Jimmy Chin
b. 1973 (age 53)
Mankato, Minnesota, Stati Uniti
Director
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.
Known For
Filmography
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From the Edge
2026 Director
Writer
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★ 7.0
Love+War
2025 Director
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★ 7.5
Endurance
2024 Director
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★ 6.4
Lost in the Jungle
2024 Director
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★ 7.8
Photographer
2024 Director
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★ 7.1
Nyad
2023 Director
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★ 7.1
Wild Life
2023 Self
Director
Cinematographer
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★ 7.3
Return to Space
2022 Director
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★ 7.6
Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin
2022 Actor
Director
Self - Alpinist
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Beyond the Summit
2022 Self
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★ 8.3
The Rescue
2021 Director
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The 6th Annual Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
2021 Self
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By Hand
2020 Self
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Sandbagging Jimmy Chin
2020 Self
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Built Wild with Jimmy Chin
2020 Self
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★ 7.0
Fine Lines
2019 Self
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Panerai
2019 Self
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★ 8.1
Free Solo
2018 Self
Director
Cinematographer
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Magic Hour
2018 Self
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The 10th Annual Governors Awards
2018 Self
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★ 6.8
Visions of Greatness
2017 Self
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★ 7.7
Meru
2015 Self
Director
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Outlook: Icons Revealed
2014 Self
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★ 8.1
Reel Rock 7
2012 Self
Director
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★ 7.6
Op-Docs
2011 Director
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★ 5.0
Everest: Shooting the Impossible
2011 Cinematographer
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★ 8.6
Reel Rock Film Tour
2010 Director
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The Incredible Hulk: Solar Flare
2009 Cinematographer
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Bartali
Director
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Everest North
Director