- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- October 12, 1973
- Place of Birth
- Mankato, Minnesota, USA
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 photograph…
Filmography
movieThe Lake
2026 · Executive Producer
movieLove+War
2025 · Director, Producer
movieLost in the Jungle
2025 · Director, Producer
movieEndurance
2024 · Director, Producer
tvPhotographer
2024 · Executive Producer, Director
movieNYAD
2023 · Director
tvAngel City
2023 · Executive Producer
movieWild Life
2023 · Self, Director, Producer, Director of Photography
tvEdge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin
2022 · Self, Executive Producer
movieReturn to Space
2022 · Director, Producer
movieTorn
2021 · Self
movie14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
2021 · Himself, Executive Producer
movieLa Liste : Everything or Nothing
2021
movieThe Rescue
2021 · Producer, Director
movieK2: The Impossible Descent
2020 · Himself
movieFine Lines
2019 · Self
movieQueen Maud Land
2018
movieReel Rock 13
2018
movieWhat if He Falls?
2018 · Director
movieFree Solo
2018 · Self, Director, Producer, Director of Photography
movieMeru
2015 · Himself, Director of Photography, Producer
movieReel Rock 7
2012 · Self, Director
movieThe Shark's Fin
2012 · , Director
movieUeli Steck - Speed, Der schnellste Mann am Berg
2011 · Self
tvReel Rock
2010
movieStrings
1991 · VFX Artist
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
In Tandem
movieIn Tandem
— · Executive Producer
movieBartali
— · Director, Producer
From the Edge
movieFrom the Edge
— · Director, Writer, Producer
Into The Unknown
tvInto The Unknown
— · Creator