Proof: Jimmy Chin on Pushing the Envelope | National Geographic

I think a lot of people are always like

I think a lot of people are always like oh you know you’re a climber your

oh you know you’re a climber your

oh you know you’re a climber your photographer you’re so lucky you’re

photographer you’re so lucky you’re

photographer you’re so lucky you’re doing what you love they’re also the two

doing what you love they’re also the two

doing what you love they’re also the two things that drive me even though the

things that drive me even though the

things that drive me even though the insane because you’re the most obsessed

insane because you’re the most obsessed

insane because you’re the most obsessed about them they burn me as much as they

about them they burn me as much as they

about them they burn me as much as they exalt my kind of salt right you’re

exalt my kind of salt right you’re

exalt my kind of salt right you’re really passionate about climbing

really passionate about climbing

really passionate about climbing something and you put your heart and

something and you put your heart and

something and you put your heart and soul into it and you train and you train

soul into it and you train and you train

soul into it and you train and you train sometimes over years and you fail and I

sometimes over years and you fail and I

sometimes over years and you fail and I think every photographer probably has

think every photographer probably has

think every photographer probably has those moments a lot of the things that I

those moments a lot of the things that I

those moments a lot of the things that I shoot are out in beautiful immaculate

shoot are out in beautiful immaculate

shoot are out in beautiful immaculate landscapes that people have rarely

landscapes that people have rarely

landscapes that people have rarely visited I’ve always seen my role is to

visited I’ve always seen my role is to

visited I’ve always seen my role is to kind of bring that back for people

kind of bring that back for people

kind of bring that back for people photography can also give a person a new

photography can also give a person a new

photography can also give a person a new perspective on their own context in the

perspective on their own context in the

perspective on their own context in the world

world

world it’s exploration on on so many different

it’s exploration on on so many different

it’s exploration on on so many different levels there’s always the physical

levels there’s always the physical

levels there’s always the physical exploration of like the landscape the

exploration of like the landscape the

exploration of like the landscape the topography the exploration of your

topography the exploration of your

topography the exploration of your physical limits

physical limits

physical limits there’s the exploration of what your

there’s the exploration of what your

there’s the exploration of what your mind can handle and manage and then to

mind can handle and manage and then to

mind can handle and manage and then to add shooting to it you add this whole

add shooting to it you add this whole

add shooting to it you add this whole kind of creative exploration the biggest

kind of creative exploration the biggest

kind of creative exploration the biggest challenge for me is definitely trying to

challenge for me is definitely trying to

challenge for me is definitely trying to be creative under kind of physical

be creative under kind of physical

be creative under kind of physical duress it’s dumping snow

duress it’s dumping snow

duress it’s dumping snow you just got to a camp and you’re at

you just got to a camp and you’re at

you just got to a camp and you’re at 20,000 feet and the light is amazing but

20,000 feet and the light is amazing but

20,000 feet and the light is amazing but you have to put up this portal edge

you have to put up this portal edge

you have to put up this portal edge where you can get in to spend the night

where you can get in to spend the night

where you can get in to spend the night and that takes a lot of time and you’re

and that takes a lot of time and you’re

and that takes a lot of time and you’re hanging in your harness and you’re wet

hanging in your harness and you’re wet

hanging in your harness and you’re wet and you pull out the camera and if you

and you pull out the camera and if you

and you pull out the camera and if you do are you gonna get it a frame because

do are you gonna get it a frame because

do are you gonna get it a frame because really you should be maybe five feet

really you should be maybe five feet

really you should be maybe five feet over but you’d have to unclip from the

over but you’d have to unclip from the

over but you’d have to unclip from the anchor to get the shot which is

anchor to get the shot which is

anchor to get the shot which is dangerous and you know there’s like

dangerous and you know there’s like

dangerous and you know there’s like you’re constantly like managing risk

you’re constantly like managing risk

you’re constantly like managing risk assessment there’s a lot of stuff going

assessment there’s a lot of stuff going

assessment there’s a lot of stuff going on and then you have to remember oh

on and then you have to remember oh

on and then you have to remember oh right I should probably pull out my

right I should probably pull out my

right I should probably pull out my camera and take a photo right