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Aliases: Джимми Чин , 지미 친

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Mankato, Minnesota, USA

Homepage: http://jimmychin.com

Movie Involvements: 28

TV Involvements: 7


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin
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7

Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin

(2022) Executive Producer
Angel City
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6

Angel City

(2023) Executive Producer
NYAD
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7

NYAD

(2023) Director
The Rescue
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8

The Rescue

(2021) Producer
Free Solo
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8

Free Solo

(2018) Director of Photography
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
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7

14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible

(2021) Executive Producer
Return to Space
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7

Return to Space

(2022) Producer
Photographer
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10

Photographer

(2024) Director

Acting

Production

Directing

Camera

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2023 Director of Photography
2018 Director of Photography
2015 Director of Photography
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Visual Effects

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1991 VFX Artist
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Creator

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Creator
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