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Climbing Gold

Jimmy Chin: Always Difficult

Climbing Gold

Duct Tape Then Beer

Wilderness, Sports

4.9983 Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2026

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Jimmy Chin refuses to play the game on easy mode. Whether it’s climbing, photography or filmmaking, Jimmy has spent a career figuring out the most bad ass goal in whatever medium and then making it happen. He’s had some mentors along the way, a little luck and an unparalleled work ethic, but his ability to step into uncomfortable situations is his super power.   Watch Climbing Gold on YouTube Thanks to our sponsors The North Face Check out Summit Series at thenorthface.com  AG1 Visit DrinkAG1.com/climbinggold to get 3 FREE AG1 Travel Packs and 3 FREE AGZ Travel Packs, plus FREE Vitamin D3+K2 and an AG1 Welcome Kit with your first AG1 subscription order. Kodiak Cakes Find Kodiak products at your local grocery store, they're the ones with the bear on the box or learn more at Kodiakcakes.com Factor Eat smart at FactorMeals.com/ClimbingGold50OFF and use code CLIMBINGGOLD50OFF to get 50% off plus free breakfast for a year for new subscribers with active subscription.  Turtlebox Take your music anywhere turtleboxaudio.com LMNT  Get your free LMNT Sample Pack with any purchase at www.drinklmnt.com/climbinggold. Try the new LMNT Sparkling — a bold, 16-ounce can of sparkling electrolyte water.Want Climbing Gold ad free? Check out ⁠Unroped

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0:00.0

Have you heard about like people that have just like one outfit, one clothing, you know,

0:05.1

a set of clothing so they don't have to make like decisions in the morning? I'm curious how many

0:08.3

pairs of red teas and black pants or black shorts do you own? Well, I own a couple pairs of

0:13.7

black pants because all technical outdoor pants are black. I only own one red tea or two now, I guess.

0:20.6

But no, I'm all about the single pair of clothes. I do everything in my inside clothes, my outside clothes, and I basically have one outfit that I have going for months at a time. I mean, like right now I'm wearing my pajamas, the same pajamas I wear every day that I'm not climbing outside. The red and black North Face, is that a preferred choice through the years?

0:38.5

Do they ever send you at other color and you're like, no? I mean, occasionally I do get other colors,

0:43.0

and I'm like, no. I mean, the North Face Red is so iconic and it looks good in photos. It always

0:48.8

pops against the natural backdrop. Like, it's just, it's perfect. You don't mess with perfection.

0:53.9

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0:57.6

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1:01.3

I woke up every day wondering if something was going to happen to you. You know, it's like when

1:08.8

you're a producer and director and a project that you're pushing along every single day, it's like what every great alpinist and climber has to think about.

1:17.4

Like, what's worst case scenario?

1:19.2

Because if you're not thinking about worst case scenario and how you're going to deal with it, you're kind of not doing your job.

1:30.5

Okay, ready?

1:32.5

Yep.

1:33.5

One of my favorite Alexisms is when you put a the before a legendary climber,

1:39.8

like the Tommy Caldwell, the Conrad anchor.

1:43.3

And I'm curious when you first met Jimmy Chin, was the

1:47.2

Jimmy Chin firmly in place?

1:49.7

You know, maybe not.

1:51.4

I forget.

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