Jimmy Chin: Trapped in an Avalanche | Nat Geo Live

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  • National Geographic Emerging Explorer Jimmy Chin recalls the terror of being buried alive under hundreds of tons of snow in the Tetons.
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  • @lanleyc
    @lanleyc 9 ปีที่แล้ว +235

    "It's not a sense of immortality, rather no sense of mortality" - mind blown

    • @leveckfamily8841
      @leveckfamily8841 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      What's a mortality?

    • @KekseMitMilch
      @KekseMitMilch 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@leveckfamily8841 immortal means that you cant die but mortality means that you are able to die

    • @ergo322
      @ergo322 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@leveckfamily8841 mortality is death rate

    • @prdoyle
      @prdoyle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Came here to say the same thing. He nailed it. The idea that young people have a "sense of immortality" never run true to me.

    • @amerz2477
      @amerz2477 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      thats how i felt after having my kid..

  • @jodyvines
    @jodyvines 10 ปีที่แล้ว +168

    Jimmy Chin is an absolute legend. Big respect.

    • @skobird2732
      @skobird2732 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah what hes accomplished while also filming some of the best shots+documentarys is just mind blowing. Amazing climber, Amazing filmography , amazing human.

  • @Gunsik93
    @Gunsik93 7 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    I'm on a Jimmy Chin Video Marathon. I didn't think the level of respect could go any higher when it was already at the top. How he's able to direct any fear and nervousness into excitement and passion is something I always try to do when I'm climbing or even entering into a job interview. lol I teared up a little during this video just imagining the 1% of his avalanche experience and happy/thankful he's still alive, well, and still passionate to continue his work. "It's not a sense of immortality, rather no sense of mortality." Beautifully put.

    • @skobird2732
      @skobird2732 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yup, cant wait for his documentary of Alex Hollolds free solo of El Cap!!! Going to be absolutely wild.

    • @thangnguyen02
      @thangnguyen02 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@skobird2732 It's beyond wild!!!!!!

    • @3vimages471
      @3vimages471 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kiss kiss.

    • @nequals151
      @nequals151 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      2 years later i have started the marathon too.

    • @nequals151
      @nequals151 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@skobird2732 well.... You were sooo right..

  • @russman109
    @russman109 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Jesus CHRIST Jimmy... So glad you're still here. Jeremy said to me, "Oh, yeah it was just a big wet slide Jimmy got caught in". I think he was downplaying it to protect everyone involved. Thanks for sharing the story, even if my comment here is 7 years after the fact.

  • @Anonymoose
    @Anonymoose 13 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Incredible story. I've been in the Tetons, and I've seen those conditions, and the chances of his surviving that avalanche are simply zero. That he did is a miracle.

  • @NarrativeX_75
    @NarrativeX_75 9 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    A bit surprised why he and the others were not geared with air bag ruckshacks, they have been known to save lives in avalanches. Back country boarders and free skiers do use them quite often. He is so lucky to be alive but very nice that he is, seems like a very nice guy!!

  • @scottpadway
    @scottpadway 12 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I was fortunate enough to meet Jimmy once, up on the trail to Everest. What an amazing individual, how many people have walked away from an avalanche? Much happier to see him tell this story than to hear someone else telling it.

  • @danepotmo2513
    @danepotmo2513 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Dude just won an oscar

    • @Roosyer
      @Roosyer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      and his yappy wife ruined it with her acceptance speech...smh

    • @highlyfavored2434
      @highlyfavored2434 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Roosyer yeah it was quite odd. Maybe nerves or trying to be woke or something. It backfired

  • @brianbernstein3826
    @brianbernstein3826 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "I had several thousand pounds of snow crushing me. Then I got knocked down about 1000 feet. Then the avalanche stopped for 30 seconds so I popped open a beer."

  • @BatoNY65
    @BatoNY65 12 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    You can hear the fear in his voice as he recalls the experience.

