![Jimmy Chin](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/vTnFy4I20gPGMu7YFFv1qiRCpnK.jpg)
Jimmy Chin
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.
Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 4.721 |
Birthday | 1973-10-12 |
Place of Birth | Mankato, Minnesota, USA |
Also Known As | Джимми Чин, 지미 친, |
![Ueli Steck - Speed, Der schnellste Mann am Berg](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hrteX9ZkDOGmYLEoss8aRlvJUzD.jpg)
2011
![Ueli Steck - Speed, Der schnellste Mann am Berg](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hrteX9ZkDOGmYLEoss8aRlvJUzD.jpg)
Ueli Steck - Speed, Der schnellste Mann am Berg
10/1
He climbed solo, without a rope, the north face of the Eigers in 2h47. Below him the rock wall steigen über 1000 Meter ab. Mehr Ueli Steck, the lone w...
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Ueli Steck - Speed, Der schnellste Mann am Berg
![Meru](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/oQsMMSTJnWneD9YwYbUbsJzbQ7f.jpg)
2015
![Meru](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/oQsMMSTJnWneD9YwYbUbsJzbQ7f.jpg)
Meru
7.356/236
Meru is the electrifying story of three elite American climbers—Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Renan Ozturk—bent on achieving the impossible.
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Meru
![Reel Rock 7](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/roVRqW4f0bdhOaCTEl8gn7R8BMr.jpg)
2012
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Reel Rock 7
7.2/4
The biggest stories from the climbing world, told with humor, heart, and mind-bending action. Featuring Alex Honnold in Honnold 3.0, Chris Sharma and...
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Reel Rock 7
![Free Solo](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/v4QfYZMACODlWul9doN9RxE99ag.jpg)
2018
![Free Solo](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/v4QfYZMACODlWul9doN9RxE99ag.jpg)
Free Solo
7.906/1278
Follow Alex Honnold as he attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite's 3,000 foot high El Capitan wall. With no ropes or saf...
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Free Solo
![Queen Maud Land](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/72c9hnupD3acLUCdYciNq4hjXnf.jpg)
2018
![Queen Maud Land](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/72c9hnupD3acLUCdYciNq4hjXnf.jpg)
Queen Maud Land
1/1
A dream team of six elite climbers mount an expedition to one of the world's last great climbing frontiers: the remote frozen towers of Antarctica. Ji...
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Queen Maud Land
![The Shark's Fin](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ppdBWenVUNNgKGjTJ70b7WTISty.jpg)
2012
![The Shark's Fin](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ppdBWenVUNNgKGjTJ70b7WTISty.jpg)
The Shark's Fin
10/1
Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk ascend Northern India's Meru Shark Fin, one of the last great unclimbed alpine rock walls in the world.
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The Shark's Fin
![Reel Rock 13](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mKJZV2fxFYcw8DioFScwRYJZqii.jpg)
2018
![Reel Rock 13](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mKJZV2fxFYcw8DioFScwRYJZqii.jpg)
Reel Rock 13
8.2/3
REEL ROCK 13 delivers jaw-dropping action, soulful journeys and rollicking humor in a brand new collection of the year's best climbing films. Hop on a...
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Reel Rock 13
![Fine Lines](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5deEji7C9HuBsQSenuik2RGWHg1.jpg)
2019
![Fine Lines](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5deEji7C9HuBsQSenuik2RGWHg1.jpg)
Fine Lines
5.8/6
For nearly three years, director Dina Khreino interviewed world-class mountain climbing athletes, listening to what compels them to leave behind famil...
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Fine Lines
![K2: The Impossible Descent](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4fsKL7DdwTflXT6QeBX3Y1eKfZ.jpg)
2020
![K2: The Impossible Descent](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4fsKL7DdwTflXT6QeBX3Y1eKfZ.jpg)
K2: The Impossible Descent
6.5/2
On July 22 2018, a Polish ski mountaineer clicked into his bindings at an altitude of 8,611m to make history. Follow Andrzej Bargiel’s expedition from...
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K2: The Impossible Descent
![La Liste : Everything or Nothing](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/a2mT69GCcR2ViDDH4TNigSJyJfj.jpg)
2021
![La Liste : Everything or Nothing](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/a2mT69GCcR2ViDDH4TNigSJyJfj.jpg)
La Liste : Everything or Nothing
4/1
Follows freeskiers Heitz and Anthamatten as they travel to the world’s high-altitude mountain ranges and attempt to make their distinct mark on those...
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La Liste : Everything or Nothing
![14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/saGMNCD6ayFqmOb9mX2MkkMmW7w.jpg)
2021
![14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/saGMNCD6ayFqmOb9mX2MkkMmW7w.jpg)
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
7.368/296
In 2019, Nepalese mountain climber Nirmal “Nims” Purja set out to do the unthinkable by climbing the world’s fourteen highest summits in less than sev...
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14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
![Torn](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/A2FQq9rXzIp9uMLnhB15686Y6uJ.jpg)
2021
![Torn](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/A2FQq9rXzIp9uMLnhB15686Y6uJ.jpg)
Torn
6.9/24
When world renowned climber Alex Lowe was tragically lost in a deadly avalanche, his best friend and climbing partner went on to marry his widow and h...
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Torn
![Wild Life](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/gptHW5vSYZtRt13GmjT3fuRY9rY.jpg)
2023
![Wild Life](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/gptHW5vSYZtRt13GmjT3fuRY9rY.jpg)
Wild Life
7.1/10
From Oscar-winning filmmakers Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, "Wild Life" follows conservationist Kris Tompkins on an epic, decades-spanning love stor...
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