Climbing And Ski Mountaineering Photography By Jimmy Chin

Jimmy's 2011 first ascent of Shark's Fin with Conrad Anker and Renan Ozturk in the Garwhal Himalayas was nominated for a Piolet D'Or award, awarded the Golden Piton by Climbing Magazine for Best Big Wall Climb of the Year and voted the #1 ascent of the year by Rock and Ice Magazine.
Filmmaking career
Jimmy began filming in 2003 under the mentorship of Rick Ridgeway. His first attempt as a cinematographer resulted in an hour long television special for National Geographic called Deadly Fashion. He later worked with David Breashears, shooting Ed Viesturs climbing to the summit of Mount Everest. Jimmy worked as a cinematographer with Chris Malloy of Woodshed films on the feature documentary 180 South.