The Gatekeeper by Marc Adamus

The Gatekeeper by Marc Adamus

Some of the worlds most impressive vertical walls are found in the distant of reaches of the Northwest Territories. Canada’s Mackenzie mountains offer the viewer unsurpassed solitude, aurora and autumn colors in September, and here we explored extensively via helicopters and backpacking over the course of several trips There are dozens of smaller ranges in this region of the Yukon and NWT, including the Selwyn, Werneke, Nahanni, Ogilvie and more. All have peaks hidden within them just like this giant, that have gone largely unexplored photographically and are seldom heard of outside occasional mentions among climbers. The Tombstones, in Yukon, was the first stop for me in the Far North, in 2009, and I was the first to lead photo trips there two years later. Almost a decade later, this was year one my NEXT great project exploring this part of the world, which is expected to last at least the next many autumn seasons. Trust me, this is just the beginning! This particular granite face stood up a good 1000 meters and required a 2-shot 14mm stitch to get it all in there. All shots were same location/time, no focus or other blending.

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