  • @user-zc5ft9nw9b
    @user-zc5ft9nw9b 10 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Seems like a nice genuine dude tbh :-) Glad he survived.

  • @khatarootube
    @khatarootube 10 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    How utterly amazing to even imagine what that experience would feel like to endure. It looked like you got into agreement (no choice no problem) with the situation, and that was the moment you gained control of your survival. So glad you survived the fall and now you are able to pass your experience of such a harrowing ordeal to us. whew!!

  • @amrevnibor
    @amrevnibor 13 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I like the part where he mentions he stops being scared of the situation when he is on top of the avalanche !!

  • @yugamkaka7537
    @yugamkaka7537 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    and in the last as said that its not a sense of immortality .. its out of the universe ... just great.. love u chin... ..

  • @oliverupload
    @oliverupload 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    5:40 perfectly well stated.. exactly !! I've definitely fallen victim to that thinking.

  • @henrylozinski7598
    @henrylozinski7598 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    its absolutely incredibly how he survived

  • @barneyut
    @barneyut 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's not a sense of immortality, I always called it a sense of being indestructable, now at 81, I am so glad they did not test me an inch or two further.

  • @TheMissteal
    @TheMissteal 13 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I just love it when miracles happen!

  • @lastpaceended5866
    @lastpaceended5866 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That's a pretty heavy story jesus

  • @andrewmacpherson706
    @andrewmacpherson706 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Well done Jimmy just caught you video on getting caught in an avalanche you jammy git hope you bought a lottery ticket coz your winning it

  • @joehaas2337
    @joehaas2337 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hold my beer

  • @nazarethsander1328
    @nazarethsander1328 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    You are a genuine testament of living life doing what you love. Not too many are fortunate to do that because they allow fear to control them.

  • @theeoarsman921
    @theeoarsman921 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jimmy where was your Jet Force Avalanche Airbag Pack???

  • @JKevolution
    @JKevolution 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    damn...nature can be so powerful

  • @georgeroberts3380
    @georgeroberts3380 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He 🎿 down from the peak of Everest

  • @harambeboy
    @harambeboy 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Seemed like they cut him off at the very end

  • @PkSage89
    @PkSage89 ปีที่แล้ว

    This 11 years ago +, then the film on free solo. wow

  • @jiajialin3223
    @jiajialin3223 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "It's not a sense of immortality, rather no sense of mortality"

  • @scottstokes822
    @scottstokes822 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You have what it takes, for a really terrible funeral

  • @Racingmix
    @Racingmix 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Run over by several Mack trucks. Wonders of the body and mind!!!

  • @phylianatimningshen904
    @phylianatimningshen904 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Listening to him i got goosebumps
    😨😨😵

  • @mariezettek2739
    @mariezettek2739 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cool

  • @MA-zg2pz
    @MA-zg2pz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m half holding my breath this entire video

  • @raymondcheang1405
    @raymondcheang1405 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Glad you survived the avalanche.

  • @Farbod_media
    @Farbod_media 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's some close calls, this dude is the man

  • @leveckfamily8841
    @leveckfamily8841 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So was he wearing an air bag?

  • @mrsticky005
    @mrsticky005 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Was Jimmy Chin trapped in avalanche or was an avalanche trapped with Jimmy Chin?

  • @lingxiao9126
    @lingxiao9126 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    金国威,出生明尼苏达州,父亲浙江温州人、母亲哈尔滨人, so proud of you, do you speek WenZhou dialect?

  • @ivankirchev7348
    @ivankirchev7348 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This story is insane I'm on the verge of buying touring skis and stories like that really make me second-guess myself.

  • @SurvivalTactics25
    @SurvivalTactics25 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thats crazy! He's lucky to be alive right now

  • @fredriknorberg9991
    @fredriknorberg9991 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This guy at a dinner party is probably a blast

  • @kabernat
    @kabernat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Praise God he survived!!!

