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 skimountaineering 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 northwestern Tibet on foot Chins 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 Photographers 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 codirects 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 highestgrossing opening weekend in history for a documentary