Renan Öztürk (born April 7, 1980)[1] 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.
[3] After college, Öztürk traveled the western United States with other rock climbers, wintering in Indian Creek or Joshua Tree, climbing in Yosemite during the spring and fall, and spending summers in Squamish, British Columbia.
In 2004, while working as a rigger on a film team in Indian Creek, Öztürk impulsively decided to free solo North Sixshooter Peak.
[3] In 2011, Öztürk suffered a near-fatal skiing accident in Jackson, Wyoming, from which he made a dramatic recovery that enabled him to complete the first ascent of the Shark's Fin on Meru Peak with Conrad Anker and Jimmy Chin, that same year.