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Jimmy Chin (born c. 1973) is an American professional mountain athlete, photographer, skier, film director, and author. Chin has been a professional climber and skier on The North Face Athlete team for over 20 years. In 2006, Chin achieved the first successful American ski descent from the summit of Mount Everest with Kit and
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Jimmy Chin is an Asian American professional mountain athlete, National Geographic photographer, Academy Award-winning film director, and New York Times Best Selling author. In his multiple careers as an athlete, storyteller and artist, he is equally respected for his groundbreaking climbing, mountaineering and skiing achievements as he is for ...
Photographer, filmmaker, professional climber and skier.
Jun 24, 2022 · Jimmy Chin’s ‘Edge of the Unknown’ Explores the Psyches of Extreme Athletes. The adventurer and documentarian got his start as a climbing bum living out of a car. After his Oscar-winning...
Feb 2, 2018 · Learn how Jimmy Chin, a former violinist and martial artist, became a world-class mountaineer and adventure storyteller. Read about his achievements, challenges, and inspirations in this interview by Andrew Bisharat.
Jimmy Chin is an award-winning filmmaker and adventurer who has documented extreme sports and expeditions. He was born in Minnesota, USA, and married to Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, with whom he won an Oscar for Free Solo (2018).
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Dec 11, 2017 · Jimmy Chin is a National Geographic contributor who has documented expeditions in Antarctica, Tibet, and the Himalayas. He has also made first ascents and descents on mountains like Meru and Everest, and directed the award-winning documentary Meru.
