Rock and Ice Top 10 Ascents of 2011 names first ascent of Shark’s Fin “Hands down the best ascent of the year.”

January 6th, 2012

The Shark’s Fin of Meru (6,310 meters) was one of the most sought-after objectives in high-altitude alpinism, not just for the singular beauty and shape of the peak, but because it continued to thwart talented team after talented team. The proper line directly up the steep rock rib finally fell this October to Conrad Anker, Renan Ozturk and Jimmy Chin, who took 12 days to reach the summit. Read the article.

Climbing Magazine Cover and Feature – September 2011

August 11th, 2011

Jimmy’s photograph of the Towers of Ennedi appear on the September issue of Climbing magazine.

Matador Sports Interviews Jimmy Chin – June 2011

June 26th, 2011

Matador Sports, an online magazine with over 1,000,000 unique visitors a month, interviews Jimmy Chin about his recent article in National Geographic.

The North Face Ad – Spring 2011

June 23rd, 2011

In April of 2010, Jimmy Chin spent three weeks shooting with North Face athletes Daniel Woods, Yuji Hirayama, Sam Elias and Emily Harrington climbing outside of Antalya, Turkey. The colorful limestone crags of Geyikbayiri made the perfect location to capture Emily Harrington doing what she does best…..sending burly, technical and overhanging sport routes. Two of Jimmy’s images of Emily are currently highlighted in the Spring 2011 The North Face national ad campaign.

The North Face highlights Chad Expedition Photography – May 2011

May 27th, 2011

The North Face showcases Jimmy Chin’s photography from the Chad Expedition that he shot in December of 2010 on their homepage during May. The video that he produced with friends Tim Kemple and Renan Ozturk collectively known as Camp 4 Collective is also highlighted on their site.

PDN picks The North Face Brand Manifesto video produced by Camp 4 Collective – May 2011

May 27th, 2011

Camp 4 Collective’s The North Face brand manifesto video was a video winner in this year’s Photo District News Photo Annual.

Camp 4 Collective, Jimmy Chin’s new film production company, creates adventure and expedition-based films that follow athletes to some of the most beautiful and remote locales in the world.

USA Today – April 2011

May 1st, 2011

USA Today interviews Jimmy Chin about how he shot the cover feature story about Yosemite in the May 2011 issue of National Geographic.

Huffington Post – April 2011

May 1st, 2011



Huffington Post
spotlights Jimmy Chin’s 60 days in Yosemite chronicling the the culture and cutting edge nature of climbing for National Geographic’s May 2011 cover feature story.

National Geographic Cover Story – May 2011

April 19th, 2011


Jimmy Chin’s photo of Alex Honnold free soloing on the Norwest Regular Route on Half Dome graces the cover of the May 2011 issue of National Geographic

Read Jimmy’s National Geographic cover story.

See the photo gallery of Jimmy’s images from the article.

PDN – Peak Photography

March 25th, 2011

Photo District News interviews Scott Wilson, the photo editor at The North Face. The article calls out and showcases Jimmy Chin’s expedition style photography and how he and fellow photographer, Tim Kemple, help set the communication tone for sports apparel and gear manufacturer The North Face.