Images from the Canadian Rockies, as beautiful as any place on Earth. To get these images, I climbed 13 peaks with nearly 45,000 vertical feet of gain, and encountered 8 grizzly bears, including 7 in the night. All 13 peaks were climbed in the dark given I either had to photograph sunrise or sunset from a summit, which meant either climbing up or down in the dark. Few photograph Banff, Canmore & Jasper from the highest reaches, which reveal spectacular views that cannot be discovered from down low.
