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About Renan Ozturk. Renan lives to tell stories about our connection to the natural world, often set within the most challenging environments on Earth. He’s constantly searching for projects that move him -- films that have a strong visual identity matched with some deeply compelling human element.
Renan Öztürk (born April 7, 1980) is a Turkish-American rock climber, free soloist, mountaineer, visual artist, and filmmaker. He is best known for climbing the Shark's Fin route on his second attempt to Meru Peak in the Himalayas with Jimmy Chin and Conrad Anker in 2011, where he also suffered a minor stroke.
In 2013, my unique blend of pioneering first ascents and visual storytelling earned me the title of National Geographic Adventurer of the Year. Fast forward to today, and I wear multiple hats: I'm a commercial and documentary filmmaker, an expedition climber for The North Face, and a photojournalist for both Sony and National Geographic.
Oct 31, 2012 · Climber, artist, and filmmaker Renan Ozturk has been held at knifepoint in the deserts of Chad, sustained a traumatic head injury while backcountry skiing in the Tetons, and...
Aug 27, 2015 · Photographer Renan Ozturk Shares the Secrets Behind Shooting Epic Climbing Stories. This climber, filmmaker, and photographer takes us behind the scenes of his team's tremendous Mount Meru...
Feb 1, 2015 · Last night Meru, the new film sharing the story of Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Renan Ozturk’s quest for one of alpinism’s great prizes, won the U.S. Documentary Audience Award at Sundance...
May 20, 2019 · Today, Renan Ozturk is an award-winning photographer and cinematographer, but what got him noticed was his incredible free soloing, speed climbing and alpine climbing. Here's what he...
May 12, 2022 · The film, which is being screened in Talkeetna and Anchorage over the next week, features climbers and co-directors Ozturk and Freddie Wilkinson traversing the Moose’s Tooth massif.
May 17, 2024 · We sat down with climber, photographer, filmmaker and athlete Renan Ozturk to discuss climbing, culture and essential equipment that makes storytelling possible.
Oct 17, 2023 · Filmmaker Renan Ozturk documents epic mountaineering feats as they happen. Now he’s resting up for the next adventure. Fresh off filming a bike-to-climb mission at Alaska’s famous Devils Thumb, we tried catching up with the adventurous Colorado documentarian
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