  • @jona3797
    @jona3797 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Him having long hair really has it’s perks for being in the wild.

  • @HamIsDie
    @HamIsDie 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He seems like a really cool guy

  • @jpthomason
    @jpthomason 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Don't breathe when there's snow in your mouth...Oh, and have an ortovox.

  • @SElement91
    @SElement91 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @mannymaan Uh okay random

  • @mysterygirl20101
    @mysterygirl20101 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    great he survived. wouldnt like to go through what this poor guy went through

  • @luisacirnu8288
    @luisacirnu8288 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am glad you make it out alive. We all have something to learn from this experience.

  • @charlesservis4493
    @charlesservis4493 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just a badass plain and simple !!

  • @mirceaionescu6805
    @mirceaionescu6805 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Respect for Jimmy Chin!

  • @Caineheist
    @Caineheist 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sounds like getting worked at Pipeline or Teaupo.

  • @JDScott-lb6gx
    @JDScott-lb6gx 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    glad you survived

  • @AdilMughal
    @AdilMughal 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    @Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh hahahahaha

  • @waynehatfielx664
    @waynehatfielx664 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    2 wave hold down

  • @diegomania20
    @diegomania20 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    @mannymaan I did and its BS

  • @rabongnsaluyot
    @rabongnsaluyot 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    cool story

  • @yugamkaka7537
    @yugamkaka7537 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    just great (Y)

  • @mariezettek2739
    @mariezettek2739 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Y

  • @itsjmonkey
    @itsjmonkey 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    @VitalitySole what?

  • @chena3
    @chena3 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    the anti chance,,,

  • @Rdsxfn17
    @Rdsxfn17 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    @Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh
    *shat*

  • @Americanism1776
    @Americanism1776 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wish there was a bit of video

    • @kwilson7145
      @kwilson7145 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Americanism Not Globalism there is a bit of footage included in the film he made,
      Called Meru. It’s shown and discussed about halfway through the movie.

  • @corinneyoung8166
    @corinneyoung8166 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love you Jimmy, elevated soul ! Divinities saved you to support your legacy of enabling higher transformative humanity, like Free Solo - congrats !!

  • @vaisatrian
    @vaisatrian 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jackie Chan! :D

  • @altexlan415
    @altexlan415 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    in most case Jimmy Chin were send to die by national Geographic.

  • @alisquin315
    @alisquin315 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    @mannymaan Plz Prove this god you talk of....A book? I can write write a book about fairy tales and tell my friends to spread rumours about me being an almighty being, so does that mean ill be God in 4012??

  • @swadlikesapplesbigred8547
    @swadlikesapplesbigred8547 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'd be thanking God after something like that.

  • @wakko380
    @wakko380 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    i used to climb, then i took an arrow to the knee.

  • @tobi22285
    @tobi22285 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Impressiv... even more impressiv there is not a single picture of anything...

    • @tobi22285
      @tobi22285 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would take a picture if i survived such a unbelievable thing... at least a crapy one with my smartphone.... especially if i´m a filmmaker and there are filmmaking friends arround me and i surrvived this deathbringing avalanche without a scratch...

    • @kwilson7145
      @kwilson7145 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      There is indeed footage of this. It’s included in the movie, Meru. About halfway through the film.

    • @tobi22285
      @tobi22285 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      not him, but his friends in this little "safe zone" could have shot something... or take a happy survival pic afterwards... i listened to a couple of people in a avalanche... they speak different...

    • @tobi22285
      @tobi22285 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      it´s a random picture of a mountain... thats not footage.

    • @nba_fan7214
      @nba_fan7214 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@tobi22285 What are you talking about the movie has footage of the snowboarders he was with talking about how they saw Jimmy get caught in the avalanche. And there's a video of Jimmy as he digs his way out of the bottom of the avalanche and the others who eventually find him at the bottom afterwards.

  • @XPrincess30
    @XPrincess30 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't believe him