On the mountain with Jimmy Chin in Jackson, Wyoming

“I’m probably a climbing bum and a ski bum at heart,” Chin tells Mashable. “I love being in the mountains. I find a lot of peace, creativity and space.“ During his years at Carleton College in Minnesota, Chin immersed himself in the climbing culture. Instead of taking an internship in Washington, D.C. one summer, he opted to travel to Glacier National Park so he could work and climb. Decisions like these weren’t popular with Chin’s traditional parents, who preferred that he focus on becoming a doctor, lawy
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