Recently, as the information network of outdoor journalists, I interviewed to sign The North Face athletes, the American Alpine explorer, photographer Jimmy Chin, a happy climber. Mini Su was born in Florida in the United States Jimmy as a world-class explorers and outdoor photographers have in China's Tibet, Pakistan, Nepal, Tanzania, South Africa, Argentina and many other countries and regions, have adventure, mountaineering, rock climbing, skiing, photography Jimmy can be said to be involved in the outdoors in all areas related to his articles and photographs are often the "OUTSIDE", "National Geographic", "Climbing", "Men's Journal" and other magazine. Q: When did you contact and addicted to outdoor adventure activities?
Jimmy: When I was very young, my family there is a ski resort nearby, so I was very young when he started skiing. When I was a child first saw the mountain, I thought I'll have to mountain climbing. College when I and my friends started our adventure climbing trip, when I was 18 years old, after that I was climbing through a deep fascination with the sport, and a few years after graduation I has been continuously engaged in the interest of my until today.
Q: When you are in college if the school or organization related to the exploration community?
Jimmy: At that time no such associations, but my friends and I shared interest, so we gathered information on their own, their own travel.
Q: After several years the University has been continuously put into exploration activities, how do you solve the economic problems?
Jimmy: Our adventure activities are relatively save, and we drive a car to reach the destination at night and sleep in the car or camp in the mountains, but I was also doing part-time mountain guide and climbing instructor. So when the economy does not have too many problems.
Q: What is the chance to make you become a signatory to The North Face athletes?
Jimmy: The North Face's signing a player is a chance, I had not thought about a sign from the athletes, because in the United States as a signatory to The North Face athletes time is very difficult, but I am keen to explore some of the same activities, friends, and they signed some of The North Face athletes, The North Face so he recommended to me, so we have a cooperation.
Q: What do you as a contract player?
Jimmy: As a signatory to The North Face athletes all over the world mainly to carry out exploration activities, field testing The North Face products and then make their own improvements, because we are equipped users, we know best what needs improvement, Therefore, The North Face is very user-friendly product design. Today I've been working together for The North Face and 7 years, and it worked out very happy. Q: to impress the most adventure which times?
Jimmy: Each expedition will let me go effort, If I have to say that a deeper impression, I think last year's Everest climbing skiing trip. Last year me and my two friends summited Everest and ski down from the top section, you know that some sections of steep, a small mistake ... but in the roof of the world will indeed be a very nice ski experience. (Very memorable smile)
Q: How do people in the United States began their first tour outside?
Jimmy: If you want to go to outdoor enthusiasts in the United States a place where hiking or walking will first approach the number of formal training organizations such as NOLS (Note: National Outdoor Leadership School America's most famous outdoor training institutions) to the system of learning outdoor survival knowledge, Of course, this knowledge is in the outdoor learning environment, these training institutions will organize their lives in the mountains about 1 month time, when they have mastered the knowledge of these outdoor survival time we can really start your own trip to the outdoor .
Q: In China's exploration of the area organizations will publish from time to time in the online adventure activities, and outdoor lovers to choose according to their corresponding activities, then in the United States has to work?
Jimmy: In the United States also have their own adventure around the organization, you can find them. Of course, you can also hire a private mountain guide, but this cost is higher.
Q: As a professional explorer, how do you prepare for your adventure trip? What is also collecting information from the Internet?
Jimmy: In the United States if I know who've been to where I am going, then I will see if by my friends know this person, and then called him directly to understand the situation in the United States generally will not pull off your climbers. Or through the AAJ (American Alpine Journal), AAJ record all year, climbing nationwide, and these are the records submitted by the climbers on their own initiative to the AAJ, each climber will be happy to share their information.
Q: I know you have been to in Tibet, Xinjiang and other regions for mountaineering expeditions, there are no climbers to get to know some Chinese?
Jimmy: Because I have been busy around the world for adventure, so I can not remember the names of each of them, but met, then I will know. A few days ago I met in Beijing, a Chinese climber, he told Sun Bin, he is a very comprehensive climber. In fact, we have been trying to find some good in the Chinese climbers as The North Face athletes, but now I do not climbers in China is very understanding and I believe we will have further cooperation.
Q: China is a country rich mountain resources, and then to China recently and no plans for adventure?
Jimmy: Yes, China has too many and too beautiful mountains, a lot of mountains in Tibet I liked. As a result of their more studio work, so little time to do a long exploration program, but I still had time to go back to stay on the mountain for some time. August next year there should be arrangements for the expedition to China, and I quite look forward to. Outdoor exposure from the beginning to enjoy the outdoors, to become a professional explorer, Jimmy and I talked a lot, I briefed him on a lot of outdoor sports in China, he is also very happy for me to share some of his adventures, often referred to Highlights will be in high spirits Jimmy, Jimmy could see what a love this sport. One hour off soon, our conversation also ended in a pleasant atmosphere, and finally he told me that they want to be able to find The Noth Face of China's athletes, and explorers want to cooperate with China. I think the day is not far off.
