Climbing in Amuri Tepui

Amuri Tepui is represented here by a single, characterful big-wall documentary that blends serious ascent work with humor and music. Venezuela Jungle Jam follows four Belgian climber-musicians—Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll, Nicolas Favresse, Stephane Hanssens and Jean-Louis Wertz—during more than ten days on a 500‑meter, fully overhanging wall deep in the Venezuelan jungle, searching for a line to the summit.

The film foregrounds the logistical and aesthetic ingredients of a remote tropical big-wall project: long jungle approaches, portaledge bivouacs under a roaring waterfall, hard climbing punctuated by big falls, and improvised concerts played from the wall. Shot and directed by Villanueva O'Driscoll for the Club Alpin Belge, the piece keeps the climbing honest while also refusing solemnity—there are moments of genuine strain and practical problem-solving alongside the musicianship and on-wall camaraderie.

For viewers interested in expedition-style big-wall climbing in an unusual environment, this film documents how friends, tools, and a sense of play come together on a steep, humid face in Venezuela’s jungle.