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The Mark Divine Show

Jimmy Chin on pushing the limits, cheating death and his work as a film-maker

The Mark Divine Show

Mark Divine

Self-improvement, Alternative Health, Education, Health & Fitness

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2017

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

One of the world’s greatest adventure and award winning photographers Jimmy Chin (@jimkchin) talks to Commander Divine for his 100th episode! Jimmy has had a very interesting path to his adventures in climbing and in film-making. He has crossed the Chang Tang Peninsula of northwestern Tibet on foot and skied from the summit of Everest. He also claimed the first ascent on the central pillar of Mt. Meru in India, known as “The Shark’s Fin,” which is the subject of his latest and c...

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It's managing the risk and how do you do that without having a lot of experience.

0:18.6

I think it's what you said.

0:19.7

I mean it's a lot of working on the foundation and building blocks and paying your dues.

0:26.0

Hey folks, can you believe it's a hundredth episode?

0:33.0

It's amazing.

0:34.0

I've only been at this a couple of years and this has quickly become one of the most,

0:37.0

one of the coolest things that I've ever done.

0:39.0

And I really have enjoyed doing this podcast.

0:42.0

Ultimately, it's been just an unbelievably rewarding. I've enjoyed doing this podcast.

0:42.5

Ultimately, it's been just an unbelievably rewarding thing

0:45.8

to do to meet all the incredible guests

0:47.6

and to have all of your support and help from sharing it

0:52.0

and from recommending guests and from talking about the podcast on Facebook

0:57.0

and generally just being part of the tribe

1:00.0

and learning along with me from all these great guests and you know just being part of the thing

1:04.6

we're at a hundred episodes close to 2.5 million downloads we're heading toward

1:09.6

5 million I'm looking forward to you know continuing this journey for as long as possible. I know there's a ton of noise out there, a ton of other podcasts, a ton of other things you could be doing with your time, like more showing up every day. I mean mean it seems to me like everyone's getting into

1:23.9

podcasting you know we've got some a lot of momentum I'm gonna add video

1:28.6

podcast to the mix pretty soon so at any rate I couldn't do it without you. You guys rock. Thanks so much for your support. Really appreciate it. Keep spreading the word. Now this 100th episode is awesome. I've been wanting to interview Jimmy Chin since he spoke at the Enbial Mind retreat last year.

1:44.7

I was in awe at what he did in the Zen-like quality that this guy possesses and Jimmy and I really

1:50.5

hit it off. You both have a martial arts background and his venue is

1:54.2

extreme sports. He is an alpinnis you know doing big big mountains like

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