Jon KrakauerAuthor of Into the Wild

(He’s not really as

creepy as this

picture makes him

look….)

Early Life

Born in 1954

Grew up in Corvallis, Oregon

Father introduced him to mountaineering as an 8-year-old So he was very passionate about the outdoors from a

very young age.

Graduated from Hampshire College in 1976

Krakauer:Post-College

After college he traveled around Colorado, Alaska, & the Pacific Northwest

Worked primarily as a carpenter and commercial salmon fisherman

Spent all his free time outdoors

ADVENTURES• 1977 Traveled alone to

the remote Stikine Icecap in Southeast Alaska Went three weeks without

encountering another person Climbed a new route on an

intimidating peak called the Devil’s Thumb

Devil’s

Thumb

ADVENTURES (cont.) 1992 Climbed the

West Face of Cerro Torre in the Patagonian Andes A mile-high spike of granite, Cerro

Torre was once considered the most difficult mountain on earth

May 1996 Climbed Mt. Everest A snow storm hit during his team’s

descent from the summit, killing 4 of his 5 teammates

Wrote Into Thin Air about his experience

Other Publications Has been published in:

Outside Rolling Stone TIME The New York Times National Geographic Many others…

#1 New York Times Bestseller

1998 Pulitzer Prize

Into The Wild

Video Clip

Into the Wild National Bestseller About the adventures of 23-year

old Chris McCandless. Many of Krakauer’s own stories

are interweaved throughout the book.

Interview with Krakauer *SPOILER ALERT WARNING: Fast forward this

clip until you get to 12:55 or you might ruin certain parts of it for yourself!