The Tim Ferriss Show

By Tim Ferriss: Bestselling Author, Human Guinea Pig

#114: The Athlete (And Artist) Who Cheats Death, Jimmy Chin

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Published October 20, 2015 12:18am

Jimmy Chin (@jimkchin) is an artist and professional athlete, often at the same time. If Chase Jarvis and Laird Hamilton had a love child, it would be Jimmy. He has participated in and documented breakthrough expeditions around the planet, from climbing first ascents in the Karakoram to skiing first descents in the Himalayas. He is one of the few people to both climb Mount Everest and ski it from the summit. Most recently, he filmed and directed the incredible feature documentary MERU, which is in theaters now and won the 2015 Audience Award at Sundance. What is MERU? In the hig...

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