Jimmy Chin’s morning ritual—how this extreme athlete and adventurer st

Whether scaling the World Trade Center or climbing the Grand Teton, elite athlete, respected filmmaker and professional photographer Jimmy Chin begins every day with a solid routine.

As a decades-long veteran of the North Face Athlete Team, frequent National Geographic contributor and Academy Award winning documentary filmmaker, Jimmy’s days are packed with travel, adventure and more than his fair share of risk. He has filmed many of the world's best climbers, snowboarders and skiers on their most challenging expeditions around the world, including his own with the award-winning documentary Meru, which took him seven years to complete. He has climbed Everest twice and was one of the first Americans alongside Kit and Rob DesLauriers to ski from its summit. More recently, Jimmy Chin's National Geographic documentary film FREE SOLO is taking over as an edge-of-your seat thriller and an inspiring portrait of professional rock climber, Alex Honnold, worldwide which earned him an Oscar.

We love the fact that Jimmy takes HANAH ONE every day as part of his morning ritual and that he sees the benefits while practicing his craft around the world. We caught up with him during winter at his home in Jackson, WY and are excited to share a glimpse into his morning ritual.

Gear

Trigger Point Therapy Roller
Mobility Wod rolling balls
iPhone 7
Transcendental Meditation from Thom Knoles
Dharma Crafts Meditation seat
Canon 5D MIV
Canon 24-70mm 2.8
2012 Chevy Express
Armada JJ 2.0 JP Auclair Pro Model
Stance Ski Socks
Black Diamond Ski Poles, Pure Carbon
The North Face Snomad 34
Lange RS 130 Ski Boots
The North Face Steep Series Free Thinker Jacket
The North Face Steep Series Free Thinker Bibs
REVO Wordsmith Goggles

Recipe: Jimmy’s Morning Smoothie

Ingredients

½ cup organic blueberries
½ cup vanilla almond milk
¼ cup yogurt
1 banana
1 leaf/stem kale
1 heaping tablespoon HANAH ONE
1 teaspoon Ashwagandha

Directions

Blend and serve!

Watch Jimmy in action making this power HANAH smoothie here.

Check out Jimmy's other HANAH videos and blogs:

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Jimmy Chin’s morning ritual—how this extreme athlete and adventurer starts his day