by Jimmy Chin
First published 2021
Academy Award winner Jimmy Chin presents over 200 photographs from two decades of adventure expeditions across all seven continents. The National Geographic photographer and mountaineer documents extreme athletes in dangerous situations, from skiing Mount Everest to crossing Tibet's Chang Tang Plateau on foot to making first ascents in Chad's Ennedi Desert and Antarctica's Queen Maud Land. Chin reveals how he captured these images under impossible conditions while telling the stories of the athletes he photographed. The collection features Alex Honnold from the documentary Free Solo, ski mountaineer Kit DesLauriers, snowboarder Travis Rice, and mountaineers Conrad Anker and Yvon Chouinard. The book combines striking imagery with accounts of extreme partnerships, life-threatening goals, and the drive that pushes athletes beyond normal limits.
Genres: biography, nature, art, adventure, sports, photography
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: extreme-conditions, life-threatening-goals
Setting: Antarctica, Chad, Tibet, Mount Everest
Period: 21st Century
310 pages · Hardcover · Ten Speed Press