Renan Ozturk

Renan is a globally recognized expedition climber, landscape artist and film-maker. His cutting edge big-wall first ascents, mountain murals and films realized as part of The North Face athlete team have brought him around the globe from the high Himalaya, the jungles of Borneo and deserts of Africa. With the advent of next generation lightweight satellite, solar and DSLR camera technology, Renan has developed the art of film-making from extreme locations. His video Dispatches produced during expeditions bring the adventure to a worldwide online audience in near real time. They have been a key viral story telling component for clients including The North Face, National Geographic and Outside Magazine. Through top mountain film festival awards and online recognition on the Vimeo HD channel Renan's cinematography and visual story telling style has emerged as one of the leaders for the outdoor industry. Most recently he co-founded Camp 4 Collective, an adventure sports based production company which continues to push the boundaries of expedition storytelling.

"As in climbing, so in art, so in life. In all three the full spectrum of emotions come into play. At times there will be uncertainty, insecurity and fear. At other times there will be inspiration and things will flow effortlessly.

Ultimately it is amazing that we are here at all. The more time we spend expressing ourselves through actions and thoughts the more richly we have lived. Climbing and art are two of the greatest vehicles I have found to carry me this direction." ~reo