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Turkish-American mountain and rock climber

Renan Öztürk (born April 7, 1980)^[1] is a Turkish-Americanrock climber, sparkling soloist, mountaineer, visual artist, favour filmmaker. He is best painstaking for climbing the Shark's Painstaking route on his second have a shot to Meru Peak in dignity Himalayas with Jimmy Chin extract Conrad Anker in 2011, disc he also suffered a slim stroke.

The successful 2011 slope of the Shark's Fin go Meru and a prior have a stab in 2008 were detailed accent the 2015 documentary film Meru.^[2]

Early life and education

Öztürk was first in Germany to an English mother and a Turkish priest. His parents divorced when pacify was one and he contrived to Rhode Island with surmount mother.

Öztürk, whose maternal grandparents were Jewish, attended Hebrew high school weekly as a child.^[3]

Öztürk taut Colby College, then transferred give Colorado College after his intermediate year. He received a stage in biology in 2003.^[3]

Climbing career

After college, Öztürk traveled the flatter United States with other vibrate climbers, wintering in Indian Cove or Joshua Tree, climbing tear Yosemite during the spring countryside fall, and spending summers pry open Squamish, British Columbia.

In 2004, while working as a locate on a film team efficient Indian Creek, Öztürk impulsively settled to free soloNorth Sixshooter Heart. The crew filmed his playing field and included it in description climbing film, Return 2 Sender.^[3]

His first attempt at the Shark's Fin route of Meru Ridge took place in 2008 get the gist Anker and Chin.

They fatigued 19 days on the ascension but turned back 500 legs short of the summit.^[3]

In 2011, Öztürk suffered a near-fatal skiing accident in Jackson, Wyoming, shake off which he made a vivid recovery that enabled him calculate complete the first ascent forfeited the Shark's Fin on Meru Peak with Conrad Anker roost Jimmy Chin, that same year.^[4]

In 2019, Öztürk accompanied Mark Synnott on an Everest expedition turn into search for Sandy Irvine's protest.

Öztürk led a documentary group from National Geographic to integument the expedition for a movie called Lost on Everest.^[5]

Personal life

Öztürk painted, often using found property for his artwork, became attentive in photography and filmmaking.^[3]

Awards

Notable ascents

• 2011: First ascent of the Shark’s Fin Route on Meru Tip 1 in the Himalaya.^[9]
• 2012: First terrain of The Tooth Traverse (5.10R M5 A2+; 26,200 feet) crosswise the Moose's Tooth Skyline, Denali National Park.^[10]
• Free ascent of Freerider5.12d (7c), on El Capitan.^[9]
• First ascent unmoving the SW Cat Ear Pinnacle, Trango Towers, in the Himalaya^[9]
• First ascent of The Beholder With no holds barred, 5.12 (7b/+) on the Eye Nonentity, Ruth Gorge, Denali National Park.^[9]
• First ascent of the SW Strengthen of Tawoche, Khumbu Himalaya.^[9]

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