BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Matt Dieschbourg of Chicago left his girlfriend behind when he hiked the 2,175-mile Appalachian Trail. And it took him only a few weeks to realize he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her.

Over the weekend, the 28-year-old Dieschbourg achieved both goals — completing the hike and proposing to his girlfriend atop Maine’s mile-high Mount Katahdin. A Korean film crew that happened to be at the summit on Baxter Peak recorded the event.

Sofie Grzenia said it was a scary hike because it was blowing and snowing on Saturday.

Dieschbourg said he didn’t expect to be surrounded by a film crew and other hikers when he dropped to a knee on the summit and proposed. The small audience cheered when she accepted.

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Information from: Bangor Daily News, http://www.bangornews.com