01 / Process
With deep knowledge of the Coast Mountains and a modicum of efficiency, we ensure quick location scouting turnaround times. This includes specific information with images, video, and access details. Trust us to bring your creative vision to life in the immense Coast Mountain Range.
02 / Services
In-Field Scouting
Deliverables
Pre-scout consult
Personalized post-scout PDF containing
- Images of access conditions, general topography, specific locations tailored towards your shot-list
- Detailed access description and directions
- Aerial drone footage
- Permitting information
- Lighting details, orientation, sunrise and sunset times
Consultations
Deliverables
Video call discussion 30 or 60 minute sessions
Personalized PDF containing
- Access details
- Directions
- Permitting
- General images of location
- Lighting details, orientation, sunrise and sunset times
03 / About
Jessie McAuley is a professional athlete for Arc'teryx, location scout, and photographer. For the past twenty years, Jessie has explored the trails, high alpine summits, and old-growth forests of British Columbia's Coast Mountain Range. Whether the goal is covering terrain in fast and light style, skiing steep faces, or rock climbing, Jessie feels most at home in the wilderness.
Adventure photography has been a creative focus for Jessie since his teenage years—a way to tell stories shaped by his surroundings in the outdoors. Over the past five years, he has also worked as a subject in a range of professional film and photo productions. During this time Jessie has played a significant role in finding suitable locations on these projects. This experience, both behind and in front of the lens, has given him a strong understanding surrounding the logistics required to find and access ideal shooting locations.
At the end of the day, there is simply nothing Jessie enjoys more than exploring a lesser-known swath of wilderness hidden away in the Coast Mountains. Jessie’s end goal is to bring your ideas to life by matching your creative vision with the perfect location.
04 / Brand Work
05 / Feedback
“I’ve worked with Jessie on a number of shoots over the past few years and he always seems to know the perfect spot – from big mountain terrain to tucked-away corners with great light. His experience as an athlete and as a photographer give him a unique ability to help us consistently find incredible locations.”
- Michael Overbeck, Photographer
“Jessie grew up running, skiing and climbing in the Coast Mountains and his knowledge of the range runs deep. A student of climbing history + natural history, combined with his photography skills and elite fitness allow Jessie the ability to reach and catalogue what other location scouts cannot.”
- Brian Burger, Mountain Guide
It would be hard to find someone who knows more about coast mountains than Jessie! As a mountain guide, I have worked with Jessie on several projects in the coast range and his scouting work has been paramount to their success. He has a story about every ridge line, trail and summit as far as the eye can see and his knowledge of when and how locations may have been used in previous productions is impressive. He delivers incredibly thorough and professional outlines of the venue options that fit the criteria for productions both close to home and farther afield. He takes great care in his work and the results speak for themselves. On top of that, he is a delight to work with and spend time with in the mountains. I will be using his services again and again.
- Drew De Panicis, IFMGA, Real Good Mountain Guides
