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Jimmy Chin

Directing

0.2 Popularity Oct 12, 1973 (51 years old) Mankato, Minnesota, USA

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...

Biography

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.

Filmography 47

2024
Endurance Movie

Director

2024
Endurance Movie

Producer

2024
Photographer TV

Executive Producer

2024
Photographer TV

Director

2023
NYAD Movie

Director

2023
Angel City TV

Executive Producer

2023
Wild Life Movie

as Self

2023
Wild Life Movie

Director

2023
Wild Life Movie

Producer

2023
Wild Life Movie

Director of Photography

2022
2022
Return to Space Movie

Director

2022
Return to Space Movie

Producer

2021
Torn Movie

as Self

2021
2021
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible Movie

Executive Producer

2021
The Rescue Movie

Producer

2021
The Rescue Movie

Director

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Personal Details

Known For Directing
Gender Male
Birthday October 12, 1973 (51 years old)
Place of Birth Mankato, Minnesota, USA
Also Known As Джимми Чин, 지미 친
Years Active 1953 - 2024
Popularity 0.2
Career Stats
47 Total Credits
13 Movie Roles
4 TV Roles
15 Photos