Jimmy: When I was very young, my family there is a ski resort nearby, so I was very young when he started skiing. When I was a child first saw the mountain, I thought I'll have to mountain climbing. College when I and my friends started our adventure climbing trip, when I was 18 years old, after that I was climbing through a deep fascination with the sport, and a few years after graduation I has been continuously engaged in the interest of my until today.
Q: When you are in college if the school or organization related to the exploration community?
Jimmy: At that time no such associations, but my friends and I shared interest, so we gathered information on their own, their own travel.
Q: After several years the University has been continuously put into exploration activities, how do you solve the economic problems?
Jimmy: Our adventure activities are relatively save, and we drive a car to reach the destination at night and sleep in the car or camp in the mountains, but I was also doing part-time mountain guide and climbing instructor. So when the economy does not have too many problems.
Q: What is the chance to make you become a signatory to The North Face athletes?
Jimmy: The North Face's signing a player is a chance, I had not thought about a sign from the athletes, because in the United States as a signatory to The North Face athletes time is very difficult, but I am keen to explore some of the same activities, friends, and they signed some of The North Face athletes, The North Face so he recommended to me, so we have a cooperation.
Q: What do you as a contract player?
Jimmy: As a signatory to The North Face athletes all over the world mainly to carry out exploration activities, field testing The North Face products and then make their own improvements, because we are equipped users, we know best what needs improvement, Therefore, The North Face is very user-friendly product design. Today I've been working together for The North Face and 7 years, and it worked out very happy. Q: to impress the most adventure which times?
Jimmy: Each expedition will let me go effort, If I have to say that a deeper impression, I think last year's Everest climbing skiing trip. Last year me and my two friends summited Everest and ski down from the top section, you know that some sections of steep, a small mistake ... but in the roof of the world will indeed be a very nice ski experience. (Very memorable smile)
Q: How do people in the United States began their first tour outside?
Jimmy: If you want to go to outdoor enthusiasts in the United States a place where hiking or walking will first approach the number of formal training organizations such as NOLS (Note: National Outdoor Leadership School America's most famous outdoor training institutions) to the system of learning outdoor survival knowledge, Of course, this knowledge is in the outdoor learning environment, these training institutions will organize their lives in the mountains about 1 month time, when they have mastered the knowledge of these outdoor survival time we can really start your own trip to the outdoor .
Q: In China's exploration of the area organizations will publish from time to time in the online adventure activities, and outdoor lovers to choose according to their corresponding activities, then in the United States has to work?
Jimmy: In the United States also have their own adventure around the organization, you can find them. Of course, you can also hire a private mountain guide, but this cost is higher.
Q: As a professional explorer, how do you prepare for your adventure trip? What is also collecting information from the Internet?
Jimmy: In the United States if I know who've been to where I am going, then I will see if by my friends know this person, and then called him directly to understand the situation in the United States generally will not pull off your climbers. Or through the AAJ (American Alpine Journal), AAJ record all year, climbing nationwide, and these are the records submitted by the climbers on their own initiative to the AAJ, each climber will be happy to share their information.
Q: I know you have been to in Tibet, Xinjiang and other regions for mountaineering expeditions, there are no climbers to get to know some Chinese?
Jimmy: Because I have been busy around the world for adventure, so I can not remember the names of each of them, but met, then I will know. A few days ago I met in Beijing, a Chinese climber, he told Sun Bin, he is a very comprehensive climber. In fact, we have been trying to find some good in the Chinese climbers as The North Face athletes, but now I do not climbers in China is very understanding and I believe we will have further cooperation.
Q: China is a country rich mountain resources, and then to China recently and no plans for adventure?
Jimmy: Yes, China has too many and too beautiful mountains, a lot of mountains in Tibet I liked. As a result of their more studio work, so little time to do a long exploration program, but I still had time to go back to stay on the mountain for some time. August next year there should be arrangements for the expedition to China, and I quite look forward to. Outdoor exposure from the beginning to enjoy the outdoors, to become a professional explorer, Jimmy and I talked a lot, I briefed him on a lot of outdoor sports in China, he is also very happy for me to share some of his adventures, often referred to Highlights will be in high spirits Jimmy, Jimmy could see what a love this sport. One hour off soon, our conversation also ended in a pleasant atmosphere, and finally he told me that they want to be able to find The Noth Face of China's athletes, and explorers want to cooperate with China. I think the day is not far off.
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