Jimmy Chin

Born: 1973-10-12

Jimmy Chin (born October 12, 1973) is an American professional climber, mountaineer, skier, director and photographer. He has organized and led numerous climbing, ski-mountaineering and exploratory expeditions to China, Pakistan, Nepal, Tanzania, Chad, Mali, South Africa, Borneo, India and Argentina. His achievements include climbing and skiing Mount Everest from the summit, making first ascents of big walls and alpine towers in the Karakoram Mountains of Pakistan and the Garwhal Himalayas of Northern India, crossing the Chang Tang Plateau in north-western Tibet on foot. Chin's work documenting expeditions and climbs has been featured in numerous publications, including National Geographic, The New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, Outside magazine and others. In 2019, Chin was awarded the National Geographic "Photographer's Photographer Award" by his peers. His first book of photography documenting his career in the mountains, There and Back, became a New York Times Best Seller in 2021. Chin co-directs with his wife Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi. Together they directed the documentary Meru, which won numerous awards including the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and was shortlisted for an Academy Award, and Free Solo, which won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, a BAFTA and seven Primetime Emmys. Free Solo had the highest-grossing opening weekend in history for a documentary.


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Wild Life

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Released: 2023-04-14

From Oscar-winning filmmakers Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, "Wild Life" follows...

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14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible

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Released: 2021-11-12

In 2019, Nepalese mountain climber Nirmal “Nims” Purja set out to do the unthinkable by climbing...

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Released: 2018-09-28

Follow Alex Honnold as he attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite's...

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Meru

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Released: 2015-01-25

Meru is the electrifying story of three elite American climbers—Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and...

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Torn

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Released: 2021-12-03

When world renowned climber Alex Lowe was tragically lost in a deadly avalanche, his best friend...

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Fine Lines

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Released: 2019-12-06

For nearly three years, director Dina Khreino interviewed world-class mountain climbing...

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Queen Maud Land

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Released: 2018-11-01

A dream team of six elite climbers mount an expedition to one of the world's last great climbing...

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K2: The Impossible Descent

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Released: 2020-07-22

On July 22 2018, a Polish ski mountaineer clicked into his bindings at an altitude of 8,611m to...

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Reel Rock 7

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Released: 2012-09-13

The biggest stories from the climbing world, told with humor, heart, and mind-bending action....

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The Shark's Fin

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Released: 2012-07-01

Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk ascend Northern India's Meru Shark Fin, one of the...

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Reel Rock 13

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Released: 2018-11-01

REEL ROCK 13 delivers jaw-dropping action, soulful journeys and rollicking humor in a brand new...

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La Liste : Everything or Nothing

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Released: 2021-10-31

Follows freeskiers Heitz and Anthamatten as they travel to the world’s high-altitude mountain...

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Ueli Steck - Speed, Der schnellste Mann am Berg

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Released: 2011-08-26

He climbed solo, without a rope, the north face of the Eigers in 2h47. Below him the rock wall...

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LIVE with Kelly and Mark

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First aired: 1988-09-05

A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind...

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The Oscars

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First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin

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First aired: 2022-09-05

Take a look inside the minds of elite adventure athletes through transformative stories about...

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Reel Rock

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First aired: 2010-01-01

Every fall the REEL ROCK Film Tour brings the year's most exciting new climbing films to live...

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