All About Jon Krakauer

Jon Krakauer was born in 1954 in Oregon. From an early age he was entranced by nature. In 1976, he graduated from Hampshire College. After graduating he was a carpenter and commercial fisherman, and he spent his time in Colorado, Alaska, and the Pacific Northwest. He enjoys climbing beautiful, but dangerous mountains in all of these places. A fateful trip to Mt. Everest invoked his first book, Into Thin Air, which has won many awards. After that, he wrote for many magazines. In 1996, he wrote Into the Wild, a very popular book of his that would later be made into a movie. Following this, he wrote two more books, one a compilation of essays and the other a book of photographs. He has established a fund to help the indigenous people of the Himalayas and supports the preservation of nature. Lately, Jon has published called Under the Banner of Heaven: A story of Violent Faith.

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