Jimmy Chin
Regissør, Produsent, Skuespiller
12. oktober 1973 (52 år)
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.
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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| 2024 | Photographer · as Executive Producer |
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| 2023 | Angel City · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin · as Executive Producer |
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| 2021 | 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible · as Executive Producer |
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| 2016 | The Fourth Phase · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | MeruPå Plex |
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| 2023 | Wild Life · as Self |
| 2022 | The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration · as Self - Well Wisher |
| 2022 | Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin · as Self |
| 2021 | Torn · as Self |
| 2021 | 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible · as Himself |
| 2020 | K2: The Impossible Descent · as Himself |
| 2019 | Fine Lines · as Self |
| 2019 | The Oscars · as Self - Winner |
| 2018 | Free Solo · as Self |
| 2017 | Hollywood First Look Features · as Self |
| 2017 | Visions of Greatness · as Self |
| 2015 | Meru · as HimselfPå Plex |
| 2014 | Good Morning Britain · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | Into the Mind · as Self |
| 2012 | Reel Rock 7 · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Saturday Morning · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Op-Docs · as Self |
| 2004 | Roadtrip Nation · as Self |
| 2002 | Last Call with Carson Daly · as Self |
| 1990 | SRF Dok · as Self |
| 1988 | Inside Edition · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark · as Self - Guest |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America · as Self - Guest |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards · as Self |