mile or so the markings will change over to whatever symbol that represents that trail.
Isn't Noah's ark all up in there some where?
Think this is scary look up capitol peak CO knife edge!
yes, that's like this knife edge on steroids!
The only reason this scares me is the wind
Small chance of success good possibility of dying what are you waiting for
these people look very at-risk for falling off, not even bending at the knees
NO.....FUCKIN"....WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Never trust a fish eye lens folks
This looks as scary as anything you’d encounter on Mt. Everest!
You wanna try something really scary? Try doing this trail during an ice storm with leather soled loafers on.
Nope, nope, nope, nope.
🙈
They should have hand rails on that very steep portion with the narrow wall
Let's install carpeting and escalators too. Wimp.
They have handrails on the stairs in your house...you should feel safe there...so stay there
It's not a shopping mall. It's nature. God got it right the first time.
Escalators and carpeted paths would be better . . .
Jeff Dearman lol you know what would even safer for you? Staying at home and watch this on your big screen on youtube
I like to hike but I don't see the fun in risking your life like this. It looks way too dangerous.