Face to Face With 40 Grizzly Bears!

There are days in the field you know you’ll never forget—and this was one of them.

In this episode of Endless Venture, Riley and I head deep into the backcountry, climbing to over 13,000 feet in elevation to witness one of the greatest wildlife spectacles in North America… and one that very few people have ever seen.

Years ago, my personal record on this mountain was 24 grizzly bears in a single day. I thought that was unbeatable. In this episode, we shatter that record.

Every late summer, millions of army cutworm moths migrate from the plains to these alpine peaks, feeding on wildflower nectar before hiding deep in the rocky slopes above treeline during the heat of the day. Grizzly bears from all across the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem know exactly where to find them—and they travel incredible distances to feast on these tiny insects, packing on critical fat before winter.