Mavic 4 - Escape

[Mountains]

Feel free to be brutally honest... I’m trying to learn and improve.
Thanks!

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[GadgetGuy]

Impressive, all the way around.
Oh, and the drone video wasn't bad either! LOL!

Great demonstration of the Mavic 4 Pro tracking ability for solo hikers, along with the compression of the background using the 6x telephoto.

Carrying the controller in your hand so casually over such rough terrain made me a little nervous. One minor slip and fall, and no functioning controller, and a $3,000 drone hovering over a rocky substrate with no safe place to land.

Well done!

I presume you had Dynamic Home Point turned on, in case of any mishap?

 

[Mountains]

Impressive, all the way around.
Oh, and the drone video wasn't bad either! LOL!

Great demonstration of the Mavic 4 Pro tracking ability for solo hikers, along with the compression of the background using the 6x telephoto.

Carrying the controller in your hand so casually over such rough terrain made me a little nervous. One minor slip and fall, and no functioning controller, and a $3,000 drone hovering over a rocky substrate with no safe place to land.

Well done!

I presume you had Dynamic Home Point turned on, in case of any mishap?

Haha, nah, it just looks a lot more dangerous than it really is. I’ve done a ton of hiking and never lost my balance.
And yeah, totally agree with you about having a good "partner” for solo hikes... it does the job perfectly.
This clip’s from before the firmware update to v01.00.0200 though (this also answers your question about the dynamic HP), so the moves weren’t as smooth as they are now.
You might’ve noticed the kinda “robotic” drone motions.

Anyway, really appreciate the comment!
Just curious; do you think it’s weird that I show myself so much in the videos? Like, more than half the time it’s me on screen... does that come off as trying too hard? (I just wanted to inspire people to start hiking)

 

[GadgetGuy]

Anyway, really appreciate the comment!
Just curious; do you think it’s weird that I show myself so much in the videos? Like, more than half the time it’s me on screen... does that come off as trying too hard? (I just wanted to inspire people to start hiking)

Not at all weird, or coming off as trying too hard.
It's your escape, documented by your accompanying partner cinematographer, sharing your climb, the views, the experience, and the exhilaration of reaching the summit.

 

[paulhackerllc]

Not at all weird, or coming off as trying too hard.
It's your escape, documented by your accompanying partner cinematographer, sharing your climb, the views, the experience, and the exhilaration of reaching the summit.

What Gadget Guy said.

During the video I was asking myself, who built the really nice cabin and for what reason. What is the red building on top? Fire lookout, bathroom, or??

I got to live vicariously through your adventures. Thanks for posting, I enjoyed it.

 

[Mountains]

Not at all weird, or coming off as trying too hard.
It's your escape, documented by your accompanying partner cinematographer, sharing your climb, the views, the experience, and the exhilaration of reaching the summit.

Thanks for your reply. Best regards.

 

[Mountains]

What Gadget Guy said.

During the video I was asking myself, who built the really nice cabin and for what reason. What is the red building on top? Fire lookout, bathroom, or??

I got to live vicariously through your adventures. Thanks for posting, I enjoyed it.

Thanks a lot!
The cabin is "Drago Grubač" mountain shelter (44°02'36"N 16°23'13"E), built by volunteers from the "Dinaridi" Mountaineering Association with help from the Croatian Air Force. It’s a hikers’ refuge on Dinara. The shelter can accommodate about 20 hikers, has a wood stove, a rainwater collection system, electricity (solar), and is very well insulated and comfortable inside. Open all the time. It’s free to use, though you can leave a donation in a special box if you’d like.

The small red building (44°03'45"N 16°22'58"E) on the very top of is emergency shelter for hikers, in case of bad weather. It was built by members of a mountaineering club and a volunteer outdoor group.

Glad you liked the video and could experience a bit of the Dinara adventure!

 

[AMann]

Beautiful scenery and an impressive use of your drone for cinematography, good job!

I kept hearing this soundtrack while watching it

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[Mountains]

Beautiful scenery and an impressive use of your drone for cinematography, good job!

I kept hearing this soundtrack while watching it

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Man, you really hit me right in the soul. This is one of my favorite movies ever. I’ve watched it at least 5 to 10 times in my 53 years. Yeah, that music would be perfect as the background, but sadly, copyright. I picked the soundtrack I used to give a motivational feel because the goal of this video is to get people to spend more time in nature instead of wandering malls and all that. Also, to step away from the negativity that’s been all over the media these past few years, especially politics.


And thanks for the kind words about the video. This is my favorite mountain, and I don’t want to sound cheesy, but for me it’s like medicine. I’ll be going there soon with my wife, so there will be new footage.


Take care, bro, and good luck up there.

 

[GadgetGuy]

Thanks a lot!
The cabin is "Drago Grubač" mountain shelter (44°02'36"N 16°23'13"E), built by volunteers from the "Dinaridi" Mountaineering Association with help from the Croatian Air Force. It’s a hikers’ refuge on Dinara. The shelter can accommodate about 20 hikers, has a wood stove, a rainwater collection system, electricity (solar), and is very well insulated and comfortable inside. Open all the time. It’s free to use, though you can leave a donation in a special box if you’d like.

The small red building (44°03'45"N 16°22'58"E) on the very top of is emergency shelter for hikers, in case of bad weather. It was built by members of a mountaineering club and a volunteer outdoor group.

Glad you liked the video and could experience a bit of the Dinara adventure!

If that wonderful refuge of a location was here in the U.S., it would be immediately taken over and occupied and destroyed by mentally ill, homeless drug addicts! Glad it isn't, and is safely over there!

Looks like a great place for what we call, "forest bathing,"also known as shinrin-yoku in Japanese.

 

[AMann]

If that wonderful refuge of a location was here in the U.S., it would be immediately taken over and occupied and destroyed by mentally ill, homeless drug addicts! Glad it isn't, and is safely over there!

Looks like a great place for what we call, "forest bathing,"also known as shinrin-yoku in Japanese.

We have hideaways and shelters on trails for hikers- you just have to be fit and able enough to hike to them. Some you can drive out to are in very remote parts of the desert. But yeah, the hardest hit ones by vandals are those you can easily get to. Very sad.

 

[Mountains]

If that wonderful refuge of a location was here in the U.S., it would be immediately taken over and occupied and destroyed by mentally ill, homeless drug addicts! Glad it isn't, and is safely over there!

Looks like a great place for what we call, "forest bathing,"also known as shinrin-yoku in Japanese.

yeah, good eye, man. I’ve thought about that too, but luckily that shelter is way out there... you’ve got to hike for a few hours just to reach it, and then another couple of hours to get to the top.
Anyone from that kind of crowd would probably get lost or give up long before making it that far. It’s definitely not an easy hike.

And as AMann noticed, there are shelters like that in the U.S. too, and I’m sure they’re just as nice and safe from trouble.

And yeah, that whole "forest bathing" thing: it’s spot on.
You really sink into nature with all your senses, and after a day out there, you feel totally refreshed. You should try a trip like that sometime.

I actually started hiking about four years ago when I wanted to fly my FPV drone in remote spots, far away from people,partly for safety, but mostly because the places are stunning.
I ended up falling in love with hiking. Even got my wife and daughter into it too.
Cheers man!