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HOW I GOT THE SHOT FROZEN

JASON GUPTIL ON CURTAIN CALL (WI6, 125M) IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES

I have always dreamed of being an adventure photographer and mountain guide. In 2017, I moved to the Canadian Rockies, purchased a truck camper to live in, and spent the next six months learning to ice climb while carrying my camera on each climb.

I took this photo of Jason Guptill on a route called Curtain Call, during my second winter in the Canadian Rockies. Jason was escaping the cave on the second pitch about a third

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