Jimmy Chin

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1973-10-12 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Mankato, Minnesota, USA

Jimmy Chin

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 num...

Production

2022

Return to Space

as Director

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In Tandem

as Executive Producer

2022

Return to Space

as Producer

2015

Meru

as Director of Photography

2012

Reel Rock 7

as Director

2021

The Rescue

as Producer

2018

2015

Meru

as Director

2021

14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible

as Executive Producer

2023

NYAD

as Director

2023

Wild Life

as Director

2023

Wild Life

as Producer

2023

Wild Life

as Director of Photography

2018

Free Solo

as Director

2018

Free Solo

as Producer

2018

Free Solo

as Director of Photography

1991

Strings

as VFX Artist

2012

The Shark's Fin

as Director

2015

Meru

as Producer

2021

The Rescue

as Director

2024

Endurance

as Director

2024

Endurance

as Producer

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Bartali

as Director

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Bartali

as Producer

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Terminal

as Executive Producer

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