TOWERS OF THE ENNEDI
Title: Towers of the Ennedi
Running time: 13 minutes
Directed by: Camp4Collective (Jimmy Chin, Tim Kemple and Renan Ozturk)
Produced by: Camp4Collective
Follow climbers Mark Synnott, Alex Honnold and British-born James Pearson as they travel across the roadless, windswept deserts of north-eastern Chad. Basing their expedition on nothing more than a few photographs and rumours of a promised land of countless unclimbed sandstone towers, Mark's insatiable thirst for adventure leads the crew deep into the spectacular landscape of the Ennedi desert. In their search for first ascents, the team finds much more than climbing in this film about risk and the arc of a climber's career.
Driving around 800km across dusty and uneven terrain, just getting to this climber’s paradise is a feat in itself. The journey takes its toll on the athletes as well as the hardy 4x4 vehicles, which are beaten and battered by the hostility of the desert land. However, as soon as the vast sandstone towers emerge on the horizon, it becomes clear that this adventure holds a unique and worthwhile prize. Mark’s lengthy career and experience combines with the boldness of younger climbers, James and Alex, as they attempt to conquer this obscure and unchartered territory.
‘Towers of the Ennedi’ shows the world as an immeasurable landscape with endless possibilities for adventure. Men may now have climbed these areas of the unknown, but plenty of places remain unexplored leaving that thirst for adventure forever unquenched.
Did you know?
James Pearson, from the Peak District, has made a string of first ascents including of The Walk of Life, North Devon, one of the most technically difficult routes in the world.
Alex Honnold is one of the leading free-solo climbers in the world – speaking about the reality that if you fall you die in this sport, he simply says, “It’s easy not to be scared if you know you won’t fall.”
Despite its beauty, the Ennedi region has no tourist facilities as it is one of the most inaccessible, poverty-stricken and politically unstable areas of the Sahara desert.
Running time: 13 minutes
Directed by: Camp4Collective (Jimmy Chin, Tim Kemple and Renan Ozturk)
Produced by: Camp4Collective
Follow climbers Mark Synnott, Alex Honnold and British-born James Pearson as they travel across the roadless, windswept deserts of north-eastern Chad. Basing their expedition on nothing more than a few photographs and rumours of a promised land of countless unclimbed sandstone towers, Mark's insatiable thirst for adventure leads the crew deep into the spectacular landscape of the Ennedi desert. In their search for first ascents, the team finds much more than climbing in this film about risk and the arc of a climber's career.
Driving around 800km across dusty and uneven terrain, just getting to this climber’s paradise is a feat in itself. The journey takes its toll on the athletes as well as the hardy 4x4 vehicles, which are beaten and battered by the hostility of the desert land. However, as soon as the vast sandstone towers emerge on the horizon, it becomes clear that this adventure holds a unique and worthwhile prize. Mark’s lengthy career and experience combines with the boldness of younger climbers, James and Alex, as they attempt to conquer this obscure and unchartered territory.
‘Towers of the Ennedi’ shows the world as an immeasurable landscape with endless possibilities for adventure. Men may now have climbed these areas of the unknown, but plenty of places remain unexplored leaving that thirst for adventure forever unquenched.
Did you know?
James Pearson, from the Peak District, has made a string of first ascents including of The Walk of Life, North Devon, one of the most technically difficult routes in the world.
Alex Honnold is one of the leading free-solo climbers in the world – speaking about the reality that if you fall you die in this sport, he simply says, “It’s easy not to be scared if you know you won’t fall.”
Despite its beauty, the Ennedi region has no tourist facilities as it is one of the most inaccessible, poverty-stricken and politically unstable areas of the Sahara desert.
